PM21508: CICS Bottom-up Web Services PL/I fails to create WSDL

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• CICS Bottom-up Web Services PL/I scenario incorrectly handles
  filler ('*') data declarations.
  
  The customer receives IllegalArgumentException when they attempt
  to Generate a Web Service for CICS wizard to create a WSDL.
  
  The following exception is seen in the .log:
  
  !ENTRY com.ibm.etools.xmlent.ui 4 255 2010-08-27 16:57:09.069
  !MESSAGE An unexpected error has occurred.  Refer to the
  workspace log for more detail.
  !STACK 0
  java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
   at
  com.ibm.etools.xmlent.batch.util.file.BatchFileUtil.serializeLan
  gStruct(Unknown
  Source)
   at
  com.ibm.etools.xmlent.batch.util.file.BatchFileUtil.serializeLan
  gStruct(Unknown
  Source)
   at
  com.ibm.etools.xmlent.batch.util.cwsa.LS2WSFileSources.serialize
  LangStruct(Unknown
  Source)
   at
  com.ibm.etools.xmlent.batch.util.CICSAssistants.LS2XCICSAssistan
  tsFileSources.setupStateFiles(Unknown
  Source)
   at
  com.ibm.etools.xmlent.batch.cwsa.gen.LS2WSSetGen.generate(Unknow
  n
  Source)
   at
  com.ibm.etools.xmlent.batch.processing.BPServiceWrapper.createIn
  terpretiveCICSWebService(Unknown
  Source)
   at
  com.ibm.etools.xmlent.batch.processing.BPServiceWrapper.processS
  ervices(Unknown
  Source)
   at
  com.ibm.etools.xmlent.batch.processing.BPProjectWrapper.process(
  Unknown
  Source)
   at
  com.ibm.etools.xmlent.batch.processing.BatchProcess.runBatch(Unk
  nown
  Source)
   at
  com.ibm.etools.xmlent.ui.operations.BatchProcessorWizardOperatio
  n.runBatchProcessor(Unknown
  Source)
   at
  com.ibm.etools.xmlent.ui.operations.BatchProcessorWizardOperatio
  n.run(Unknown
  Source)
   at
  org.eclipse.jface.operation.ModalContext$ModalContextThread.run(
  Unknown
  Source)
  

Local fix

• Rename any asterisk items in the include files or PLI source
  files to anything else such as x1, x2, etc.
  

Problem summary

• CICS Bottom-up Web Services PL/I scenario incorrectly handles
  filler ('*') data declarations.
  

Problem conclusion

• In PL/I, a field with * is essentially a FILLER since it could
  never be explicitly referred to. Given that, we do not support
  FILLER items. The fix was put in so that the UI will guard
  selection of PL/I fields named *.
  
  The problem listed in this APAR has been resolved with
  IBM Rational Developer for System z V7.6.2.1 Fix Pack which
  is available from the Recommended Fixes support download page:
  http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=2294&uid=swg27006335
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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Fix information

• Fixed component name

  RATL DEV FOR SY

• Fixed component ID

  5724T0700

Applicable component levels

• R762 PSY

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