PI21939: DUPLICATE REPLY HTTP HEADER VALUES ARE LOST

Rational Integration Tester Fix Pack 4 (8.5.1.4) for 8.5.1
Rational Test Virtualization Server Fix Pack 4 (8.5.1.4) for 8.5.1
Rational Performance Test Server Fix Pack 5 (8.5.1.5) for 8.5.1
Rational Test Virtualization Server Fix Pack 5 (8.5.1.5) for 8.5.1
Rational Integration Tester Fix Pack 5 (8.5.1.5) for 8.5.1
Rational Performance Test Server Fix Pack 4 (8.5.1.4) for 8.5.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Attempts to add multiple HTTP header entries of the same type to
  a reply message fail.  For example you add 2 Set-Cookie headers.
  
  If you add more than one of these, when you re-open the header
  only the last one is present.
  Any header that is duplicated is affected.
  
  STEPS:
  
  1. Create an HTTP request-reply stub.
  2. Edit the Reply Header.
  3. Add 2 Set-Cookie entries with different values.
  4. Close and re-open the stub.
  
  
  EXPECTED RESULTS:
  
  All HTTP headers are present.
  
  
  ACTUAL RESULTS:
  
  Only the last Set-Cookie is present.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All users of Rational Integration Tester using the http      *
  * transport                                                    *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * The HTTP cookie specification allows for multiple set-cookie *
  * headers to be received from a server.  This is the only      *
  * header where multiple header instances are explicitly        *
  * required due to the use of ',' in the expiry date.  However, *
  * if a user attempts to add multiple set-cookie headers in a   *
  * Rational Integration Tester message editor then the tool     *
  * behaves inconsistently and will not correctly send the       *
  * multiple values.  Users are not able to create a message     *
  * that contains multiple set-cookie headers.                   *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• From Rational Integration Tester 8.6.0.1 multiple "set-cookie"
  headers can now be configured in HTTP response messages.  Due to
  the way it was added in the 8.6.0.x stream means that it is
  opt-in functionality.  To enable it users must run RIT and the
  RIT Agent with the following -D option:
  
  -Dgreenhat.http.supportMutlipleSetCookieHeaders=true
  
  It is possible to add them either in the "Config / HTTP Headers"
  or in the "Value / Message Header" tab in the response editor.
  
  It is IBM's expectation that in the next major release of
  Rational Integration Tester this behaviour will be on by
  default.
  
  This is also available as a patch to 8.5.1.3.
  

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 INTEGRA TE

• Fixed component ID

  5725G79IT

Applicable component levels

• R800 PSN

     UP

• R801 PSN

     UP

• R850 PSN

     UP

• R851 PSY

     UP

• R860 PSY

     UP