IV69160: A CACHED RULES FILE WILL HAVE THE INCORRECT CHECKSUM IF THE LOOKUP TABLE IS EMPTY

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APAR status

Closed as program error.

Error description

So, a rules file of:-

table foo = "/tmp/empty"
discard

and create an empty file:-
$ touch /tmp/empty

That's valid (odd, but valid), but it creates the cache rules
like:-

#METADATA CheckSum=eb199db4ec9aa4dac2435c16dab653139132fad1
table foo = {
}
default = {  }
discard

which doesn't parse since an inline table can't be empty.

Anything that cache rules writes out should should be consider
valid input, so we need to fix it.

Local fix

Problem summary

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* USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
* All users and platforms                                      *
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* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
* A CACHED RULES FILE WILL HAVE THE INCORRECT CHECKSUM IF THE  *
* LOOKUP TABLE IS EMPTY                                        *
* Abstract                                                     *
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* RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
* Upgrade to the latest versions.                              *
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Problem conclusion

The fix for this APAR is contained in the following maintenance
packages:
     | fix pack | 7.4.0-TIV-NCOMNIbus-FP0005
     | fix pack | 8.1.0-TIV-NCOMNIbus-FP0005

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

APAR number
IV69160
Reported component name
NETCOOL/OMNIBUS
Reported component ID
5724O4800
Reported release
740
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2015-02-04
Closed date
2015-03-03
Last modified date
2015-08-26

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
NETCOOL/OMNIBUS
Fixed component ID
5724O4800

Applicable component levels

[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU059","label":"IBM Software w\/o TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SSSHTQ","label":"Tivoli Netcool\/OMNIbus"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"740","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB45","label":"Automation"}}]

Document Information

Modified date:
17 March 2023

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IV69160: A CACHED RULES FILE WILL HAVE THE INCORRECT CHECKSUM IF THE LOOKUP TABLE IS EMPTY

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APAR status

Closed as program error.

Error description

Local fix

Problem summary

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

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Status

PE

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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

Fixed component ID

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