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Tech Tip: Using Javelin InvokeProcessActivity with JMeter

  • 1.  Tech Tip: Using Javelin InvokeProcessActivity with JMeter

    Posted Jan 07, 2018 10:51 AM

    We have configured a process that generates data and then utilizes Javelin to call JMeter to provision data into Guidewire. 

     

    The following tasks were completed: 
    1. Javelin was upgraded to the latest GA.
    2. Previous flow was upgraded and saved to new version. 
    3. Workflow was uploaded to Portal.
    4. Created a dummy data pool. 
    5. In Data Maker -> Maintain action -> Create post publish action = Javelin. 
    6. Select Table = data pool registered table. 
    7. Checkbox sync. 
    8. Expose dummy data pool to the ARD flow.

     

    I believe there are two issues present: 
    1. Portal's ability to call Javelin. 
    2. Javelin's ability to handle InvokeProcessActivity. 

     

    In the log files we see the following:
    - Executing Step: InvokeProcessActivity 
    - Error executing InvokeProcessActivity: The specified executable is not a valid application for this OS platform. 
    - ExecutableName: "jmeter" 

     

    Steps to reproduce:
    1. Create a Javelin flow with only one block that writes some data to a local CSV file and register it in Datamaker. 
    2. Make sure that the flow works in Javelin. 
    3. Create a data pool that publishes some dummy data and use the Javelin flow created above as "Post-publish Action". 
    4. Publish the data pool created in step 3. 
    - Expected results: The Javelin flow should be called and the CSV file is created. 
    - Actual results: The CSV file is not created. The Javelin flow is executed according to log file. 

     

    To try and resolve this issue ourselves, we tried the follow:
    1. Updated application.properties to point to: javelin.install.folder=C:/Program Files (x86)/CA/AgileDesignerAutomator/ 
    2. Removed the “Success Required” checkbox in Datamaker. 
    3. Increased “Time to Wait” to 90s in Datamaker. 
    4. Uploaded “Javelin Issue” workflow to Portal 
    - Javelin appears to be invoked by the Portal now, but the issue of creating the CSV file exists. 
    - We are still getting an error regarding the incorrect OS in the InvokeProcessActivity. 

     

    To view the cause and resolution of this issue, please go here- https://support.ca.com/us/knowledge-base-articles.TEC1888638.html