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DRAFT KB-XXXX Processes fail to archive with no relevant error in application server logs

Symptoms

All the process instances fail to archive and following error is found in db_PX_DATE_TIME.log file:

2018-12-15 19:45:08 [PX101] {pe615.kdb ,23484904} (Default) WARN .workq "An exception has occurred. This action will be retried until it succeeds or the maximum retry period is reached. Work item 358, Archive [Process id=-1609403044]"

No relevant information is printed in application server logs. Appian OOTB archiveprocess.bat|sh scripts fails to archive with a success message on the console.

Cause

This issue occurs if the user who is running application server does not have write permission in <APPIAN_HOME>\server\archived-process directory. 

Action

Ensure that the same user is starting the application service and engines or ensure that the application server has permission to write in <APPIAN_HOME>\server\archived-process directory. 

Note: Once the issue is fixed, the processes which failed to archive previously will not be archived automatically. Run the archival script to archiving them. 

Affected Versions

This article applies to all versions of Appian

Last Reviewed: January 2019