IT21266: A NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION IS THROWN WHEN A SOAP MESSAGE WITHOUT A BODY IS RECEIVED

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• If a SOAP meesage is received without any body then a
  nullPointerException is thrown. This is because we assume that
  all SOAP messages received comply with the SOAP specification.
  Instead we should be throwing an exception that highlights that
  an invalid SOAP struture has been recieved.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  USERS AFFECTED:
  All users of IBM Integration Bus using the SOAPInput node.
  
  
  Platforms affected:
  z/OS, MultiPlatform
  
  ****************************************************************
  PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  All SOAP request messages should have a Body included as part of
  the message.
  
  If a SOAP request message was sent to IBM Integration Bus
  without a body as part of the message, any flow processing the
  SOAP request message using a SOAPInput node will fail to parse
  the received message.
  
  However, no error or fault was passed back to the sending
  application, resulting in the sending application having to wait
  for a timeout before continuing.
  

Problem conclusion

• The SOAPInput node still fails to parse the received SOAP
  request message, as this is not a valid SOAP message.
  The SOAPNode has been modified so that it now returns a SOAP
  Fault back to the sending application. This allows the sending
  application to handle the error and carry on without waiting for
  a timeout.
  
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  The fix is targeted for delivery in the following PTFs:
  
  Version    Maintenance Level
  v10.0      10.0.0.10
  v9.0       9.0.0.9
  
  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:

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Fix information

• Fixed component name

  INTEGRATION BUS

• Fixed component ID

  5724J0540

Applicable component levels

• RA00 PSY

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