PI39251: STUB DEPLOYMENT CREATES INVALID ROUTING RULES

Rational Test Virtualization Server Fix Pack 1 (8.7.0.1) for 8.7
Rational Integration Tester Fix Pack 1 (8.7.0.1) for 8.7
Rational Integration Tester Fix Pack 4 (8.6.0.4) for 8.6
Rational Performance Test Server Fix Pack 4 (8.6.0.4) for 8.6
Rational Performance Test Server Fix Pack 2 (8.7.0.2) for 8.7
Rational Integration Tester Fix Pack 2 (8.7.0.2) for 8.7
Rational Test Virtualization Server Fix Pack 2 (8.7.0.2) for 8.7
Rational Performance Test Server 8.7.1
Rational Integration Tester 8.7.1
Rational Test Virtualization Server 8.7.1
Rational Test Virtualization Server Fix Pack 3 (8.7.0.3) for 8.7
Rational Integration Tester Fix Pack 3 (8.7.0.3) for 8.7
Rational Performance Test Server Fix Pack 1 (8.7.0.1) for 8.7
Rational Integration Tester Fix Pack 4 (8.7.0.4) for 8.7
Rational Test Virtualization Server Fix Pack 4 (8.7.0.4) for 8.7
Rational Performance Test Server Fix Pack 4 (8.7.0.4) for 8.7
Rational Test Virtualization Server Fix Pack 4 (8.6.0.4) for 8.6
Rational Performance Test Server Fix Pack 3 (8.7.0.3) for 8.7

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Partial matching of the URL can cause routing rules to pass
  messages to the wrong stub.
  
  For example, if the operation is for /operation and a message is
  received using /operation/suboperation, the message is routed to
  the /operation stub which cannot process it.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All users of Rational Integration Tester working with stubs. *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * On the Stub page for an HTTP operation, the user can clear   *
  * the "Allow Subpaths" option so that stubs for the operation  *
  * accept only exact matches for the destination URL. The proxy *
  * routing rule that was created for such a stub allowed URLs   *
  * for subpaths to be forwarded to a stub that did not allow    *
  * subpaths, resulting in a "503 No stub available" error.      *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix for this issue was provided in version 8.7.0.1 of Rational
  Integration Tester.  A patch is available for the 8.6.0.x
  stream.  If the subpath option is cleared, the proxy now filters
  out requests for URLs that contain a subpath.
  

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 PSN

     UP

• R860 PSY

     UP

• R870 PSY

     UP