PI68942: DFHPI1007 JSON TO DATA TRANSFORMATION FAILED BECAUSE OF INCORRECT INPUT (UNDEFINED_ELEMENT).

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• CICS TS 5.3
  JSON transform failing
  .
  
  We have an application using the LINK-able interface to
  transform JSON
  The use is EC WEB OPEN, EC WEB SEND, EC WEB RECEIVE where a JSON
  package is received.
  Then we do EC LINK PROGRAM(DFHJSON) after copying data to
  the correct container
  .
  This fails with message :
  DFHPI1007 JSON to data transformation failed because of
  incorrect input (UNDEFINED_ELEMENT optionType) for JSONTRANSFRM
  .
  Trace of this failing transaction shows:
  PI 3410 PIJP1 DATA  JSON_START_ELEMENT    n_mobile
  PI 3411 PIJP1 DATA  JSON_END_ELEMENT      n_mobile
  PI 3411 PIJP1 DATA  JSON_END_ELEMENT      inputParameters
  PI 3410 PIJP1 DATA  JSON_START_ELEMENT    optionType
  PI 3413 PIJP1 *EXC* PARSING_ERROR
  .
  The same JSON transform works fine when run in a CICS TS 5.3
  JVM server.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All CICS users.                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * DFHPI1007 UNDEFINED_ELEMENT or UNEXPECTED_CONTENT using the  *
  * native JSON parser.                                          *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * .                                                            *
  ****************************************************************
  The native (non-Java) JSON parser is used to process a JSON
  payload sent to a web service running in CICS, or invoked via
  the DFHJSON linkable interface.  If the JSON supplied contains
  one or more of the following, an error occurs and a DFHPI1007
  message with an UNDEFINED_ELEMENT or UNEXPECTED_CONTENT insert
  is issued:
  
  - An object that may contain another object is null.
  - An array is null.
  - An array at the top level has its name in quotes.
  - An array is not the final object within an object.
  - An array is the final object when using a transformation
  generated using DFHJS2LS.
  
  Additional keywords: msgDFHPI1007 PI1007
  

Problem conclusion

• DFHPIJP1 has been modified to successfully parse JSON in the
  scenarios described above.
  

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:

  UI43554

Modules/Macros

• DFHPIJP1
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CICS TS Z/OS V5

• Fixed component ID

  5655Y0400

Applicable component levels

• R000 PSY UI43554

     UP16/12/29 P F612

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