PH37175: MQ REST API reports MQWB0002E error message when requesting to list the queue manager status

APAR status

• Closed as duplicate of another APAR.

Error description

• A 'curl' command is issued to list the status of the queue
  managers via the MQ REST Administrative API:
  
  curl -k http://x.xxx.xxx.xx:yyyy/ibmmq/rest/v1/admin/qmgr
  
  The following error message is returned by the command:
  
  {"error": [{
    "action": "Use the message from the command to resolve the
  problem and, if appropriate, resubmit the request. The MQ
  Knowledge Center can provide more information on the message
  from the command.",
    "completionCode": 0,
    "explanation": "A suitable command was used to query the queue
  manager state, but the command failed.",
    "message": "MQWB0002E: The attempt to query the queue manager
  state with the [dspmq, -o, all] command failed with the
  following message: 'QMNAME(MQS7) STATUS(Running) INSTVER(9.1.0)
  ERLYVER(9.1.0)  CMDPFX((MQS7) QSGNAME()' .",
    "msgId": "MQWB0002E",
    "reasonCode": 0,
    "type": "cmd"
  }]}
  

Local fix

Problem summary

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• Users affected:
  All users of IBM MQ for z/OS Version 9 Release 1 Modification 0
  and Release 2 Modification 0 with the Web UI Feature.
  
  Problem Description:
  When issuing an administrative REST API command, a MQWB0002E
  message is received by the user when using a '(' as a part of a
  CPF (command prefix string).
  
  Conclusion:
  Code has been corrected to handle all valid CPFs.
  
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  The fix is targeted for delivery in the following PTFs:
  
  Version    Maintenance Level APAR
  v9.1 LTS   9.1.0.9           PH39516
  v9.2 LTS   9.2.0.4           PH39640
  
  The latest available maintenance can be obtained from
  'WebSphere MQ Recommended Fixes'
  http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=171&uid=swg27006037
  
  If the maintenance level is not yet available information on
  its planned availability can be found in 'WebSphere MQ
  Planned Maintenance Release Dates'
  http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=171&uid=swg27006309
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  

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

  IBM MQ Z/OS V9

• Fixed component ID

  5655MQ900

Applicable component levels