Application Engine Restart options with Snaps

Restart Facility

Restart Facility?

When there is an Abnormal Termination or Failure of an AE, we can restart the request from the same point where it got errored out i.e. the last successful Check Point.

Ways to Disable/Enable Restart facility?

1) Program Properties:

· In AE Program Properties – Advanced Tab – Disable Restart Check box.

1) Configuration Manager:

· In Configuration Manager – Profile Tab – Edit button – Process Scheduler Tab – Disable Restart check box.

 3) Command Line:

· Include the −DR Y option in the Command Line of PSAE.EXE.

How many ways we can Restart the AE Program?

·   From the Command Line.

This Option normally useful to the developers not for the end users.

C:\PT8.45\bin\server\WINX86\psae.EXE -CT <DBType> -CS <ServerName> -CD <DBName> -CO <OPRID> -CP <Password> -R <RncntlID> -AI <AE Name> -I <Process Instance>

·   From a Process Request page.

Open Process Scheduler by selecting PeopleTools, Process Scheduler, and System Process Requests.

Locate the Run Control ID of the program you need to restart.

To display the details of the failed process, click the Process Detail link.

On the Process Request Details page, select Restart Request, and click OK.

Required steps to implement restart facility?

·   One State Record should be SQL table.

·   Disable Restart should not be checked in Program Properties and Configuration Manager.