Custom job "Execute(...)" is called 2 times after Failure

[JelteDeJong]

When an exception is thrown by the code I catch it and write the message to the log. Then I return a failure to the server. something like this:

public ACJE.JobOutcome Execute(ACJE.IJobProcessorServices context, ACJE.IJob job)
{
try
{
    // Fail for some reason here
    Throw new exception()            
}
catch (Exception ee)
{
    context.Log("Exception while generating. msg: " + ee.Message, ACJE.MessageType.eError);
    return ACJE.JobOutcome.Failure;
}
}

My problem starts when the Execcute(...) method is called a 2e time. Then I get an axception:

System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException: 'The RPC server is unavailable. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x800706BA)'

When I call:

_inventor.ApplicationAddIns.get_ItemById("{fc7e397d-6e67-4b0d-a4e1-82adf2d692d0}");

(which works fine the 1e time)

This exception is also handled but it will overwrite the original log message with the original exception message.  This makes error handling in production much hared because I never see the original message.

is there some way to detect that the Execcute(...) method is called a 2e time?

Or is there a way to preserve the original log message?

Edit: 
I found a bug in the code that results in the "The RPC server is unavailable. " exception on the second run. So that is not a problem. but I still would like answers to my questions about detecting a second call of the Execcute(...) method.

[JelteDeJong]

When an exception is thrown by the code I catch it and write the message to the log. Then I return a failure to the server. something like this:

public ACJE.JobOutcome Execute(ACJE.IJobProcessorServices context, ACJE.IJob job)
{
try
{
    // Fail for some reason here
    Throw new exception()            
}
catch (Exception ee)
{
    context.Log("Exception while generating. msg: " + ee.Message, ACJE.MessageType.eError);
    return ACJE.JobOutcome.Failure;
}
}

My problem starts when the Execcute(...) method is called a 2e time. Then I get an axception:

System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException: 'The RPC server is unavailable. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x800706BA)'

When I call:

_inventor.ApplicationAddIns.get_ItemById("{fc7e397d-6e67-4b0d-a4e1-82adf2d692d0}");

(which works fine the 1e time)

This exception is also handled but it will overwrite the original log message with the original exception message.  This makes error handling in production much hared because I never see the original message.

is there some way to detect that the Execcute(...) method is called a 2e time?

Or is there a way to preserve the original log message?

Edit: 
I found a bug in the code that results in the "The RPC server is unavailable. " exception on the second run. So that is not a problem. but I still would like answers to my questions about detecting a second call of the Execcute(...) method.

[Markus.Koechl · Accepted solution]

Hi @JelteDeJong, I am not sure I understood your point or problem. Is the second execution related to the Job retry setting enabled? If so, you need to evaluate the retry parameter "RetriesCount"/"Value" of the Job Parameter array.

[Markus.Koechl · Accepted solution]

Hi @JelteDeJong, I am not sure I understood your point or problem. Is the second execution related to the Job retry setting enabled? If so, you need to evaluate the retry parameter "RetriesCount"/"Value" of the Job Parameter array.

[JelteDeJong]

I did not know about this setting. But I found it and I expect that this is why a job is called a 2e time.

I also found the parameter and could solve my issue.  

[JelteDeJong]

I did not know about this setting. But I found it and I expect that this is why a job is called a 2e time.

I also found the parameter and could solve my issue.  

[m_baczewski]

@JelteDeJong
Hi,

Do you remember what was the reason that you received the error: "The RPC server is unavailable" on the second execution of the task? I have exactly the same problem: after starting the job processor, the task executes correctly, but if I add it again, it won’t execute and throws this error.

[m_baczewski]

@JelteDeJong
Hi,

Do you remember what was the reason that you received the error: "The RPC server is unavailable" on the second execution of the task? I have exactly the same problem: after starting the job processor, the task executes correctly, but if I add it again, it won’t execute and throws this error.