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JR55659: DEFAULT NILLABLE VALUE CHANGES IN IBM BPM V8.5 AND LATER VERSIONS

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • After you migrate to IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) V8.5
    and later versions and leave the advanced parameter properties
    nillable field as <default>, the inbound web service-generated
    WSDL element nillable property changes from true to false to
    meet the WSDL standard.
    

Local fix

  • N/A
    

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED:  IBM Business Process Manager (BPM)          *
    *                  Advanced                                    *
    *                  IBM BPM Standard                            *
    *                  IBM BPM Express                             *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: After you migrate to IBM Business       *
    * Process Manager (BPM) V8.5 and later versions and leave the  *
    * advanced parameter properties nillable field as <default>,   *
    * the inbound web service-generated WSDL element nillable      *
    * property changes from true to false to meet the WSDL         *
    * standard.                                                    *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
    ****************************************************************
    

Problem conclusion

  • A fix will be included in an IBM BPM V8.5.6.0 cumulative fix.
    
    To determine whether the cumulative fix is available and
    download it if it is, complete the following steps on Fix
    Central:
    
    1. On the Select product tab, select WebSphere as the product
    group, IBM Business Process Manager with your edition from the
    WebSphere options, All as the installed version, and All as the
    platform, and then click Continue.
    2. In the Text field, enter "cumulative fix?, and click        €
    Continue.
    
    With this interim fix applied, you can configure a switch by
    adding the following lines to the 100Custom.xml file of IBM
    Process Center or IBM Process Server:
    
    <common merge="mergeChildren">
        <webservices merge="mergeChildren">
            <preserve-pre85-default-nillable-value
    merge="replace">true</preserve-pre85-default-nillable-value>
        </webservices>
    </common>
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    JR55659

  • Reported component name

    BPM ADVANCED

  • Reported component ID

    5725C9400

  • Reported release

    856

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2016-04-01

  • Closed date

    2016-06-05

  • Last modified date

    2016-06-05

  • 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

  • R856 PSY

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Document Information

Modified date:
05 June 2016