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PI83341: CICS JSON TRANSFORM PRODUCING ADDITIONAL COMMAS

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • The web service is using the CICS transform to generate the JSON
response and we are finding many double commas being generated
which is invalid JSON. The CICS verb itself does not fail, but
it does produce an invalid JSON.

This problem is due to an additional comma is output ahead
of an empty array.

Additional Symptom(s) Search Keyword(s): KIXREVCTC

Local fix

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Problem summary


    

  • ****************************************************************
* USERS AFFECTED: All CICS users.                              *
****************************************************************
* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Native JSON generator produces JSON     *
*                      with two commas ahead of an empty       *
*                      array.                                  *
****************************************************************
The native (non-Java) JSON generator is used to convert
application data to JSON.  In this particular case, the
application data contains a structure that is converted to an
empty JSON array.  Residual state causes two commas to be placed
between the proceeding name/value pair and the empty array in
the JSON produced, making the JSON invalid.

    



Problem conclusion


    

  • DFHPIJG has been modified to ensure empty JSON arrays are
proceeded by a single comma if the array is following another
name/value pair at the same nesting level.

    



Temporary fix


    

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APAR Information




    

  • APAR number
    PI83341
    • 

  • Reported component name
    CICS TS Z/OS V5
    • 

  • Reported component ID
    5655Y0400
    • 

  • Reported release
    100
    • 

  • Status
    CLOSED  PER
    • 

  • PE
    NoPE
    • 

  • HIPER
    NoHIPER
    • 

  • Special Attention
    NoSpecatt / Xsystem
    • 

  • Submitted date
    2017-06-20
    • 

  • Closed date
    2017-07-21
    • 

  • Last modified date
    2017-08-02
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  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
    

    
PI79210
    

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  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
    

    
UI48995
    

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Modules/Macros


    

  • DFHPIJG

    



Fix information


    

  • Fixed component name
    CICS TS Z/OS V5
    • 

  • Fixed component ID
    5655Y0400
    • 



Applicable component levels


    

  • R100  PSY  UI48995
       UP17/07/22  P  F707
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            Modified date:
            

            02 August 2017
            

            
                      

        


        

        


      

    

  



    

  

  
    
            

          
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