PM53550: WHEN USING XPATH IN Z/OS WITH NATIVE XML DATA, XPATH ALWAYS EVALULATES TO NONE

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When using XPATH in z/OS with native XML data, XPATH always
  evalulates to NONE.  The following error in SYSOUT DD card is
  produced:
  
  Fatal Error.Occurred at file XML fragment, line 1, column 1.
  An exception occurred! Type:UTFDataFormatException,
   Message:invalid byte   (L) of a  -byte sequence.
  

Local fix

• WTXCQ - WTX00039565
  EM / EM
  Circumvention: None
  

Problem summary

• Users Affected:
  IBM WebSphere Transformation Extender customers using XPATH on
  z/OS
  
  Problem Description:
  When using XPATH in z/OS with native XML data XPATH would always
  evaluate to NONE.
  
  Platforms Affected:
  1    OS_Batch(32 BITS)
  2    z/USS (32 BITS)
  

Problem conclusion

• Correct processing of parameters sent to XPATH in z/OS. First
  parameter can be UTF-8 or native, next 2 are native.
  
  Delivered in:
  8.3.0.5, 8.4.0.1
  

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:

  PM53661 PM53670 PM53672 PM53673 PM53686

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  WEBSPHERE DESIG

• Fixed component ID

  5724M4008

Applicable component levels

• R830 PSY

     UP

• R840 PSY

     UP