JR49873: String type is mistakenly used in response Although the xsd:date type is defined in

Version 8.5 Refresh Pack 5 for the IBM Business Process Manager products

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• If you are using an outbound web service with the XSD:Date
  type in WSDL for one of the parameters and the parameter value
  in the SOAP response uses a pattern that is similar to
  2001-12-31T12:00:00, the outbound web service transforms the
  parameter to a string type by mistaken.
  

Local fix

• No local fix
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  IBM Business Process Manager                *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The string type is used as the          *
  *                      response parameter instead of the       *
  *                      date type.                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  This issue occurs when you transform the SOAP message to
  TWObject. In a SOAP message, all the content is in plain text.
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix for IBM BPM V7.5.1.2 is available that introduces a new
  property <type-string-to-date> to ensure that the content is
  parsed into a date type instead of a string type.
  
  You can set the property as shown here in the 100Custom.xml
  file:
   <common merge="mergeChildren">
   ....
    <type-string-to-date
  merge="replace">true</type-string-to-date>
   ....
   </common>
  
  On Fix Central (http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral), search
  for JR49873:
  
    1.Select IBM Business Process Manager with your edition from
  the product selector, the installed version to the fix pack
  level, and your platform, and then click Continue.
    2.Select APAR or SPR, enter JR49873, and click Continue.
  
  When you download fix packages, ensure that you also download
  the readme file for each fix. Review each readme file for
  additional installation instructions and information about the
  fix.
  

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 ADVANCED

• Fixed component ID

  5725C9400

Applicable component levels

• R750 PSY

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