PI29011: PERL ENGINE JOBS FAIL DUE TO ASSIGNED HIDDEN VAR OUTSIDE PROJECT ENV

Rational Build Forge Interim Fix 3 for 8.0.0.2

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• If an assigned hidden variable is configured under a Perl engine
  based project build outside of the main project environment, it
  will not be properly decrypted under the agent system.
  Under this condition, the encrypted variable value will be used
  directly and displayed under the step log without any censoring.
  
  This issue is not seen under Java engine (MJC).
  
  The behavior is seen under the following configurations.
  
  - Step environment
  - Server environment
  - Included environment via include type variables
  - Child project (inlined or chained) environment
  
  Steps to reproduce:
  
  Create two environments ProjEnv and StepEnv with the assigned
  hidden variables hidden_text1 and hidden_text2.
  Create a project with ProjEnv set as the environment.
  Update the initial step with the StepEnv environment and run the
  following commands.
  
  echo ${hidden_text1}
  echo ${hidden_text1}
  
  Run project.
  
  Expected result:
  
  Both assigned hidden varilables are decrypted under the agent
  and process under the step command appropriately.
  
  Actual result:
  
  The contents of hidden_text1 are censored in the log and the
  correct value is used under the agent.
  The contents of hidden_text2 are not decrypted, and thus are not
  censored.
  
  ie:
  199    3 Nov 2014 17:53:23        EXEC    Performing variable
  expansion on command line
  200    3 Nov 2014 17:53:23        SET    Variable expansion
  skipped: Hidden Variable (hidden_text1) detected
  201    3 Nov 2014 17:53:23        SET    Variable expansion
  skipped: Hidden Variable (hidden_text2) detected
  202    3 Nov 2014 17:53:23        SCRIPT    echo hello
  203    3 Nov 2014 17:53:23        SCRIPT    echo *****
  204    3 Nov 2014 17:53:23        SCRIPT    echo
  ˆ1foˆ210aˆ214ˆ217ˆ10ˆ220ˆ216ˆ15ˆ220FoRgEB6XPps3N
  205    3 Nov 2014 17:53:23        EXEC    start
  [C:\build@BFServer]
  206    3 Nov 2014 17:53:23        EXEC    hello
  207    3 Nov 2014 17:53:23        EXEC    *****
  208    3 Nov 2014 17:53:23        EXEC
  1fo210a2142171022021615220FoRgEB6XPps3N
  

Local fix

• Update project environment to include all assigned hidden
  variables.
  
  or
  
  Configure projects under Java engine (MJC).
  

Problem summary

• If an assigned hidden variable is configured under a Perl engine
  based project build outside of the main project environment, it
  will not be properly decrypted under the agent system.
  Under this condition, the encrypted variable value will be used
  directly and displayed under the step log without any censoring.
  
  This issue is not seen under Java engine (MJC).
  
  The behavior is seen under the following configurations.
  
  - Step environment
  - Server environment
  - Included environment via include type variables
  - Child project (inlined or chained) environment
  
  Steps to reproduce:
  
  Create two environments ProjEnv and StepEnv with the assigned
  hidden variables hidden_text1 and hidden_text2.
  Create a project with ProjEnv set as the environment.
  Update the initial step with the StepEnv environment and run the
  following commands.
  
  echo ${hidden_text1}
  echo ${hidden_text1}
  
  Run project.
  
  Expected result:
  
  Both assigned hidden varilables are decrypted under the agent
  and process under the step command appropriately.
  
  Actual result:
  
  The contents of hidden_text1 are censored in the log and the
  correct value is used under the agent.
  The contents of hidden_text2 are not decrypted, and thus are not
  censored.
  
  ie:
  199    3 Nov 2014 17:53:23        EXEC    Performing variable
  expansion on command line
  200    3 Nov 2014 17:53:23        SET    Variable expansion
  skipped: Hidden Variable (hidden_text1) detected
  201    3 Nov 2014 17:53:23        SET    Variable expansion
  skipped: Hidden Variable (hidden_text2) detected
  202    3 Nov 2014 17:53:23        SCRIPT    echo hello
  203    3 Nov 2014 17:53:23        SCRIPT    echo *****
  204    3 Nov 2014 17:53:23        SCRIPT    echo
  Ë?1foË?210aË?214Ë?217Ë?10Ë?220Ë?216Ë?15Ë?220FoRgEB6XPps3N
  205    3 Nov 2014 17:53:23        EXEC    start
  [C:\build@BFServer]
  206    3 Nov 2014 17:53:23        EXEC    hello
  207    3 Nov 2014 17:53:23        EXEC    *****
  208    3 Nov 2014 17:53:23        EXEC
  1fo210a2142171022021615220FoRgEB6XPps3N
  

Problem conclusion

• The problem is fixed in 8002iFix3 release
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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Fix information

• Fixed component name

  BUILD FORGE EE

• Fixed component ID

  5724S2702

Applicable component levels

• R713 PSN

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