JR51185: INTEGER VALUES OF COMPLEX VARIABLES CHANGE FROM NULL TO ZERO AFTER A BOUNDARY EVENT OCCURS

Version 8.5 Refresh Pack 6 for the IBM Business Process Manager products

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When integer values of complex variables are null, they change
  to zero after a boundary event occurs.
  
  For example, if you have a list that represents a complex
  object, any integer property of that object changes to 0 when
  the value is null. This issue is a problem if these properties
  directly correlate with identity values from a DB2 database.
  
  If you have an optional foreign-key relationship, null values
  are replaced with non-null values when returning data to the
  database. For example, if you have a table (EMPLOYEES) with a
  primary key of EMPLOYEE_ID (INTEGER) that you retrieve data from
  and that table has an optional foreign key to EMPLOYEES
  MANAGER_EMPLOYEE_ID (INTEGER), a null value for
  MANAGER_EMPLOYEE_ID is very different from a MANAGER_EMPLOYEE_ID
  of 0.
  
  Products affected:
  IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) Advanced
  IBM BPM Standard
  IBM BPM Express
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• No additional information is available.
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix is available for IBM BPM V8.5.5.0 that ensures the null
  integer values of complex variables do not change to zero after
  a boundary event occurs.
  
  On Fix Central (http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral), search
  for JR51185:
          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 JR51185, 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

• R855 PSY

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