PM16592: WHEN USING WTX PRIMITIVE, WESB DATA HANDLER REJECTS DECIMAL TYPE WHEN DECIMAL VALUE DOES NOT INCLUDE DECIMAL SEPARATOR

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When using the WTX Primitive, the WESB Data Handler is rejecting
  a decimal type when the decimal value does not include the
  optional decimal separator.
  
  The log warning message indicates that an Integer type is being
  used instead of a Decimal type.
  
  DTXIS0001I: WTX Informational message: TI_NUMBER_INTEGER
  DTXIS0002W: WTX Warning message: Warning: Type rejected:
  <item_name>
  DTXIS0002W: WTX Warning message: The value of type 'class
  java.math.BigInteger' must be of type 'class
  java.math.BigDecimal'
  
  The following TONUMBER() function is being used in a WTX map
  rule to create the output data where the decimal separator is
  optional.
  
  =TONUMBER(input, "{##['.']#}")
  
  The following is an example of the log messages:
  
  [15/06/10 18:10:58:822 CEST] 0000006b WesbExtDataHa 2
  WesbExtDataHandler startElement DTXIS0001I: WTX Informational
  message: ** begin - stack is at 5 : <item_name>
  [15/06/10 18:10:58:822 CEST] 0000006b WesbExtDataHa 3
  WesbExtDataHandler startElement DTXIS0001I: WTX Informational
  message: itemInfo -- typeName: '<item_name>', typePrefix: '',
  typeURI: 'http://<http_address>/wtx', xsdTypeName: '7',
  isAttribute: 'false', isComplex: 'false', dataType: '3',
  xsdDataType: '7'
  [15/06/10 18:10:58:822 CEST] 0000006b WesbExtDataHa 2
  WesbExtDataHandler startElement DTXIS0001I: WTX Informational
  message: type: <item_name>
  [15/06/10 18:10:58:822 CEST] 0000006b WesbExtDataHa 2
  WesbExtDataHandler startElement DTXIS0001I: WTX Informational
  message: ** end
  [15/06/10 18:10:58:822 CEST] 0000006b WesbExtDataHa 2
  WesbExtDataHandler docCharacters DTXIS0001I: WTX Informational
  message: ** begin
  [15/06/10 18:10:58:822 CEST] 0000006b WesbExtDataHa 2
  WesbExtDataHandler docCharacters DTXIS0001I: WTX Informational
  message: CodePage: 12
  [15/06/10 18:10:58:822 CEST] 0000006b WesbExtDataHa 2
  WesbExtDataHandler docCharacters DTXIS0001I: WTX Informational
  message: full item name: <item_name>
  [15/06/10 18:10:58:822 CEST] 0000006b WesbExtDataHa 2
  WesbExtDataHandler docCharacters DTXIS0001I: WTX Informational
  message: data: 99
  [15/06/10 18:10:58:822 CEST] 0000006b WesbExtDataHa 2
  WesbExtDataHandler putItemToDataObject DTXIS0001I: WTX
  Informational message: real item name: <item_name>
  [15/06/10 18:10:58:822 CEST] 0000006b WesbExtDataHa 2
  WesbExtDataHandler putItemToDataObject DTXIS0001I: WTX
  Informational message: TI_NUMBER_INTEGER -- data: 99
  [15/06/10 18:10:58:822 CEST] 0000006b WesbExtDataHa 1
  WesbExtDataHandler docCharacters DTXIS0002W: WTX Warning
  message: Warning: Type rejected: <item_name>
  [15/06/10 18:10:58:822 CEST] 0000006b WesbExtDataHa 2
  WesbExtDataHandler docCharacters DTXIS0002W: WTX Warning
  message: The value of type 'class java.math.BigInteger' must be
  of type 'class java.math.BigDecimal'
  [15/06/10 18:10:58:822 CEST] 0000006b WesbExtDataHa 2
  WesbExtDataHandler docCharacters DTXIS0001I: WTX Informational
  message: ** end
  

Local fix

• WTXCQ - WTX00034690
  EJ / EJ
  Circumvention: None
  

Problem summary

• Users Affected:
  Websphere Transformation Extender WESB Mediation Primitive users
  
  Problem Description:
  Decimal schema types coming from WTX core will be represented as
  TI_NUMBER_INTEGER if the value doesn't have a decimal point,
  however if the value does have a decimal point, it will be
  represented as TI_NUMBER_DECIMAL
  
  Platforms Affected:
  All
  

Problem conclusion

• Will now use the TI_XDS_decimal datatype for decimals which then
  get mapped to java BigDecimal for WESB regardless of whether the
  value of the decimal has a decimal point or not.
  
  Delivered in:
  8.3.0.3
  

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

  WTX FOR INT SER

• Fixed component ID

  5724M4010

Applicable component levels

• R830 PSY

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