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JR58993: RUNNING CALCULATEBUSINESSDATE DOESN'T WORK WHEN YOU TRY TO CALCULATE BACKWARDS IN TIME USING A CUSTOM WORK SCHEDULE

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • When you run tw.system.calculateBusinessDate to try to calculate
    backwards in time of a custom work schedule by using with a
    negative delta, the calculated dates are off by 6 days.
    
    PRODUCTS AFFECTED
    IBM Business Process Manager (BPM)
    IBM BPM Express
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • When you perform a date calculation by using a negative number
    of days, the new calculated date is in the future.
    

Problem conclusion

  • A fix that ensures date calculation is correct when going
    backwards in time, that the date is before the current date,
    will be included in a future release of IBM BPM. A fix is
    available on IBM BPM V8.6.0 CF2017.09.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    JR58993

  • Reported component name

    BPM

  • Reported component ID

    5737A5700

  • Reported release

    860

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2018-01-17

  • Closed date

    2018-03-08

  • Last modified date

    2018-03-08

  • 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

  • Fixed component ID

    5737A5700

Applicable component levels

[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU059","label":"IBM Software w\/o TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SSFPJS","label":"IBM Business Process Manager"},"Component":"","ARM Category":[],"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"8.6.0.0","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB45","label":"Automation"}}]

Document Information

Modified date:
14 September 2022