Troubleshooting the error "Work Item not available, it has been locked by user"

Troubleshooting the error "Work Item not available, it has been locked by user"

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Article ID: KB0081467

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Products Versions
TIBCO iProcess Workspace (Windows) -

Description

The case is locked in TIBCO iProcess Workspace (Windows) and is throwing the error "Work item not available, it has been locked by <user>".

Environment

TIBCO iProcess Workspace (Windows)

Resolution

In order to unlock the case or work item, please follow the below steps.

1) Run plist -m <queuename> (queuename is the name of the queue containing the locked workitem).
2) From the above plist -m output, get the REQID for the locked workitem.
3) Run the following command using the gathered REQID from the above command.
     
      swutil UNLOCKMAIL queuename reqID:Host (Host is the TIBCO iProcess node name)

NOTE: In the above command if you pass the host as the machine name instead of the TIBCO iProcess node name, then it will fail

Issue/Introduction

This article explains about how to unlock a work item

Additional Information

swutil UNLOCKMAIL, REQID, nodename, queuename