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JR47192: ERROR WHEN PROCESSING SOAP RESPONSE WITH 'MUSTUNDERSTAND' ENABLED IN HEADER

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • BPM Web services fails to consume an incoming SOAP
    response when the header contains an enabled 'mustUnderstand'
    header
    element. When the SOAP message contains mustUnderstand=1 or
    true, the
    following exception is seen "org.apache.axis2.AxisFault: Must
    Understand
    check failed for header"
    

Local fix

  • remove the header from the response if possible.
    

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED:  Business Process Manager Users              *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Web service integration call failed     *
    *                      and throws org.apache.axis2.AxisFault   *
    *                      when response contains security         *
    *                      header.                                 *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
    ****************************************************************
    The web service engine does not correctly parse and handle a
    SOAP response containing mustUnderstand=1 or true. The result
    is the following exception being thrown:
    "org.apache.axis2.AxisFault: Must Understand check failed for
    header"
    

Problem conclusion

  • The provided fix adds the correct handling and parsing for
    SOAP response containing mustUnderstand=1.
    
    Install/Dependency information is available in the readme.txt
    on FixCentral. When the user goes to the download files page
    in FixCentral, the readme will be available with the fix
    package as a separate download.
    

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

  • APAR number

    JR47192

  • Reported component name

    BPM STANDARD

  • Reported component ID

    5725C9500

  • Reported release

    751

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2013-07-09

  • Closed date

    2013-10-16

  • Last modified date

    2013-10-16

  • 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

  • R750 PSY

       UP

  • R800 PSY

       UP

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Document Information

Modified date:
07 January 2022