Direct links to fixes
APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) provides REST and JavaScript APIs that you can use to update group membership information. There are multiple types of groups in IBM BPM and updates to some group types can lead to inconsistent data.
Local fix
Problem summary
No additional information is available.
Problem conclusion
A fix will be included in IBM BPM V8.5.7 cumulative fix 2016.09 that validates group types before applying group membership updates, ensuring that IBM BPM APIs refuse group membership updates that might cause inconsistent data. The following table describes acceptable updates by group type. "Parent group" refers to the group that is updated. "Sub group" refers to a nested group that is either added to or removed from this parent group. parent group type: 0 (security group; replicated from user registry) add users: no remove users: no add sub-groups: no remove sub-groups: yes, groups of any type can be removed* parent group type: 1 (participant group; Teams using standard members) add users: yes remove users: yes add sub-groups: yes, but only of type 0 (security group) and 3 (internal group) remove sub-groups: yes, groups of any type can be removed* parent group type: 2 (ad hoc group, also known as temporary group; for example Teams using filter services) add users: no remove users: no add sub-groups: no remove sub-groups: no parent group type: 3 (internal group; maintained in Process Admin Console) add users: yes remove users: yes add sub-groups: yes, but only of type 0 (security group) and 3 (internal group) remove sub-groups: yes, groups of any type can be removed* parent group type: 4 (dynamic group; result of participant groups or task assignments using expressions) add users: no remove users: no add sub-groups: no remove sub-groups: no To determine whether the cumulative fix is available and download it if it is, complete the following steps on Fix Central (http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral): 1. On the Select product tab, select WebSphere as the product group, IBM Business Process Manager with your edition from the WebSphere options, All as the installed version, and All as the platform, and then click Continue. 2. In the Text field, enter "cumulative fix?, and click Continue.
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
JR56049
Reported component name
BPM STANDARD
Reported component ID
5725C9500
Reported release
857
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2016-06-02
Closed date
2016-08-15
Last modified date
2016-08-15
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
BPM STANDARD
Fixed component ID
5725C9500
Applicable component levels
[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Product":{"code":"SSFTDH","label":"IBM Business Process Manager Standard"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"857","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB10","label":"Data and AI"}}]
Document Information
Modified date:
11 September 2024