Business process administration—frequently asked questions

Answers to a set of frequently asked questions about administering business processes.

What happens if a process template is in the started state, but the application it belongs to is in the stopped state?

If a currently valid process template is in the started state, but the application is in the stopped state, no new process instances are created from the template. Existing process instances cannot be navigated while the application is in the stopped state.

How do I stop new process instances being created?

Using the administrative console, select a process template, and click Stop. This action put the process template into the stopped state, and no more instances are created from the template. After the template stops, any attempts to create a process instance from the template result in an EngineProcessModelStoppedException error.

What happens to running instances when a newer process template becomes valid?

If a process template is no longer valid, this fact has no effect on running instances that were instantiated from the template. Existing process instances continue to run to completion. Old and new instances run in parallel until all of the old instances have finished, or until they have been terminated.

What happens to a running instance if the template it was created from is stopped?

Changing the state of a process template to 'stopped' only stops new instances being created. Existing process instances continue running until completion in an orderly way.

How can I tell if any process instances are still running?

Log on to the Business Process Choreographer Explorer as a process administrator, and go to the Process Instances Administered By Me page, this displays any running process instances. If necessary, you can terminate and delete these process instances.

Why can't I stop a business process application if it has any process instances?

For a process instance to run, its corresponding application must also be running. If the application is stopped, the navigation of the process instance cannot continue. For this reason, you can only stop a business process application if it has no process instances.


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