APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
Customer has a WEB service running on CICS. The input data to the service is in one codepage, and the output is in another. The output data is being corrupted when the service returns via the CICS pipeline. To fix this problem RBD will be changed so that the user can specify the codepage of the returned data. In addition, CICS service will be modified by an APAR so the RBD can specify the codepage of the data to be placed in the return container.
Local fix
Problem summary
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * **************************************************************** The application is trying to return international data from a single CICS web service. Normally CICS only supports a single CCSID which it uses to convert character data to UTF-8. Returned characters not in the single CCSID are getting lost or incorrectly converted.
Problem conclusion
This change is in conjuction with a change from CICS for apar PM24403. This change implements servicelib.setCCSID(?ccsid?) which allows the service function to set a CCSID that will be used by the service wrapper and CICS to convert the character return data to UTF-8. This CCSID will override the COBOL compiler codepage parameter and the codepage in the wsbind file that CICS normally uses to convert data to UTF-8. Only a single CCSID can be set for the return and all returned character data will be converted using this CCSID. To enable this function, the CICS apar must be applied to the CICS region, this apar must be applied to RBD, and the build descriptor must use the symbolic parameter PROGRAMSETSCCSID=yes
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
PM24213
Reported component name
RBD EGL FOR COB
Reported component ID
5724S5001
Reported release
751
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt
Submitted date
2010-10-08
Closed date
2011-05-06
Last modified date
2011-05-06
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
RBD EGL FOR COB
Fixed component ID
5724S5001
Applicable component levels
R751 PSN
UP
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Document Information
Modified date:
06 May 2011