PH44400: ITX MAP ENDS WITH 'ASSERTION FAILED: 0, FILE UINVCHAR.C, LINE 208 IOT/ABORT TRAP(COREDUMP)' ON AIX

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When trying to run a map using IBM Transformation Extender (ITX)
  10.1.0.1 on AIX, the user may encounter a map failure with a
  message 'Assertion failed: 0, file  uinvchar.c, line 208
  IOT/Abort trap(coredump)'.
  

Local fix

• ITXCQ - ITX00061215
  PB / CN
  Circumvention: None
  

Problem summary

• Users Affected:
  IBM Transformation Extender users using a unicode character in
  data.
  
  Problem Description:
  When they run the map, the Map fails with a message "Assertion
  failed: 0, file  uinvchar.c, line 208 IOT/Abort trap(coredump)"
  
  Platforms Affected:
  All
  

Problem conclusion

• Missed to call a function which will decide if data has any
  unicode character. Corrected the same.
  
  Applies to:
  10.0.0.0, 10.0.3.0 10.1.0.1, 10.1.1.1, 10.1.2.0, 11.0.0.0
  
  Fixed in the next service packs and releases.
  
  To obtain the fix for this APAR:
  
  To see if the next service pack or product release is available,
  check the IBM Transformation Extender Release Notes page:
  https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27008337
  
  If the service pack or product release is available, download it
  from Fix Central:
  http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/
  
  If the service pack or product release is not available and you
  require the APAR fix immediately, request a Limited Availability
  Interim Fix (LAIF) by opening a case:
  https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/
  
  Prior to version 9.0.0, IBM Transformation Extender was called
  IBM WebSphere Transformation Extender.
  

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

  ITX

• Fixed component ID

  5724Q2300

Applicable component levels