PM76014: [wi 75464]'Unexpected error' when submitting asset where attribute in incorrect format.

Rational Asset Manager Fix Pack 2 (7.5.1.2) for 7.5.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When user has entered incorrect input into a field when
  submitting an asset RAM should catch this but instead allows the
  submission to continue.  This results in an 'Unexpected error'
  message being displayed in the web client.
  
  RAM should catch this condition and provide a more useful error
  message to the user.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  When user has entered incorrect input into a field when
  submitting an asset RAM should catch this but instead allows
  the submission to continue. This results in an "Unexpected
  error" message being displayed in the web client.
  
  I am able to reproduce this problem in RAM 7.5.1.1 sandbox
  
  - Create an asset attribute of type Number
  - Submit an asset which uses this attribute
  - Instead of entering a number enter text instead.
  - Save the asset
  - Get the "Unexpected error"
  
  Reproduction steps on CDT environment of iRAM
  
  1) Login to ... Test server
  
  
  2) Click on Submit button.
  3) In Submit an asset form, fill in all the mandatory
  information. You?
  can choose community as "A321890_Test Community$#". All
  signed in users?
  are Asset Producer for this community. Choose any asset type
  also.
  4) Also give the value of "Creation Time" which is a custom
  attribute?
  as any non-numeric value (e.g. abc).
  5) Click on the "Submit as Draft" button.
  
  You will get the unexpected error.
  Specific details regarding this error have been recorded in
  the ramDebug.log file with the following ID:
  B08842D1-DB83-A0BB-18DF-6F0D26A49A81
  
  I have uploaded supportToday_2012_10_26.zip and
  \c01z0066\cdt_ram_cl_c01z0066\ramDebugRAM1WebApplication.log
  contains the ID above.
  

Problem conclusion

• We should use Double.parseDouble(value) and if a
  NumberFormatException is thrown, add an error to the
  FacesContext.
  

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

  RATL ASSET MGR

• Fixed component ID

  5724R4200

Applicable component levels

• R751 PSN

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