IT30078: ARRAY ELEMENT DATE FIELDS NOT UPDATED IN MONGODB WITH LOOPBACK REQUEST NODE CREATE OR UPDATE OPERATION

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When loopback request node is used in the message flow to
  create or update the document in the mongodb, Date fields in
  array element are not updated correctly
  
  
  
  This happens when we are doing below operations.
  
  i) Create new document with the dates inside array
  
  ii) Update the existing document in mongodb in below scenarios
  
     a. Object inside an Object (Deeply nested)
  
     b. Object inside an Array (Deeply nested)
  
     c. Array Inside an Object (Deeply nested)
  
     d. Array Inside an Array ((Deeply nested)
  
  
  
  This is due to loopback version 3.7 shipped with ACE 11.0.0.4.
  Loopback version needs to be update to 3.26
  

Local fix

• Need to upgrade the loopback  to  3.26
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  USERS AFFECTED:
  All users of IBM AppConnect enterprise V11 using Loopback
  request node
  
  
  Platforms affected:
  MultiPlatform
  
  ****************************************************************
  PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  When the  Loopback Request node is used in a message flow to
  create or update a document in mongodb, Date fields in
  array element are not updated correctly
  
  This happens when performing the following operations.
  
  i) Creating a new document with dates inside an array
  
  ii) Updating existing documents in mongodb in the following
  scenarios
  
     a. Object inside an Object (Deeply nested)
  
     b. Object inside an Array (Deeply nested)
  
     c. Array Inside an Object (Deeply nested)
  
     d. Array Inside an Array ((Deeply nested)
  

Problem conclusion

• After the fix, Date fields in the array (and in all the above
  scenarios) are updated correctly
  
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  The fix is targeted for delivery in the following PTFs:
  
  Version    Maintenance Level
  v11.0      11.0.0.6
  
  The latest available maintenance can be obtained from:
  http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=849&uid=swg27006041
  
  If the maintenance level is not yet available,information on
  its planned availability can be found on:
  http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=849&uid=swg27006308
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• 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

  APP CONNECT ENT

• Fixed component ID

  5724J0550

Applicable component levels