APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
The Business Console may become unresponsive and the server hit an OutOfMemoryError exception when importing a DT from Excel and saving it if the following conditions are met: 1) the user unmerges a cell in Excel before import 2) and the next cell to the right remains merged. This is an unexpected as users should not un-merge a cell whose next cell to the right is merged. But there should be some safeguard in the Business Console to detect this situation and cope with it.
Local fix
Problem summary
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: * * Users importing Decision Table from Excel in the Business * * Console * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: * * The Business Console may become unresponsive and the server * * hit an OutOfMemoryError exception when importing a DT from * * Excel and saving it if the following conditions are met: * * 1) the user unmerges a cell in Excel before import * * 2) and the next cell to the right remains merged. * * * * This is an unexpected as users should not un-merge a cell * * whose next cell to the right is merged. But there should be * * some safeguard in the Business Console to detect this * * situation and cope with it. * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * ****************************************************************
Problem conclusion
A check has been added at import of manual row ordering tables, if the partitions structure is invalid rejects the import with a message.
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
RS03943
Reported component name
WS DECISION CTR
Reported component ID
5725B6900
Reported release
8B0
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2022-07-07
Closed date
2023-03-22
Last modified date
2023-03-22
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
WS DECISION CTR
Fixed component ID
5725B6900
Applicable component levels
[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU059","label":"IBM Software w\/o TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SSQP76","label":"IBM Operational Decision Manager"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"8B0","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB45","label":"Automation"}}]
Document Information
Modified date:
23 March 2023