PM61853: ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE DTX_SCHEMA_ENCODING NOT WORKING AS EXPECTED IN WTX 8.3

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The following LE option was used in WTX 8.1 to create EBCDIC
  data when translating to XML without including the value for
  encoding in the XML: ENVAR('DTX_SCHEMA_ENCODING=IBM-1047')
  When migrating a map from WTX 8.1 to 8.3 for z/OS, it was
  determined that this option does not work in WTX 8.3.
  

Local fix

• WTXCQ - WTX00040453
  CH / CH
  Circumvention: None
  

Problem summary

• Users Affected:
  WebSphere Transformation Extender customers using Xerces XML
  parsing and specify encoding using DTX_SCHEMA_ENCODING variable
  
  Problem Description:
  Environmental variable DTX_SCHEMA_ENCODING not working.
  
  Platforms Affected:
  ALL
  

Problem conclusion

• Corrected processing of Environmental variable
  DTX_SCHEMA_ENCODING so that the Xerces XML output created uses
  this encoding.
  
  Delivered in:
  8.3.0.5, 8.4.0.3
  

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:

  PM62224 PM62226 PM62227 PM62235 PM62248

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  WEBSPHERE DESIG

• Fixed component ID

  5724M4008

Applicable component levels

• R830 PSY

     UP

• R840 PSY

     UP