PM53661: WHEN USING XPATH IN Z/OS WITH NATIVE XML DATA, XPATH ALWAYS EVALULATES TO NONE

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When using XPATH in z/OS with native XML data, XPATH always
  evalulates to NONE.  The following error in SYSOUT DD card is
  produced:
  
  Fatal Error.Occurred at file XML fragment, line 1, column 1.
  An exception occurred! Type:UTFDataFormatException,
   Message:invalid byte   (L) of a  -byte sequence.
  

Local fix

• WTXCQ - WTX00039565
  EM / EM
  Circumvention: None
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All Users of WebSphere Transformation        *
  *                 Extender V8.3.0                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: WHEN USING XPATH IN Z/OS WITH NATIVE    *
  *                      XML DATA, XPATH WOULD ALWAYS EVALULATE  *
  *                      TO NONE.                                *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply this maintenance.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  WHEN USING XPATH IN Z/OS WITH NATIVE XML DATA, XPATH WOULD
  ALWAYS EVALULATE TO NONE.
  

Problem conclusion

• WHEN USING XPATH IN Z/OS WITH NATIVE XML DATA, XPATH WOULD
  ALWAYS EVALULATE TO NONE.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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

  PM53550

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

  UK74628

Modules/Macros

• DTXADPT  DTXCDRIV DTXCPAXB DTXCSAMP DTXC3270
  DTXDBUTE DTXDBUTL DTXDLSMP DTXHCSVU DTXICU   DTXMATH  DTXMTSMK
  DTXRESLB DTXRESNM DTXRMGR  DTXRSADP DTXRSZOS DTXRUNMD DTXTDFMK
  DTXTPBSL DTXTPBSP DTXTPSPX DTXV4XML DTXXDS4C DTXXMLLB DTXXMLP
  DTXXPI   DTX4CICS DTX4FTP  DTX4MQS  DTX4ODBC DTX4SQL  GTXADPT
  GTXCSAMP GTXDBUTL GTXDLSMP GTXHCSVU GTXICU   GTXMATH  GTXRESLB
  GTXRESNM GTXRMGR  GTXRSADP GTXRSZOS GTXRUNMD GTXV4XML GTXXDS4C
  GTXXMLLB GTXXMLP  GTXXPI   GTX4CICS GTX4FTP  GTX4MQS  GTX4ODBC
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  WTX COMMON COMP

• Fixed component ID

  5655R9500

Applicable component levels

• R830 PSY UK74628

     UP11/12/11 P F112

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