Troubleshooting: PRPC 6.3 SP1 runs wrong rule or fails to see a new function after application enhancement (HFix-8760)
Application-Based Assembly cache issues can cause a variety of symptoms and incorrect results in your PRPC 6.3 SP1 application if you have not installed HFix-8760 and its additional related hotfixes. The DL file that you receive after downloading HFix-8760 from Hotfix Self-Service lists the primary hotfixes you selected and the additional related hotfixes that are included in the primary hotfixes.
HFix-8760 and additional related hotfixes
HFix-8760: PRPC fails to run updated rules, functions missing
Application-Based Assembly caching issues prevent the updated version of a rule from being processed when running a flow. You have checked out the rule, modified it, and checked it back in, but the older version of the rule is processed.
This occurs sporadically for a variety of rule types (paragraph, section, data transform, activity, functions). The currently saved rule is in a class that is higher than the entry's owning class under current class hierarchy, but lower than the entry's owning class under the class hierarchy when the entry is assembled. Invalidation checks only from the entry's owning class down to the @baseclass; therefore, rules are missed.
The hotfix updates the invalidation query to cover the reversed class hierarchy case and includes database query hints to optimize performance. Updates to cacheConfigId eliminate the need to truncate the Application-Based Assembly cache tables after installing the hotfix.
Priority: High – all users should install this hotfix.
Additional related hotfixes
- HFix-7804
- HFix-7271
- HFix-6904 – Replaced by HFix-7271
- HFix-6573 – Replaced by HFix-7271
- HFix-6399 – Replaced by HFix-7271
- HFix-8530 – Diagnostic Hotfix
- HFix-8664 – Diagnostic Hotfix
- HFix-8546
- HFix-8471
- HFix-8440 – Diagnostic Hotfix
- HFix-7125
- HFix-7038
- HFix-6554 – Diagnostic Hotfix
- HFix-6646
- HFix-6621 – Replaced by HFix-6646
- HFix-6861 – Replaced by HFix-7038
Issues corrected
This table lists and describes the primary hotfix you selected (HFix-8760) and the additional related hotfixes that it includes. Some of the additional related hotfixes require you to perform post-installation steps, most notably HFix-7038.
HFix ID | Summary | Issues Corrected |
|---|---|---|
HFix-8760 | PRPC fails to run updated rules, functions missing | Application-Based Assembly caching issues are preventing the updated version of a rule from being processed when running a flow. This occurs sporadically for a variety of rule types (paragraph, section, data transform, activity, functions). The hotfix updates the invalidation query and includes database query hints to optimize performance. Updates to cacheConfigId eliminate the need to truncate the Application-Based Assembly cache tables after installing the hotfix. |
HFix-7804 | Implicit privileges not applied to called activities | Implicit privileges, now called generated privileges, are not applied to called activities when the calling activity has access granted. For example, Activity1 calls Activity2, but neither activity has an explicit privilege defined. A user has a generated privilege to Activity1 but NOT for Activity 2. As a result of running Activity1, both Activity1 and Activity2 process without error. This is incorrect. The expected result would be a security error warning that the "user does not have privileges to run Activity2". This security vulnerability particularly applies to PRPC standard activities such as doUIAction and ACDataSourceDriver, which invoke other activities whose names are passed as parameters. These driver activities may be used to call other activities, bypassing security checks for implicit/generated privileges. Post-installation: In prconfig.xml, set |
HFix-7271 Replaces HFix-6399, HFix-6573, HFix-6615, HFix-6904 | No RUF code generated, No functions displayed, DSM FUA exception | No code is generated for rules invoking Rule Utility Functions when function call expressions contain the syntax @. Functions are not displayed if AutoComplete is selected in the Validation Conditions dialog. DSMEdition-DSM rule types on FUA throw a constraint violation exception on PR_SYS_APPCACHE_DEP_PK after DSM Edition RAP is imported. The hotfix corrects the causes of all issues, including a regression in the Expression parser that causes rules to fail when function call expressions contain the syntax @. Post-installation: Delete the file PegaRULES_Extract_Marker.txt prior to restarting the application server. This will prevent a |
HFix-8530 | Diagnostic HFix | Diagnostic HFix,not available on Hotfix Self-Service |
HFix-8664 | Diagnostic HFix Updated Rules are not getting Picked Up by System | Diagnostic HFix,not available on Hotfix Self-Service |
HFix-8546 | After check-in of section, old copy still used | The section rule is saved to a new ruleset version, checked out, modified, and checked in. When you run the application, the section modifications don't show up. |
HFix-8471 | Rule Resolution fails - not picking checked-out rules | Wrong rules are processed in contexts where PRPC should be using checked-out rules in the personal ruleset. You check out and modify a rule, but when you run the flow, you cannot see your changes because the system still runs the rule instance in the ruleset. |
HFix-8440 | Diagnostic HFix | Diagnostic HFix, not available on Hotfix Self-Service |
HFix-7125 | System hangs: Blocked threads on SQL Server 2008 R2 | |
HFix-7038 Replaces HFix-6861 | IMPORTANT: | Troubleshooting: PRPC 6.3 SP1 cached rules not the same across multiple JVMs (HFix-7038) |
HFix-6554 | Diagnostic HFix memory invalidation problems when importing new rules to PMF | Diagnostic HFix, not available on Hotfix Self-Service |
HFix-6646 Replaces HFix-6621 | Application-Base Assembly bug fixes and performance improvements |
Suggested approach
To resolve the issues described in this article, follow these steps to install the hotfixes that provide the complete solution for PRPC 6.3 SP1:
- Download HFix-8760 from Hotfix Self-Service and install it using Update Manager.
- For the Additional Related Hotfixes HFix-7038, HFix-7804, and HFix-7271, complete the post-installation steps.
Follow the detailed installation instructions for HFix-7038 in Troubleshooting: PRPC 6.3 SP1 cached rules not the same across multiple JVMs (HFix-7038).
Additional information
Working with the Rules Assembly Cache
What is the Update Manager utility?
Conclusion cache - definition
Understanding caching
How to use the Static Assembler utility to pre-assemble the rules in an application
Performance checklists