PM42999: Nullable record in RUI applications incorrectly returned as not null

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Environment: Windows
  Product name: IBM? Rational? Business Developer
  
  Program Version    :  8.0.1.1
  Description. Things that you have tried to resolve.
  Nullable record in EGL,RUI applications incorrectly returned as
  not null
  
  If the structure of the record includes eg:
  record recordType
  recordField1 String?;
  recordField2 String?;
  subRecordType subRecordType?;
  end
  
  
  record subRecordType
  subRecordTypeField1 String?;
  subRecordTypeField2 String?;
  end
  
  Within the EGL, RUI code after creating an instance of type
  recordType ie param recordType and calling the object
  param.subRecordType this is initally returned as a null ie
  
  RUI Console:
  param.subRecordType is null
  
  However the null value does not then reach the Server as the
  WebSphere console incorrectly outputs the same call as:
  param.subRecordType is not null
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  A RUI handler calling a service where there is a parameter
  type of record that has a field with a type  record can't be
  set to null.
  

Problem conclusion

• Added code to set the nullable record fields to null.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

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Fix information

• Fixed component name

  RATL BUS DEV

• Fixed component ID

  5724S5000

Applicable component levels

• R801 PSN

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