Process Rewind

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Process Rewind

Using the Rewind feature, you can go back to an earlier execution point and re-execute activities. As desired, you can step over, retry, or complete activities and change variable data.

Note that the Logging Level set for the process affects what data can be restored. If your process is enabled for Execution logging, instead of Execution with Data or Full logging, then current data may not be able to be restored to its point of origin.

To start process rewind:

Open the Active Process Detail page of a running or suspended process.
From Outline View, select the Suspend button, if the process is not already suspended.
On the Log tab, select Rewind points from Filter, for the convenience of viewing only the activities from which you can rewind. These activities are in the ready-to-execute state, making them eligible as rewind points.
Select the activity that you want to rewind to.
Select the Rewind link.
On the Rewind Process page, do the following:

In the Reason for Rewind box, type in an explanation for why you are cancelling or changing executing activities
Select the checkbox for Restore variable data, as desired. See Restoring Variable Data When Rewinding a Process.
Note that some activities may be cancelled. A list of these activities is displayed. As you step through the activities, you can re-execute them
Select Yes to begin process rewind

To change variable data and activity execution

After you select a process rewind activity, select the Outline view to make changes to process execution:

Select a variable, partner link or correlation set to edit data
Step, retry, or complete each activity up to the point where you suspended the activity

For details, see Process Exception Management.

See also Tips for Using Process Rewind.

Process Rewind Events

The following events occur when you rewind a process, and they are displayed in the process log.

1	Information icon shows the activities that are cancelled as a result of the rewind. Rewind start and end points are also shown. The BEGIN_PROCESS_REWIND and END_PROCESS_REWIND events show additional information in the property table for user, location, and rewind reason.
2	The backward arrow indicates a rewind selection point.
3	The reason for performing a rewind is shown as a property of the rewind selection point.

rewind events

Tip: You can view the entire process log as a text file and download it by selecting View Process Log on the Outline tab.