PM54270: convertToXML call returns a non-nillable field

Rational Business Developer Fix Pack 3 (8.0.1.3) for 8.0.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Environment: windows
  Product name: IBM? Rational? Business Developer
  
  Program Version    :  8.0.1.2
  Description.
  Implementing an application incorporating the convertToXML call
  within EGL source code returns an incorrect format when a
  non-nillable field is output.
  
  a) Deploy the application where the EGL source code includes
  this record definition.
  recordXML type BasicRecord
          Name string;
          Address String?;
  end
  
  Testing the applicable service function which includes the
  convertToXML call with the WSDL Test Explorer correctly returns
  the Address field to include the nillable reference eg
  ?Name?James?/Name? ?Address xsi:nil='true'/? ?/XML?
  
  b) Remove the nillable reference within the record.
  recordXML type BasicRecord
          Name string;
          Address String;
  end
  
  Testing the service function again with the WSDL Test Explorer
  incorrectly returns the Address field eg ?XML?
  ?Name?James?/Name? ?Address/? ?/XML?
  
  The Help reference for XMLElement confirms the Address field
  should have been omitted in (b) ie
  http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/rbdhelp/v7r5m0/topic/co
  m.ibm.egl.lr.doc/topics/regl_core_xml_element.html
  
  'nillable
  A Boolean value indicates whether the element to be written to
  an XML string is nillable. The choice is as follows: If the
  value is false (the default), the EGL Runtime does not write an
  element to the XML string when the content is null .'
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  Nullable record fields can't be converted to minoccurs=0
  

Problem conclusion

• Fixed record XML generation to correct nillable=false
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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Fix information

• Fixed component name

  RATL BUS DEV

• Fixed component ID

  5724S5000

Applicable component levels

• R801 PSN

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