JR61147: DOC - PASSING A TW.OBJECT.MAP VARIABLE FROM A CLIENT-SIDE HUMAN SERVICE TO A SERVICE FLOW IS NOT WELL DOCUMENTED

APAR status

• Closed as documentation error.

Error description

• When a variable is created in a client-side human service, a
  JavaScript variable is created in the background. When the
  client-side human service was developed, the ES6 map was not
  available; an array with key and values pairs was created
  instead for when a variable of type tw.object.Map is created.
  
  To access the data of that map variable at run time in the
  client-side human service, you must access it the way it's
  described in the answer to "Why can't I see the values when
  using a Map data type as a return value of a nested service from
  within my Client Side Human Service?"
  (https://developer.ibm.com/answers/questions/468584/why-cant-i-s
  ee-the-values-when-using-a-map-data-ty.html).
  
  The auto-mapping will map from a tw.object.Map to a
  tw.object.Map so data can be sent from a client-side human
  service to a service flow.
  
  You can't use an ES6 map to map a client-side human service to a
  service flow by creating it by using tw.local.myMap = new Map();
  because the default JSON serialization for an ES6 map is the
  empty object ({}).
  
  The documentation must be revised to reflect what is done with a
  tw.object.Map. It should also explain that having an object of
  type any in the service flow and passing an object from the
  client-side human service to that service flow will not work
  because there is no type information when you send the object
  from the client-side human service to the service flow.
  
  
  PRODUCTS AFFECTED
  IBM Business Process Manager (BPM)
  IBM BPM Express
  IBM Business Automation Workflow
  

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Problem conclusion

• The content will be updated the next time the documentation is
  refreshed.
  

Temporary fix

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