JR51855: JOB WITH TRANSFORMER STAGE AND ISVALID FUNCTION WILL NOT FAIL WHEN WRONG TYPE PARAMETER IS SET IN ISVALID FUNCTION.

IBM InfoSphere Information Server, Version 11.3.1.2 (Fix Pack 2)

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When the datatype is hardcoded in IsValid function,
  for example
  IsValid("integer",one_row.test) and argument does not match
  with any of the types
  "date", "decimal", "dfloat", "sfloat", "int8", "uint8",
  "int16",
  "uint16", "int32", "uint32", "int64", "uint64", "raw",
  "string", "time",
  "timestamp", "ustring"
  then warning will be shown during compile time, but the compiled
  job will run. The transform stage with the bad IsValid()
  argument will output a Fatal error message in the log, but the
  job will not end with a Fatal status.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ERROR DESCRIPTION:
  When the datatype is hardcoded in IsValid function,
  for example
  IsValid("integer",one_row.test) and argument does not match
  with any of the types
  "date", "decimal", "dfloat", "sfloat", "int8", "uint8",
  "int16",
  "uint16", "int32", "uint32", "int64", "uint64", "raw",
  "string", "time",
  "timestamp", "ustring"
  then warning will be shown during compile time, but the compiled
  job will run. The transform stage with the bad IsValid()
  argument will output a Fatal error message in the log, but the
  job will not end with a Fatal status.
  
  LOCAL FIX:
  none
  

Problem conclusion

• A patch has been made which forces the job to fail if the
  IsValid() function has a bad type argument
  

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

  INFO SRVR PLATF

• Fixed component ID

  5724Q3612

Applicable component levels

• R912 PSY

     UP

• RB30 PSY

     UP

• R910 PSN

     UP