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APAR status
Closed as new function.
Error description
In the Process Admin Console, you can define multiple values for an exposed process variable (EPV) in a particular snapshot and can synchronize EPV values from one snapshot to another. During synchronization, all EPV values of the source snapshot are copied to the target snapshot, which might result in a large amount of EPV values over time. Numerous EPV values negatively affects performance during run time and while managing EPV values in the Process Admin Console. PRODUCTS AFFECTED IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) Advanced IBM BPM Standard IBM BPM Express
Local fix
EPV values of a snapshot can be deleted only when the snapshot is deleted. You must create a snapshot by using the latest EPV values of the previous snapshot as defaults. Then you must delete the older snapshots. In the future, you must use EPV synchronization carefully and only when there are fewer EPV values in the source snapshot.
Problem summary
Because only EPV values with an effective_on date set to the future can be deleted in the Process Admin Console, all historical EPV values remain in the database. Therefore, the number of EPV values increases over time. This increase depends on the number of snapshots, the number of EPV values in a snapshot, and the number of synchronizations between snapshots. This quantity decreases performance during run time as well as the performance in the Process Admin Console while you manage EPVs.
Problem conclusion
A fix will be included in IBM BPM V8.5.7 cumulative fix 2017.03 that provides a command to clean up the EPV values' history.
Temporary fix
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APAR Information
APAR number
JR57164
Reported component name
BPM STANDARD
Reported component ID
5725C9500
Reported release
857
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2016-12-14
Closed date
2017-03-14
Last modified date
2017-03-14
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Fix information
Fixed component name
BPM STANDARD
Fixed component ID
5725C9500
Applicable component levels
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Document Information
Modified date:
04 September 2023