Direct link to fix
APAR status
Closed as documentation error.
Error description
When you assign the NaN or Infinity JavaScript value to an IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) variable of type Decimal that is marked as "Visible in Process Portal" in IBM Process Designer and IBM BPM tries to persist this variable in the database, you see the following exception in the log file: CWLLG0323E: An exception occurred in saveSearchableValues, reason:java.lang.NumberFormatException: Not a valid char constructor input: NaN. java.lang.NumberFormatException: Not a valid char constructor input: NaN at java.math.BigDecimal.bad(BigDecimal.java:1859) at java.math.BigDecimal.charParser(BigDecimal.java:1190) at java.math.BigDecimal.<init>(BigDecimal.java:922) at java.math.BigDecimal.<init>(BigDecimal.java:901) at com.ibm.db2.jcc.am.ic.a(ic.java:413) at com.ibm.db2.jcc.am.ic.a(ic.java:1200) at com.ibm.db2.jcc.am.ic.a(ic.java:1180) at com.ibm.db2.jcc.am.kn.a(kn.java:2007) at com.ibm.db2.jcc.am.kn.setObject(kn.java:1897) at com.ibm.ws.rsadapter.jdbc.WSJdbcPreparedStatement.setObject(WSJd bcPreparedStatement.java:2476) at com.lombardisoftware.bpd.runtime.engine.BPDInstanceDAO.placeItem (BPDInstanceDAO.java:1384) at com.lombardisoftware.bpd.runtime.engine.BPDInstanceDAO.placeItem InUpdateStatement(BPDInstanceDAO.java:1364) at com.lombardisoftware.bpd.runtime.engine.BPDInstanceDAO.placeItem InStatement(BPDInstanceDAO.java:1319) at com.lombardisoftware.bpd.runtime.engine.BPDInstanceDAO.updateExi stingBDVariables(BPDInstanceDAO.java:1235) at com.lombardisoftware.bpd.runtime.engine.BPDInstanceDAO.saveSearc hableValues(BPDInstanceDAO.java:1012) at com.lombardisoftware.bpd.runtime.engine.BPDInstanceDAO.save(BPDI nstanceDAO.java:342) PRODUCTS AFFECTED IBM BPM Advanced IBM BPM Standard IBM BPM Express
Local fix
Problem summary
The data type of the database column that holds searchable variable values of type Decimal cannot hold values that are not a number.
Problem conclusion
The limitation will be added the next time the documentation is refreshed.
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
JR57812
Reported component name
BPM STANDARD
Reported component ID
5725C9500
Reported release
857
Status
CLOSED DOC
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2017-04-24
Closed date
2017-06-12
Last modified date
2017-06-12
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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":"BU053","label":"Cloud & Data Platform"},"Product":{"code":"SSFTDH","label":"IBM Business Process Manager Standard"},"Component":"","ARM Category":[],"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"857","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB45","label":"Automation"}}]
Document Information
Modified date:
12 June 2017