PM80940: Android application metadata that contains unicode characters is corrupted when application is imported in Application Center

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• If the metadata of an application (label, description etc)
  containins unicode characters (e.g. Japanese, Chinese etc.),
  this metadata is corrupted when the application is imported to
  the Application Center.
  Corrupted strings can be seen on the Application Center console,
  in the application list, in the application properties and on
  the Application Center Mobile client.
  

Local fix

• Edit the server system properties file (bootstrap.properties for
   Liberty, catalina.properties for Tomcat, etc.) to comment out
  the "android.aapt "system property then re-import your
  application on the Application Center console.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  IBM Worklight and Mobile Foundation 5.0     *
  *                  users that upload Android applications      *
  *                  (apk)                                       *
  *                  that have metadata (label, description,     *
  *                  etc.) containing unicode characters.        *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: If the metadata of an application       *
  *                      (label, description etc) containins     *
  *                      unicode characters (e.g. Japanese,      *
  *                      Chinese etc.), this metadata is         *
  *                      corrupted when the application is       *
  *                      imported to the Application Center.     *
  *                      Corrupted strings can be seen on the    *
  *                      Application Center console, in the      *
  *                      application list, in the application    *
  *                      properties and on the Application       *
  *                      Center Mobile client.                   *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  UTF-8 encoding was not properly dealt with.
  

Problem conclusion

• The code has been fixed to properly deal with UTF-8 encoding.
  
  The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in
  fixpack 5.0.6.0.
  

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

  WORKLIGHT ENTER

• Fixed component ID

  5725G9202

Applicable component levels

• R500 PSY

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