JR44086: ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE CANNOT BE USED IN PASSWORD FIELD FOR ICI DOCUMENT CONTROL

Version 8.0 Refresh Pack 1 for the IBM Business Process Manager products
Version 7.5.1 Fix Pack 2 for the IBM Business Process Manager products

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• In Document Attachment control for ICI, when using code assist
  in the username and password fields you are offered environment
  variables from tw.env.* in the username field, but not in the
  password field.
  

Local fix

• Do not use environment variable for the password field
  

Problem summary

• ICI connection credentials in env variables acnnot be
  retrieved by Document Attachment control at runtime
  
  USER AFFECTED:
  Business Process Manager Advanced, Standard and Express.
  Anyone using Document Attachment coach control in
  combination with Environment Variables for storing connection
  credentials.
  
  PROBLEM DETAILED DESCRIPTION:
  ICI connection credentials in env variables acnnot be
  retrieved by Document Attachment control at runtime.  The XSL
  used to generate the HTML code for the coach at runtime doesn't
  properly remove pointy hash delimiters (<# #>) from the ID and
  PW fields in the Connection tab of a Document Attachment and
  Document Viewer heritage Coach controls resulting in a runtime
  JS error.
  

Problem conclusion

• FIX AVAILABILITY:
  Fix for 7.5.1.1 available on Fix Central,
  http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/
  Fix for 8.0.1 is planned for next cumulative maintenance
  deliverable.
  

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

  BPM STANDARD

• Fixed component ID

  5725C9500

Applicable component levels

• R751 PSY

     UP

• R801 PSY

     UP