APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
HTTP POST is coming into HTTP server adapter with XML data that starts with a $, which is an invalid XML character. The HTTP Server Adapter with a URI calls a custom Business Process. The payload of the Trading Partner's messages begin with: %$xmldata. It uses as one of its HTTP headers in the POST: Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded;charset=utf-8 When the Trading Partner's message hits the HTTP Server adapter, an HTTP 500 message is returned, and the Business Process does not get kicked off. The HTTP log contains errors: [2018-07-09 09:55:53.723] ERROR PSHttpServletHandler.invokeBP() - Exception while trying to invoke Business Process [EAM_BP_InboundXML]: INVALID_CHARACTER_ERR: An invalid or illegal XML character is specified. [2018-07-09 09:55:53.723] ERROR [1531144553723] INVALID_CHARACTER_ERR: An invalid or illegal XML character is specified. [2018-07-09 09:55:53.723] ERRORDTL [1531144553723]org.w3c.dom.DOMException: INVALID_CHARACTER_ERR: An invalid or illegal XML character is specified.
Local fix
RTC ID: 572575 LB / NM Circumvention: 1. Remove invalid characters from payload data. 2. Try changing the Content-Type from application/x-www-form-urlencoded;charset=utf-8 to some other value such text/plain
Problem summary
Users affected: All Problem Description: HTTP POST is coming to HTTP server adapter with XML data that starts with a $, that is an invalid XML character, when the content Type is present as :application/x-www-form-urlencoded;charset=utf-8 The Business Process is failing with below exception: An invalid or illegal XML character is specified. at org.apache.xerces.dom.CoreDocumentImpl.createElement(Unknown Source) at com.sterlingcommerce.woodstock.xpathutil.XPathHelper.createNode( XPathHelper.java:1467) at com.sterlingcommerce.woodstock.xpathutil.XPathHelper.createTarge tContext(XPathHelper.java:1141) at com.sterlingcommerce.woodstock.xpathutil.XPathHelper.createTarge tContext(XPathHelper.java:1053) at com.sterlingcommerce.woodstock.workflow.WFCUtil.setDataInTree(WF CUtil.java:1154) at com.sterlingcommerce.woodstock.workflow.WorkFlowContext.setWFCon tent(WorkFlowContext.java:3180) at Also in the HTTP logs, we can see: [2018-07-09 11:43:45.833] DEBUG PSHttpServletHandler.setProcessData() - getting parameter names ... [2018-07-09 11:43:45.833] DEBUG PSHttpServletHandler.setProcessData() - Processing param name [parm] [2018-07-09 11:43:45.833] DEBUG PSHttpServletHandler.setProcessData() - adding iwfc content element with parameter name [parm] and value [$xmldata] [2018-07-09 11:43:45.833] DEBUG PSHttpServletHandler.setProcessData() - Completed. [2018-07-09 11:43:45.848] DEBUG PSHttpServletHandler.invokeBP() - Business Process [EAM_BP_InboundXML] was invoked. [2018-07-09 11:43:45.848] DEBUG PSHttpServletHandler.handle() - Blocking the handler. Waiting for response... [2018-07-09 11:43:45.856] DEBUG HttpRespondService.processData() - Start processing ... [2018-07-09 11:43:45.856] DEBUG HttpRespondService.processData() - propName [doc-has-headers] =propValue [false] [2018-07-09 11:43:45.856] DEBUG HttpRespondService.processData() - propName [targetenvs] =propValue [all] [2018-07-09 11:43:45.856] DEBUG HttpRespondService.processData() - propName [XMLVersion] =propValue [2.0] The wf log contains the following: Unable to get/create XPath object from cache with XPath value of "HttpURLDecodedValues/<$xmldata". The system log may have further information. HTTP log shows: PSHttpServletHandler.invokeBP() - Exception while trying to invoke Business Process [EAM_BP_InboundXML]: INVALID_CHARACTER_ERR: An invalid or illegal XML character is specified. Platforms affected: All
Problem conclusion
Resolution Summary A code fix is provided. Delivered in: 5020603_7
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
IT25950
Reported component name
STR B2B INTEGRA
Reported component ID
5725D0600
Reported release
526
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2018-08-13
Closed date
2018-10-15
Last modified date
2018-10-16
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
STR B2B INTEGRA
Fixed component ID
5725D0600
Applicable component levels
[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU059","label":"IBM Software w\/o TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SS3JSW","label":"IBM Sterling B2B Integrator"},"Component":"","ARM Category":[],"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"5.2.6","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB59","label":"Sustainability Software"}}]
Document Information
Modified date:
16 October 2018