Workflow cannot be saved.

Products

• CA Automic Workload Automation - Automation Engine
• CA Automic One Automation

Issue/Introduction

After designing a workflow it cannot be saved. The following warning message is show:

Looping dependencies are not allowed. Check the connecting lines and remove the loop.

 

Environment

Release : 12.3

Component : AUTOMATION ENGINE

Cause

Design.

Resolution

In this workflow the connection from SCRI.LOAD cannot be attached to SCRI.TRANSFORM (orange line) since it is already linked to SCRI.RENEW (blue line). This would cause a loop within the workflow and therefore the warning message is shown and the workflow cannot be saved.