PM53672: 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:

  UK74630

Modules/Macros

• DTXCTBL  DTXCTST  DTXCXIT  DTXDPAXB DTXIMQS
  DTXIMS   DTXIMSIT DTXISQL  DTXKTST  DTXKXIT  DTXMAPLD DTXMPULD
  DTXPSB1  DTXPSB2  DTXSDK   DTXTEST  DTXTESTA DTXTESTC DTXTESTP
  DTX830AD DTX830CI DTX830DB DTX830ED DTX830IC DTX830IK DTX830IU
  DTX830KB DTX830KC DTX830KD DTX830KI DTX830KL DTX830KM DTX830KP
  DTX830KS DTX830KU DTX830KZ DTX830LD DTX830ML DTX830MP DTX830NM
  DTX830RK DTX830RL DTX830RM DTX830RS DTX830RU DTX830RZ DTX830TB
  DTX830TK DTX830XB DTX830XC DTX830XD DTX830XK DTX830XL DTX830XM
  DTX8304C DTX8304M DTX8304S DTX8305C DTX8305L DTX8305M DTX8305N
  DTX8305S GTXSDK   GTXTESTA
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  WTX APP PGM ZOS

• Fixed component ID

  5655R9502

Applicable component levels

• R832 PSY UK74630

     UP11/12/11 P F112

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