PM40633: MAP USING <OWSP> IN THE TERMINATOR FAILS WITH A DISK READ ERROR WHEN PROCESSING DATA USING WTX 8.2.0.4 IF3

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• A map using a Optional WhiteSPace <OWSP> in the Terminator fails
  with a "Disk read error" when processing data using WTX 8.2.0.4
  IF3
  
  The map aborts with the message 'Disk read error' and 'INPUT 1
  was valid but contained -1 bytes of unknown data at the end'.
  

Local fix

• WTXCQ - WTX00037753
  GK / GK
  Circumvention: None
  

Problem summary

• Users Affected:
  WebSphere Transformation Extender customers using optional
  whitespace character as a part of terminator definition
  
  Problem Description:
  When engine validates input data, a type length is calculated
  wrongly resulting with the following warning:
  "INPUT 1 was valid but contained -X bytes of unknown data at the
  end"
  where X is some number of bytes. Due to this validation error,
  when the core engine uses this type to build the output, it gets
  DISK READ ERROR.
  This happens if terminator literal has optional whitespace
  <OWSP> character.
  
  Platforms Affected:
  ALL
  

Problem conclusion

• Correct validation code to correctly calculate the size of
  types.
  
  Delivered in:
  8.1.0.6, 8.2.0.6, 8.3.0.5
  

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

  WEBSPHERE DESIG

• Fixed component ID

  5724M4008

Applicable component levels

• R810 PSY

     UP

• R820 PSY

     UP

• R830 PSY

     UP