IC71293: HATS APPLICATION NOT ABLE TO USE RELATIVE PATH WHEN USING PROXY SERVER

Rational Host Access Transformation Services, Version 7.5.1.1
Rational Host Access Transformation Services, Version 7.5.1.2
Rational Host Access Transformation Services, version 7.5.1.3
Rational Host Access Transformation Services Fix Pack 4 (7.5.1.4) for 7.5.1
Rational Host Access Transformation Services Fix Pack 5 (7.5.1.5) for 7.5.1
Rational Host Access Transformation Services Fix Pack 6 (7.5.1.6) for 7.5.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The calendar widget popup calendar does not render when using
  a proxy server with relative paths.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: HATS Web users who also use a proxy server   *
  *                 or reverse proxy server                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The calendar widget will not  display   *
  *                      a calendar when the HATS application    *
  *                      it is in is accessed via a proxy        *
  *                      server. If the calendar launcher is     *
  *                      set to be an image launcher, then       *
  *                      that image will not display in the      *
  *                      transformation. In addition, other      *
  *                      widgets were also affect  by the use    *
  *                      of a proxy server. The popup widget     *
  *                      with image launcher, graph widget,      *
  *                      and text replacement with image were    *
  *                      also functioning improperly in a        *
  *                      proxy environment.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  Calendar widget will not run in a proxy server environment.
  

Problem conclusion

• Made use of a context parameter that allows the application
  developer to specify the proxy url being used.
  Customers must configure the proxy server and configure a
  context parameter on the application.
  To configure your proxy server:
     1. On the Web server where HATS is installed, locate the
  file httpd.conf.
     2. Using a text editor such as Notepad, add the following
  two lines to the file:
  
   ProxyPass /project_name/ http://yyyyy:port/project_name/
  ProxyPassReverse /project_name/ http://yyyyy:port/
  project_name/
  where "project_name" is the name of your HATS project,
  "yyyyy" is the fully-qualified IP address of the HATS
  server,
  and "port" is the port number
  To set up the context parameter:
  1. Edit the web.xml file of the application (located in
  the "Web Content\WEB-INF" folder).
     2. Add the following:
   <context-param>
   <param-name>com.ibm.hats.proxyURL</param-name>
   <param-value>http://myproxyserver.com:port/project_name</
  param-value>
     </context-param>
  
   where "myproxyserver.com" is is the url of the proxy
  server, "port" is the port number, and "project_name" is
  the name of your HATS project.
  

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:

Modules/Macros

• CALENDAR WIDGET
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  RATL HATS FOR 5

• Fixed component ID

  5724U6800

Applicable component levels

• R750 PSY

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