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APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
The Dashboards Task List encodes user group names for notification purposes. If a user group name has a slash (/ or \) or tilde (~), a null pointer exception might occur in the server logs of the PortalTaskListAuthorizer class. The user group name is eithr defined by the administrator or automatically generated. PRODUCTS AFFECTED IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) IBM BPM Express IBM Business Automation Workflow
Local fix
Problem summary
No additional information is available.
Problem conclusion
A fix that tolerates a slash or tilde character in a user group name will be available in a future release of IBM Business Automation Workflow.
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
JR59853
Reported component name
BPM ADVANCED
Reported component ID
5725C9400
Reported release
856
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2018-08-03
Closed date
2018-08-13
Last modified date
2018-09-04
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
BPM ADVANCED
Fixed component ID
5725C9400
Applicable component levels
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Document Information
Modified date:
04 September 2018