JR57019: YOU EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WHEN YOU USE TW.SYSTEM.CALCULATEBUSINESSDATE()

8.0.1.3-WS-BPM-IFJR57019
bpm.8570.cf2017.03.delta.repository
Downloading IBM Business Process Manager V8.5.7 Cumulative Fix 2017.03

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The tw.system.calculateBusinessDate JavaScript function
  determines an expiration date (in this case, SLA date) based on
  a start date, a time, and a calendar.
  
  For example, if the calendar is (M-T 8: 00-18:00 / F
  8:00-15:00), when Thursday at 16:00 is the starting date of the
  calculation and date requested is 1 business day after, Friday
  at 8:00 is the return date when it should be Monday at 8:00.
  
  This issue occurs with any start time on Thursday after 15:00.
  For example, if the start date and end date of the calculation
  have different hours for the end of day, this issue also occurs.
  
  Therefore, for all requests that start after 15:00 with SLA time
  of X days and beginning X days before Friday,
  tw.system.calculateBusinessDate is miscalculated.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• When the JavaScript function 'targetDate =
  calculateBusinessDate( startDate, n, "Day", workSchedule)' is
  evaluated, the returned targetDate might be incorrect in the
  following scenarios:
  
  -When the intermediate result 'startDate + n working days' is
    not within the workSchedule's time schedule. The beginning of
    the next working day is incorrectly used on the interim date
    as final result.
  
  -When the final result is on a holiday. The result is not
    corrected to the beginning of the following working day.
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix is available for IBM BPM V8.0.1.3 that uses the beginning
  of the next working day as the correct interim result and the
  following working day as the final result if the interim result
  is on a holiday.
  
  On Fix Central (http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral), search
  for JR57019:
  
  1. Select IBM Business Process Manager with your edition from
    the product selector, the installed version to the fix pack
    level, and your platform, and then click Continue.
  
  2. Select APAR or SPR, enter JR57019, and click Continue.
  
  When you download fix packages, ensure that you also download
  the readme file for each fix. Review each readme file for
  additional installation instructions and information about the
  fix.
  

Temporary fix

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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