JR55921: RESPONSIVE PORTAL CANNOT RETRIEVE GROUP MEMBERSHIPS FOR A SELECTED USER

bpm.8570.cf2016.06.delta.repository.1of2
bpm.8570.cf2016.06.delta.repository.2of2

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Responsive Portal relies on the /user REST API call to retrieve
  the group memberships for a user.
  Including all group membership information in response to the
  user details (/user) REST API can lead to long run times for
  users belonging to many (thousands of) groups.
  To omit group membership information for a user, you can pass
  the parts=none parameter with the REST request.
  However, there is no way to get group membership information
  for a selected list of group names.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• No additional information is available.
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix will be included in  IBM BPM V8.5.7 cumulative fix 2016.06
  that enables you to specify a new parameter (groups).
  
  When this parameter is set, REST API clients like Responsive
  Portal identify the groups that membership is to be checked for
  when the REST API retrieving user details (/user) API is used
  even if no membership information is otherwise requested.
  
  If you want Responsive and Heritage Portal to use the new
  parameter, add a new Mashups_ConfigService property and set it
  to true:
  
  com.ibm.bpm.portal.excludeMembershipInfoFromUserInfoRestApis
  
  For details about mashup configuration, see "Configuring custom
  properties for Process Portal by using the resource provider for
  mashups"
  (http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSFTN5_8.5.7/com.ibm
  .wbpm.admin.doc/topics/tadm_portal_customprops_mashups.html?cp=S
  SFTDH_8.5.7).
  
  Note: As a result of setting this flag for Process Portal and
  Heritage Portal, the Work page task list does not auto-refresh
  because the memberships information is not returned.
  If you use this flag, turn off the task list auto-refresh
  option as described in "Configuring custom properties for
  Process Portal by using the resource provider for mashups".
  
  In Process Portal (not applicable to Heritage Portal), the
  following Mashups_ConfigService properties continue to work:
  
  com.ibm.bpm.portal.restrictModifyTask
  com.ibm.bpm.portal.restrictModifyTask.reassign
  com.ibm.bpm.portal.restrictModifyTask.due
  com.ibm.bpm.portal.restrictModifyTask.priority
  com.ibm.bpm.portal.hideWorkDashboard
  
  To determine whether the cumulative fix is available and
  download it if it is, complete the following steps on Fix
  Central:
  
  1. On the Select product tab, select WebSphere as the product
  group, IBM Business Process Manager with your edition from the
  WebSphere options, All as the installed version, and All as the
  platform, and then click Continue.
  2. In the Text field, enter "cumulative fix?, and click
  Continue.
  

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

  BPM STANDARD

• Fixed component ID

  5725C9500

Applicable component levels