JR52082: LEADING ZEROS IN PURE NUMBER STRING ARE REMOVED AFTER WEB SERVICE INTEGRATION

8.5.5.0-WS-BPM-IFJR52082
Version 8.5 Refresh Pack 6 for the IBM Business Process Manager products
Version 8.5 Refresh Pack 7 for the IBM Business Process Manager products

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• If the  root parameter in the request message contains a string
  type that is a pure number that is longer than nine digits and
  starts with zeros, such as 001234567890, after web service
  integration occurs the leading zeros are removed. For example,
  the request contains one string element only:
  <element name="op">
    <complexType>
      <sequence>
        <element name="example" type="xsd:string" />
      </sequence>
    </complexType>
  </element>
  If the value that you entered is 001234567890, the generated
  SOAP request message looks like 1234567890.
  Other symptoms of this may include errors such as:
  java.lang.NumberFormatException: Not a valid char
  constructor input:
  when certain string values that correlate to number formats
  like hex.
  For example, a string of "1D" may produce the above error.
  

Local fix

• n/a
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  IBM Business Process Manager (BPM)          *
  *                  Advanced                                    *
  *                  IBM BPM Standard                            *
  *                  IBM BPM Express                             *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: If the  root parameter in the request   *
  *                      message contains a string               *
  *                      type that is a pure number that is      *
  *                      longer than nine digits and             *
  *                      starts with zeros, such as              *
  *                      001234567890, after web service         *
  *                      integration occurs the leading zeros    *
  *                      are removed. For example,               *
  *                      the request contains one string         *
  *                      element only:                           *
  *                      <element name="op">                     *
  *                      <complexType>                           *
  *                      <sequence>                              *
  *                      <element name="example"                 *
  *                      type="xsd:string" />                    *
  *                      </sequence>                             *
  *                      </complexType>                          *
  *                      </element>                              *
  *                      If the value that you entered is        *
  *                      001234567890, the generated             *
  *                      SOAP request message looks like         *
  *                      1234567890                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  When web service integration code tries to generate the SOAP
  request, the simple type for root element is not been
  transferred to the serializer. Therefore, the serializer must
  guess the type of the simple type. While serializing the
  parameter value, if the value is longer than nine digits, the
  value is processed as a decimal type instead of a string type.
  With the value format changed, the leading zeros are removed.
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix is available for IBM BPM V8.5.5.0 to properly pass a
  parameter ¢â‚¬â„¢s type to the request message serializer.
  
  On Fix Central (http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral), search
  for JR52082:
  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 JR52082, 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 STANDARD

• Fixed component ID

  5725C9500

Applicable component levels

• R800 PSY

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