IT10115: VALIDATION USING XSD:DECIMAL TYPE, IN SOME CASES, MAY CAUSE FALSE REJECTIONS

Fix packs for DataPower XML Security Gateway version 6.0
Fix packs for DataPower B2B Appliance version 6.0
Fix packs for DataPower Integration Appliance version 6.0
Fix packs for DataPower Low Latency Appliance version 6.0
Fix packs for DataPower Service Gateway version 6.0
Fix packs for DataPower Service Gateway version 6.0.1
Fix packs for DataPower B2B Appliance version 6.0.1
Fix packs for DataPower Integration Appliance version 6.0.1
Fix packs for DataPower Service Gateway version 7.0
Fix packs for DataPower B2B Appliance version 7.0
Fix packs for DataPower Integration Appliance version 7.0
Fix packs for DataPower Gateway version 7.1
Fix packs for DataPower Gateway version 7.2

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When validating an input XML on DataPower against the type
  xsd:decimal and using numbers of the format "[0-9]." the
  validate action will incorrectly fail validation.
  

Local fix

• Please use
  
  <xsd:element name="decimal">
    <xsd:simpleType>
     <xsd:restriction base="xsd:string">
       <xsd:pattern value="(|\-|\+)(\d+(\.\d*|)|\.\d+)" />
     </xsd:restriction>
    </xsd:simpleType>
  </xsd:element>
  
  instead of
  
  <xsd:element name="decimal" type="xsd:decimal"/>
  

Problem summary

• Affected is validation of xsd:decimal numbers.
  
  Valid xsd:decimal numbers of the form  [+-]?0+\.  get rejected
  by DataPower validation incorrectly.
  

Problem conclusion

• Fix is available in 6.0.0.17, 6.0.1.13, 7.0.0.10, 7.1.0.7 and
  7.2.0.2
  
  For a list of the latest fix packs available, please see:
  http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21237631
  

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

  DATAPOWER

• Fixed component ID

  DP1234567

Applicable component levels

• R600 PSY

     UP

• R601 PSY

     UP

• R700 PSY

     UP

• R710 PSY

     UP

• R720 PSY

     UP