You can display and analyze the runtime version of an integration process in the runtime cache. This can be useful in an error situation, for example, when an integration process could not be started.
The system creates the runtime version from the definition of the integration process in the Enterprise Services Repository, and the entries for the component and party in the Integration Directory. This happens as soon as you activate the change list in the Integration Directory. If the runtime version was created without errors, it is processed by the Business Process Engine.
You can:
You can save the XML representation as a file, which you then pass on to SAP Support for further analysis.
If you choose to display the runtime version graphically, this is done in the Process Builder. The Process Builder has a similar structure to the Workflow Builder in SAP Business Workflow; however it is specially designed for displaying integration processes.
The activation log displays detailed information about the last activation.
You can navigate to the XML objects and correlations of a runtime version. You can display the namespace, the way that the message content is accessed, container elements, and so on.
You can update a runtime version manually. This may be necessary, for example, if authorization problems lead to errors or if objects need to be recreated after a cleanup.
For more information about the prerequisites for creating a runtime version, see Prerequisites for Executing Integration Processes .
The top right screen area displays the current status of the runtime cache. You must only proceed when the green status traffic light with the Cache Contents Up-To-Date text is displayed.
If the contents of the cache are currently being updated (amber status traffic light), wait until the cache update is complete. If you do not, you may accidentally lock an integration process.
The screen area on the right displays the following information for each runtime version of an integration process:
The process definition is displayed in the Process Builder. You cannot make any changes to the process definition in the Process Builder.
The dependent XML objects and correlations are displayed on the right-hand side of the window.
The system navigates to the Activating a Process Definition screen.
You can display the following types of messages:
When you delete a runtime version, the corresponding workflow task is also deleted. Problems occur if you delete a runtime version of a process instance for a task that is running. The system does not perform any checks.
You must not delete any runtime versions in a productive system. Even in a test system, only delete a runtime version if there are no process instances running at the time.