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APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
Form Parameters are not sent as UTF8 in GetHTTP so data with special characters sets, such as arabic, is not sent correctly
Local fix
Problem summary
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: * * All Impact Users * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: * * HTTP POST/PATCH/PUT requests made with the GetHTTP function * * does not perserve UTF-8 content submitted using the * * FormParameters object. The UTF-8 encoded characters are * * truncated into "3%F". * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * * NONE * **************************************************************** The following policy code shows an example of a FormParameters object with UTF-8 content: FormParameters=NewObject(); FormParameters.id = 12; FormParameters.isEnabled = false; FormParameters.id = "node1"; FormParameters.name = "city ??"; FormParameters.location = "tokyo"; FilesToSend = null; GetHTTP(HTTPHost, HTTPPort, Protocol, Path, ChannelKey, Method, AuthHandlerActionTreeName, FormParameters, FilesToSend, HeadersToSend, HttpProperties) When the form parameters are retrieved at the destination endpoint, the value of the name attribute has been truncated to "city+%3F%3F"
Problem conclusion
The fix for this APAR is contained in the following maintenance packages: | Fix Pack | 7.1.0-TIV-NCI-FP0022 | | MDVREGR 7.1.0-TIV-NCI-FP0019 | | MDVREGR 7.1.0-TIV-NCI-FP0020 | | MDVREGR 7.1.0-TIV-NCI-FP0021 |
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
IJ32032
Reported component name
NETCOOL/IMPACT
Reported component ID
5724O59IS
Reported release
710
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2021-04-09
Closed date
2021-04-27
Last modified date
2021-04-27
APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
Modules/Macros
UNKNOWN
Fix information
Fixed component name
NETCOOL/IMPACT
Fixed component ID
5724O59IS
Applicable component levels
R710 PSY
UP
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Document Information
Modified date:
05 November 2021