PI97634: STUB EXCEL TEST DATA ON LINUX IS SLOW TO ACCESS

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• A stub running on Linux can take 2 seconds to process Excel test
  data.  This results in a 2 second delay when responding to each
  received message.
  
  The problem can be seen in the Agent log as follows:
  
  [RunTests/instance2 (1)]: [24/04/2018, 11:20:57.855] [Debug]
  Instance 19: Tag read : PROJECT/ROOT_DIRECTORY
  (/var/myWorkspace/ita/7539796174161277891/engines/1/ProjectFiles
  )
  
  2 second delay
  
  [RunTests/instance2 (1)]: [24/04/2018, 11:20:59.954] [Debug]
  Instance 19: Tag read : Name ()
  
  STEPS TO REPRODUCE:
  
  1. Create a stub that performs a Test Data Lookup using Excel
  test data.
  2. Deploy to RIT-Agent with Debug logging enabled.
  3. Send a message to the stub.
  
  EXPECTED RESULTS:
  
  The stub responds in a few milliseconds
  
  ACTUAL RESULTS:
  
  The stub responds in 2 seconds.
  The RIT-Agent log shows the delay.
  
  WORKAROUND:
  
  Convert the test data to CSV and redesign the stub to use that
  file.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Users of Excel test data                                     *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * On some operating systems, previous releases of Integration  *
  * Tester did not correctly detect when a file used as the      *
  * source of a Test Data resource was modified. This might lead *
  * to data being refreshed unnecessarily.                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• Fixed in 9.2.0.1
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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Fix information

• Fixed component name

  RATL INTEGRA TE

• Fixed component ID

  5725G79IT

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