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Workflow Status Diagram Failure (Doc ID 420704.1)

Last updated on AUGUST 11, 2024

Applies to:

Oracle E-Business Suite Technology Stack - Version 11.5.10.2 to 12.0.6 [Release 11.5.10 to 12.0]
Oracle Workflow - Version 11.5.10.2 to 12.0.6 [Release 11.5.10 to 12]
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Purpose

What is the Problem?

The workflow status diagram may fail to appear on environments where 11i ATG_PF.H.RUP4 4676589 (and successors) have been applied.  This includes Release 12.0.x and R12.1.  As of this patch level, the internal functionality of the status diagram changed so that the status diagram is launched using the established Applet Launcher method used by the Oracle Forms user interface.  Fundamentally, the OACore java process on the web tier will call the forms launcher URL which may be a hardware load balancer with or without SSL.  Certain topologies allow such URL calls effortlessly, but others require review.

The problem is seen in the Workflow form "Status Monitor"  After selecting a workflow type and clicking the button to view the status diagram the user may not see the diagram, but may receive any of a number of error messages indicating a failure to display the diagram based on an inability to process the forms launcher URL.  These messages are typically, but not exclusively, similar to the following:

    You have encountered an unexpected error.  Please contact the System Administrator for Assistance.
     java.lang.NullPointerException  

Scope

This bulletin offers a brief explanation of the problem for system administrators along with some quick workarounds, but the ultimate solution is to diagnose the problem comprehensively.  The troubleshooting method for this is discussed extensively in the following note:

<Note:956416.1>-How To Diagnose: Workflow Monitor Status Diagram Failure to Display in Release 11i and 12

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In this Document
Purpose
 What is the Problem?
Scope
Details
 General Solutions
 SSL Configured Deployments
 Case 1: SSL Configuration on a web entry host other than the web tier
 Case 2: SSL Configuration on the web tier
 Load Balanced Deployments
 The Common Workaround
 Workflow Information Center, Diagnostics, & Community
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