PK88181: Error and crash occur when Manual Explore is finished

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Crashing behavior and errors may result when doing the following
  :
  
  1. Do a Manual Explore of a site in AppScan
  2. Close the AppScan Browser
  3. Click the OK button with Manual Explore Wizard
  4. Crash occurs
  
  In the AppScanSys.log the following message appear -
  'Error : Failed to parse scan configuration XML, in line [line n
  umber] position [position number]. Invalid unicode characer'
  
  at around the same time, even though the characters in the Scan
  Configuration ? EXPLORE ? Automatic Form Fill do not display any
   unusual characters.
  
  The GuiLog GuiLog.log will display a 'Starting onCriticalError.
  AppScan internal error occurred' message as well.
  
  The problem's cause is a character in the Form Filler and the Ap
  pScan engine's inability to handle it.
  
  The workaround is as follows:
  
  When closing the Manual Explore, do not add all parameters to th
  e Form Fill.  Choose the 'Select' option instead and manually se
  lect which properties to add.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• AppScan may crash at the end of manual explore when the
  application contains parameters with double-byte characters
  in their name/value.
  

Problem conclusion

• We changed the way double-byte characters were transferred
  to AppScan engine.
  

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

  RATL APPSCAN ST

• Fixed component ID

  5724T8700

Applicable component levels

• R780 PSN

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