IT37797: OPTIONAL PROMOTED PROPERTIES OF JAVA USER DEFINED NODES THAT ARE LEFT UNSPECIFIED ARE GIVEN INVALID VALUES

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• If an optional property on a Java user define node is promoted
  to the subflow/flow level, and no value is provided for the
  property, then the  setXXX(String) method on the node for the
  promoted property will be called with the value "NULL" or
  "NULL[undefined]" depending on fix pack. At v10 and earlier this
  method would not be called during the initial deploy, and then
  would subsequently be called with an empty string on each
  restart of the flow.
  
  This APAR changes the behaviour so that the empty string will be
  provided to the setXXX(String) method rather than "NULL" or
  "NULL[undefined]".
  

Local fix

• Change the UDN to handle being given a value of "NULL" or
  "NULL[undefined]" correctly.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  USERS AFFECTED:
  All users of promoted properties on Java user defined nodes in
  IBM App Connect Enterprise.
  
  
  Platforms affected:
  MultiPlatform
  
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  PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  If an optional property on a Java user defined node is promoted
  to the subflow/flow level, and no value is provided for the
  property, then the setXXX(String) method on the node for the
  promoted property will be called with the value "NULL" or
  "NULL[undefined]" depending on fix pack level. With IBM
  Integration Bus v10 and earlier this method would not be called
  during the initial deploy, and then would subsequently be called
  with an empty string on each restart of the flow.
  

Problem conclusion

• The empty string is now provided to the setXXX(String) methods
  rather than "NULL" or "NULL[undefined]".
  
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  The fix is targeted for delivery in the following PTFs:
  
  Version    Maintenance Level
  v11.0      11.0.0.15
  v12.0      12.0.2.0
  
  The latest available maintenance can be obtained from:
  http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=849&uid=swg27006041
  
  If the maintenance level is not yet available,information on
  its planned availability can be found on:
  http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=849&uid=swg27006308
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  APP CONNECT ENT

• Fixed component ID

  5724J0550

Applicable component levels