PI37658: IT IS NOT POSSIBLE IN THE APPLICATION CENTER CONSOLE TO RESTRICT APPLICATION FOR USER WITH RESERVED CHARACTERS

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• An exception is emitted in the application server log :
  Exception thrown by application class 'java.net.URI.create:-1'
  
  java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Illegal character in path at
  index n
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Application Center console users                             *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * Restricting applications to users whose name contains        *
  * characters like brackets fails in Application Center         *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * -                                                            *
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Problem conclusion

• Reserved characters like brackets used in URL are escaped to
  avoid parsing exception of the URL by the wink layer used when
  the Application Center console invokes the administration REST
  services
  

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

  WL/MFPF ENTERPR

• Fixed component ID

  5725I4300

Applicable component levels

• R620 PSY

     UP

• R630 PSY

     UP

• R700 PSY

     UP