PI53816: DIRECT UPDATE IS TRIGGERED INAPPROPRIATELY IF APPLICATION REPORTS AN EMPTY STRING AS SKIN NAME

IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation Interim Fix README for 7.1
IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation Interim Fix README for 7.0

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• If a MobileFirst Platform application sends an empty string as
  the skin name, in the "x-wl-app-details" header that is used
  during connection to the server, direct update may be
  inappropriately triggered, even though none of the
  application's web resources have been modified.
  

Local fix

• None available.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Users with direct update, not using skins.                   *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * Default skin application sometimes send an empty string as   *
  * the skin name which could not be handled correctly by the    *
  * server.                                                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * -                                                            *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• Server changed to handle empty string skin name as default skin.
  

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

  MFPF/WORKLIGHT

• Fixed component ID

  5725I4301

Applicable component levels

• R700 PSY

     UP

• R710 PSY

     UP