RS03943: UNRESPONSIVE BUSINESS CONSOLE AFTER IMPORTING FROM EXCEL AND SAVING

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The Business Console may become unresponsive and the server hit
  an OutOfMemoryError exception when importing a DT from Excel and
  saving it if the following conditions are met:
  1) the user unmerges a cell in Excel before import
  2) and the next cell to the right remains merged.
  
  This is an unexpected as users should not un-merge a cell whose
  next cell to the right is merged. But there should be some
  safeguard in the Business Console to detect this situation and
  cope with it.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Users importing Decision Table from Excel in the Business    *
  * Console                                                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * The Business Console may become unresponsive and the server  *
  * hit an OutOfMemoryError exception when importing a DT from   *
  * Excel and saving it if the following conditions are met:     *
  * 1) the user unmerges a cell in Excel before import           *
  * 2) and the next cell to the right remains merged.            *
  *                                                              *
  * This is an unexpected as users should not un-merge a cell    *
  * whose next cell to the right is merged. But there should be  *
  * some safeguard in the Business Console to detect this        *
  * situation and cope with it.                                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• A check has been added at import of manual row ordering tables,
  if the partitions structure is invalid rejects the import with a
  message.
  

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

  WS DECISION CTR

• Fixed component ID

  5725B6900

Applicable component levels