PM49166: XML ERROR INVALIDDATATYPEVALUEEXCEPTION EXCEEDS MAX LENGTH FACET

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Incorrect processing of Xerces XML CDATA structure, would
  incorrectly append leading and trailing whitespace to actual
  data causing the data to be larger than expected and in some
  instances causing the following XML validation error:
  
  InvalidDatatypeValueException , exceeds maximum length facet.
  
  When individual elements are used in mapping they would have
  leading white spaces appended to the element object on output.
  

Local fix

• WTXCQ - WTX00038942
  EJ / EJ
  Circumvention: None
  

Problem summary

• Users Affected:
  WebSphere Transformation Extender customers using Xerces parser
  and CDATA in XML documents
  
  Problem Description:
  Incorrect processing of Xerces XML CDATA structure, would
  incorrectly append leading and trailing whitespace to actual
  data causing the data to be larger than expected and in some
  instances causing XML validation error:
  
  InvalidDatatypeValueException , exceeds maximum length facet.
  
  When individual elements are used in mapping they would have
  leading white spaces appended to the element object on output.
  
  Platforms
  Affected: ALL
  

Problem conclusion

• Correct processing of CDATA construct when using Xerces.
  Correctly presents only data in CDATA construct as data for the
  element.
  
  Delivered in:
  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

• R820 PSY

     UP

• R830 PSY

     UP