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IGT Order Approval Fails With "ORA-21780: Maximum number of object durations exceeded" Error (Doc ID 2951061.1)

Last updated on AUGUST 24, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Purchasing - Version 12.2.11 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

On : 12.2.11 version, G-Invoicing

IGT Order is submitted for approval (AME) but fails with errors below. Document gets stuck in Pre-Approved status and G-Invoicing Status Shows Shared with Requesting Agency.

Error that appears to the approver at the approval notification:

ORA-00054: resource busy and acquire With NOWAT specified or timeout expired
ORA-06512: at "APPS.WF_NOTIFICATION", line 10553
ORA-06512: at line 1

 WFStat workflow error details:

Activity (Display Name)    GET_NEXT_APPROVER_AME (Get Next Approvers Using AME)
RESULT                           #EXCEPTION
ERROR_NAME -               21780 [Error Process Error: -
ERROR_MESSAGE           ORA-21780: Maximum number of object durations exceeded.
                                      [Error Process Error: ORA-21780: Maximum number of object durations exceeded.]
ERROR_STACK                AME_ENGINE.setContext(2730750)
                                      AME_ENGINE.updateTransactionState(2730751)
                                      AME_ENGINE.getNextApprovers(2730752)
                                      AME_API2.getNextApprovers3(2730753)
                                      Wf_Engine_Util.Function_Call(PO_AME_WF_PVT.get_next_approvers, POIGTAPP, 11755335-511933, 527121, RUN)
                                     [Error Process Error: ]


Steps performed leading to the issue:
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  1. In Purchasing Resp > BWC > IGT Order is submitted for approval
  2. Approver encounters ORA-00054: ORA-06512: at "APPS.WF_NOTIFICATION" error at the approval notification
  3. Wfstat shows GET_NEXT_APPROVER_AME workflow activity failed with"ORA-21780: Maximum number of object durations exceeded" error
  4. IGT Order gets stuck in PRE-APPROVED status
  5. G-Invoicing Status Shows Shared with Requesting Agency

Cause

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