JR47331: ILLEGAL CHARACTER EXCEPTION OCCURS WHEN RUNNING TW.SYSTEM.USER.ATTRIBUTES.TOXML

Download Version 8.0.1 Fix Pack 2 for the IBM Business Process Manager products

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When executing tw.system.user.attributes.toXML() or
  toXMLString(), Illegal Character exception occurs.
  Internal Script error occurs: org.jdom.IllegalNameException:
  The name \"Task Email Address\" is not legal for JDOM/XML
  elements: XML names cannot contain the character \" \"."
  [8/7/15 11:24:42:487 EDT] 0000012b wle           E
  CWLLG2015E:  An
  unexpected runtime exception occurred. See exception for more
  details.
  Error: Export failed on UCA 'StartPeriodicDistUCA': The data
  "StartPeriodicDistUCA" is not legal for a JDOM attribute: 0x1f
  is not a legal XML character..
                                   com.ibm.bpm.pal.PALException:
  Export failed on UCA 'StartPeriodicDistUCA': The data
  "StartPeriodicDistUCA" is not legal for a JDOM attribute: 0x1f
  is not a legal XML character.
     at com.ibm.bpm.pal.action.BaseActionsImpl.executeAction
  (BaseActionsImpl.java:330)
     at com.ibm.bpm.pal.action.SnapshotActionsImpl.exportSnapshot
  (SnapshotActionsImpl.java:203)
  .
  ...
  Caused by: com.lombardisoftware.client.delegate.
  BusinessDelegateException: Export failed on UCA
  'StartPeriodicDistUCA': The data "StartPeriodicDistUCA"
  is not legal for a JDOM attribute: 0x1f is not a legal XML
  character.
     at
  com.lombardisoftware.client.delegate.BusinessDelegateException.
  asBusinessDelegateException(BusinessDelegateException.java:41)
     at com.lombardisoftware.client.delegate.
  ExportImportServiceDelegateDefault.exportWithDependencies
  (ExportImportServiceDelegateDefault.java:292)
  at com.lombardisoftware.server.ejb.repositoryservices.
  RepositoryServicesCore.exportWithDependenciesInternal
  (RepositoryServicesCore.java:827)
  This happens for even the default custom user
  attributes. This only happens for Record type objects as we
  are not handling the illegal characters properly when
  serializing.
  

Local fix

• n/a
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  Applications using                          *
  *                  tw.system.user.attributes.toXML()/toXMLStri *
  *                  n                                           *
  *                  g() to obtain user attribute information.   *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: An IllegalNameException occurs when     *
  *                      the property name appear to have valid  *
  *                      XML characters.                         *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  When executing tw.system.user.attributes.toXML() or
  toXMLString() to obtain default user attributes properties, an
  IllegalNameException occurs.
  A similar exception stack can be seen:
  Caused by: org.jdom.IllegalNameException: The name "Portal
  Default Page" is not legal for JDOM/XML elements: XML names
  cannot contain the character " ".
  at org.jdom.Element.setName(Element.java:207)
  at org.jdom.Element.<init>(Element.java:141)
  at org.jdom.Element.<init>(Element.java:153)
  at
  com.lombardisoftware.core.VariableObjectSerializer.serializeReco
  rd(VariableObjectSerializer.java:648)
  at
  com.lombardisoftware.core.VariableObjectSerializer.serializeSyst
  emType(VariableObjectSerializer.java:585)
  at
  com.lombardisoftware.core.VariableObjectSerializer.serializeInte
  rnal(VariableObjectSerializer.java:291)
  

Problem conclusion

• Code changes have been made to handle the IllegalNameException
  and properly set the attribute name.  An interim fix is
  available on v8.0.1.1.  The fix will be integrated into the
  next fix pack.
  

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

• R800 PSY

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