RS03872: DIFFERENT BEHAVIOR BETWEEN CLASS RULE ENGINE AND DECISION ENGINE IN THE COLLECT PATTERN

Operational Decision Manager V8.10.5.1: Interim Fix 8 for Decision Server
Operational Decision Manager V8.10.5.1: Interim Fix 12 for Build Command

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When checking the size of a collection that is null in rule
  conditions a NullPointerException is thrown in Decision Engine.
  For example the following rule is not fired in Classic Rule
  Engine if references is null and throws an exception in Decision
  Engine:
  
  if
  the number of references in the references of the borrower is at
  least 1
  then
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Users migrating from Classic Rule Engine to Decision Engine. *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * When checking the size of a collection that is null in rule  *
  * conditions a NullPointerException is thrown in Decision      *
  * Engine.                                                      *
  * For example the following rule is not fired in Classic Rule  *
  * Engine if references is null and throws an exception in      *
  * Decision                                                     *
  * Engine:                                                      *
  *                                                              *
  * if                                                           *
  * the number of references in the references of the borrower   *
  * is at                                                        *
  * least 1                                                      *
  * then                                                         *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The code has been fixed.
  

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

  WDS FOR RULES

• Fixed component ID

  5725B6903

Applicable component levels

• R8A0 PSY

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