IT12391: EDITING A DATASET TRANSFER ITEM DATASET WITH ATTRIBUTES CAUSES INVALID NAME

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When editing a transfer item, defined within a resource monitor
  or transfer template, that contains a data set with optional
  attributes separated by semicolons, the entire definition is
  added to the "Data set" name field.  This included the name of
  the data set and all of the attributes, for example
  "//TRANS.FILE.TXT;RECFM(V,B);BLKSIZE(6144);LRECL(1028);SPACE(5,1
  )".  The optional data set attributes list remained empty.
  
  This resulted in the WebSphere MQ Explorer Managed File Transfer
  plug-in "Add Transfer Item" wizard reporting the error:
  
  Data set name
  //TRANS.FILE.TXT;RECFM(V,B);BLKSIZE(6144);LRECL(1028);SPACE(5,1)
   is invalid.
  
  and preventing the user from clicking "Okay" after editing the
  transfer item.
  

Local fix

• Delete all of the attributes from the data set name field such
  that, for example, the entry is changed from:
  
  //TRANS.FILE.TXT;RECFM(V,B);BLKSIZE(6144);LRECL(1028);SPACE(5,1)
  
  to
  
  //TRANS.FILE.TXT
  
  and redefine all of the data set attributes using the add
  attribute wizard on the transfer item page.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  USERS AFFECTED:
  This issue affects users of the:
  
    - WebSphere MQ v7.5 Explorer Managed File Transfer plug-in
    - IBM MQ v8.0 Explorer Managed File Transfer plug-in
  
  who create and then edit transfer items within a Resource
  Monitor or Transfer Template definition that contains a data set
  (sequential or partitioned) which also includes one or more
  optional attributes.
  
  
  Platforms affected:
  MultiPlatform
  
  ****************************************************************
  PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  Resource Monitor and Transfer Template definitions, after being
  created, are stored in an XML format.  When a Resource Monitor
  or Transfer Template is subsequently edited via the WebSphere MQ
  Explorer, the XML definition is parsed to create the internal
  Java objects for that Resource Monitor or Transfer Template.
  
  If the XML definition for the included transfer item was a data
  set (either a sequential or partitioned data set) the WebSphere
  MQ Explorer did not parse the data set item to remove any
  optional attributes and list them in the dedicate attributes
  list for the transfer item.  For example, in the following XML
  definition for a destination transfer item that is a data set:
  
          <destination exist="error" type="dataset">
  
  <file>//TRANS.FILE.TXT;RECFM(V,B);BLKSIZE(6144);LRECL(1028);SPAC
  E(5,1)</file>
          </destination>
  
  the WebSphere MQ Explorer would populate the data set name field
  with the value:
  
  
  //TRANS.FILE.TXT;RECFM(V,B);BLKSIZE(6144);LRECL(1028);SPACE(5,1)
  
  This then resulted in the WebSphere MQ Explorer showing an error
  at the top of the "Add Transfer Item" wizard page stating the
  data set name was invalid.
  

Problem conclusion

• The WebSphere MQ Explorer Managed File Transfer plug-in has been
  updated such that, when editing a transfer item in a Resource
  Monitor or Transfer Template, any optional attributes included
  on a data set transfer item are now parsed.  The name of the
  data set, without the optional attributes, is populated within
  the "Data set:" field in the "Add Transfer Item" wizard page and
  the individual attributes are listed within the "Data set
  attributes" section.
  
  For more information about this APAR, please see the following
  video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKGdyRsxrlU
  
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  The fix is targeted for delivery in the following PTFs:
  
  Version    Maintenance Level
  v7.5       7.5.0.7
  v8.0       8.0.0.5
  
  The latest available FTE maintenance can be obtained from
  'Fix List for WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition 7.0'
  http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27015313
  
  The latest available MQ maintenance can be obtained from
  'WebSphere MQ Recommended Fixes'
  http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=171&uid=swg27006037
  
  If the maintenance level is not yet available information on
  its planned availability can be found in 'WebSphere MQ
  Planned Maintenance Release Dates'
  http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=171&uid=swg27006309
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  

Temporary fix

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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

  WMQ MFT

• Fixed component ID

  5724H7242

Applicable component levels

• R750 PSY

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