PI09324: APPCENTER CLIENT IOS: DATES APPEAR A PHONE NUMBERS

Download for IBM Worklight V6.1.0 Fix Pack 1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• On the Application Center client running on an iPhone, dates
  appear as phone numbers and look
  like active links.
  

Local fix

• Edit the IBMAppCenter worklight project on Worklight studio.
  Edit /IBMAppCenter/apps/AppCenter/common/AppCenter.html
  Add <meta name="format-detection" content="telephone=no" /> at
  the beginning of the file.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * IBM Worklight Application Center mobile client users on IOS  *
  * devices                                                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * On an application details view, the date may be displayed as *
  * an active element.                                           *
  * When tapped, the date is interpreted as a phone number and   *
  * the phone tries to dial the number.                          *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * -                                                            *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• A meta tag has been added to the AppCenter.html to disable the
  phone number parsing.
  
  The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in
  fixpack 6.1.0.1
  

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

  WORKLIGHT CONSU

• Fixed component ID

  5725I4301

Applicable component levels

• R610 PSY

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