3C Engine Process is Failing with Error "ORA-00060: deadlock detected while waiting for resource" (Doc ID 2513282.1)

Last updated on APRIL 04, 2025

Applies to:

Symptoms

The program 3CENGINE will end with a status of No Success.

The reason indicated in the .stdout file, as an example, is this: File: /vob/peopletools/src/psappeng/aedebug.hSQL error. Stmt #: 1723 Error Position: 7 Return: 60 - ORA-00060: deadlock detected while waiting for resource
Failed SQL stmt: UPDATE PS_LAST_3CS_TBL SET SEQ_COMM_LAST = SEQ_COMM_LAST + 1 WHERE COMMON_ID = 'NUMERIC_VALUE'


ERROR
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 60 - ORA-00060: deadlock detected while waiting for resource


STEPS
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The issue can be reproduced at will with the following steps:
1. Run 3C Engine process instances concurrently
2. 3C ENGINE will end with a status of No Success. Receive error and this process affects other processes as well as does not commit changes

 

Changes

Cause

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