IT09140: PUREAPPLICATION SYSTEM: "INVALID VALUE" ERROR RAISED FOR USER-INITIATED SCRIPT PACKAGE SCRIPT KEY VALUES AT DEPLOY

IBM PureApplication System Version 2.1.2.0

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When an on demand, user-initiated (execmode = 2) script package
  is included in a deployment, the pattern engine erroneously
  raises an "Invalid value" error at deployment time for script
  package key values. If the user specifies that "" is a
  valid value for a script key in the cbscript.json file, the
  deployment fails if it is not provided a value.
  
  When you click "Quick Deploy" when using a pattern that uses
  "" as a valid value and execmode = 2 in the script package, a
  red pop up error is shown:
  
  Invalid application model
  
  Example of a failing cbscript.json file
  {
    "scriptkey": "MESSAGE",
    "scriptvalue": "",
    "scriptdefaultvalue": "",
    "validvalues": [
         "",
         "VALUE1",
         "VALUE2"
    ],
    "description": "Testing empty default value with validvalues
     that includes empty string.",
    "required": false
  }
  

Local fix

• The user can change the script key definition in
  cbscript.json file to remove the empty string value as follows:
  
  {
              "scriptkey": "MESSAGE",
              "validvalues": ["VALUE1",
                              "VALUE2",
                              "VALUE3"],
              "description": "Testing empty default value with
  validvalues that includes empty string.",
              "required": false
  }
  
  and then in Pattern Builder or the deploy user interface,
  you can still leave the MESSAGE value blank since it is not
  required.
  

Problem summary

• The script key values were not being parsed correctly to
  allow the empty string value.
  

Problem conclusion

• A code fix has been provided in PureApplication System
  version 2.1.2.0.
  

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

  PAPP SYS 8382 I

• Fixed component ID

  5725G3200

Applicable component levels

• R212 PSY

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