PH08342: HARVEST PLUGIN'S CHANGELOG PARSER DOES NOT ACCOUNT FOR EMPTY DATA COLUMNS

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• If data is absent for a column in Harvest's changelog output, it
  places a tab character in place of the data. Therefore, given
  that columns are also separated by tabs, this means that it is
  possible to have 3 tab characters subsequently. The middle tab
  character is for the absent data.
  
  As a result of this issue, if absent data is present anywhere in
  the output of the changelog command by Harvest, the UCB Harvest
  plugin will very likely encounter issues parsing the values for
  columns after the empty column. Depending on the data to parse,
  this can result in exceptions or wrong data in wrong columns.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All UrbanCode Build integrating with Harvest.                *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * If data is absent for a column in Harvest's changelog        *
  * output, it places a tab character in place of the data.      *
  * Therefore, given that columns are also separated by tabs,    *
  * this means that it is possible to have 3 tab characters      *
  * subsequently. The middle tab character is for the absent     *
  * data.                                                        *
  *                                                              *
  * As a result of this issue, if absent data is present         *
  * anywhere in the output of the changelog command by Harvest,  *
  * the UCB Harvest plugin will very likely encounter issues     *
  * parsing the values for columns after the empty column.       *
  * Depending on the data to parse, this can result in           *
  * exceptions or wrong data in wrong columns.                   *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• Upgrading to Harvest plugin version 6 in UrbanCode Build fixes
  this issue.
  

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

  URBANCODE BUILD

• Fixed component ID

  5725P5700

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