PH34639: DESTDESCRIPTION MESSAGE HEADER WITH NO VALUE SET AFTER EDITING MQ TOPIC CONFIGURATION

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• If a JMS topic for an MQ provider has no configured
  description then the destDescription parameter is not normally
  added to MQ Headers.  If unrelated changes are made to the JMS
  Topic configuration using the WebSphere Application Server
  administrative console, this results in the destDescription
  parameter, with an empty value, being added to the MQ Header in
  subsequent requests.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  WebSphere Application Server users of MQ    *
  *                  Topics                                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: After updating the configuration of a   *
  *                      JMS Topic, the destDescription          *
  *                      parameter may be erroneously set in     *
  *                      the MQ Header                           *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  If the description of a JMS Topic for an MQ provider is not
  specified then the destDescription parameter is not set in the
  MQ header on requests.  When performing unrelated
  configuration changes for the JMS Topic, the admin task
  erroneously updated the description from null to an empty
  String.  This resulted in the destDescription parameter being
  set in the MQ Header.
  

Problem conclusion

• The admin task for editing a JMS Topic for an MQ JMS provider
  was modified to maintain an existing null value for an
  unspecifed description and not to update it to an empty String.
  
  The fix for this APAR is targeted for inclusion in fix packs
  8.5.5.20 and 9.0.5.8. For more information, see 'Recommended
  Updates for WebSphere Application Server':
  https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/715553
  

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

  WEBS APP SERV N

• Fixed component ID

  5724H8800

Applicable component levels

• R850 PSY

     UP

• R900 PSY

     UP