PK48897: INVALID PARAMETER IN CONTENT-TYPE WITH MULTIPART/RELATED VALUE

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When invoking a webservice on Websphere Application Server
  6.1 with WebServices Feature Pack using MTOM, the size of
  files that are sent out have different sizes than those
  coming back.
  
  Upon first inspection, it appears that there is an illegal
  charset parameter in the message header. This is incorrect,
  as the overall message for a multipart-related type should
  not have a charset parameter:
  
  Here is the message (with newlines added for readability):
  
  Content-Type: multipart/related;
  
  boundary=MIMEBoundaryurn_uuid_264251D281B44957C41181745303768;
  type="application/xop+xml";
  
  start="<0.urn:uuid:264251D281B44957C41181745303769@apache.org>";
  
  start-info="text/xml";
   charset=UTF-8
  ---------------------------------------------------------
  On a content-type header, the charset parameter
   identifies the character encoding of the body
  of the corresponding message.  At this level,
   the message has a multipart body. The
  charset parameter isn't valid in the headers
   of ANY multipart type.  Neither the
  multipart/related specification nor any
  example in any specification suggests that
   it should be allowed.  It only applies to
  text and to text-related formats such as
  application/xml.  The body of a
  multipart/related document is not text so it
   cannot have a charset.  It is a collection
  of parts which are required to consist of
  valid 7-bit ASCII headers combined with data
   in whatever encoding is specified in the
  content-type and content-encoding headers
  for the relevant part.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: IBM WebSphere Application Server users of    *
  *                 Web Services Feature Pack                    *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Invalid parameter in content-Type with  *
  *                      multipart/related value                 *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  We can successfully invoke a webservice using MTOM, however
  when checking the size of the data sent to the data coming
  back, it is different.
  
  The problem is that a content-Type header field with a
  "multipart/related" value must not include any encoding as a
  parameter.  In the case of the one shown, the charset
  parameter inclusion is not valid.
  

Problem conclusion

• This fix is targeted for fixpack 6.1.0.11
  Please refer to the recommended updates page for delivery
  information:
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980
  

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:

Modules/Macros

• WEBSRVC
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  WEBSERVIC FEATU

• Fixed component ID

  5724J0850

Applicable component levels

• R610 PSY

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