IC55692: MQ Import bindings do not propogate MQMD MsgFlags data

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• MQ Import bindings do not propogate any value which is
  contained with the MQMD MsgFlags field into the outbound MQ
  message.
  
  For example, if you are using a Mediation Flow Component with
  a MQ Import, and your Service Message Object contains the
  header structure:
  
  <headers>
    <md>
     <Expiry>0</Expiry>
     <Priority>4</Priority>
     <Persistence>0</Persistence>
     <UserIdentifier>JohnD</UserIdentifier>
     <PutApplName>soapui</PutApplName>
     <MsgFlags>7</MsgFlags>
    </md>
  </headers>
  
  the value of the <MsgFlags> element, 7 in this example, is not
  propogated  into the output MQ message.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus    *
  *                 and WebSphere Process Server V6.0.2 and      *
  *                 V6.1.0 who are using WebSphere MQ Import     *
  *                 bindings, and making use of MQ's MsgFlags    *
  *                 field.                                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: MQ's MQMD MsgFlags value is not         *
  *                      populated to an outbound MQ message     *
  *                      during an MQ Import's message           *
  *                      processing.                             *
  *                                                              *
  *                      This means it is not possible to add    *
  *                      or change the MsgFlags value within     *
  *                      an outbound MQ message.                 *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: If you encounter this problem and require    *
  *                 to create/change this MsgFlags value, you    *
  *                 are advised to install the fix pack which    *
  *                 contains the code change associated with     *
  *                 this APAR.                                   *
  ****************************************************************
  The MQMD's MsgFlags value is used to specify attributes of the
  MQ message to control its processing my WebSphere MQ.
  
  It is sometimes desirable to change or create this value, for
  example by changing/creating the value in the Service Message
  Object (SMO) during processing within a Mediation Flow
  Component.
  
  However due to a code defect, when the message passes through
  an MQ Import binding, the MsgFlags value contained within the
  SMO/SCA message is not propogated into the outbound MQ message.
  
  The consequence of this is that you cannot create or change the
  outbound MQ message's MQMD MsgFlags value.
  

Problem conclusion

• The product's code was changed to correct this problem.  With
  this change in place, the MsgFlags value within the SMO/SCA
  message is now propogated into the MQ message.
  
  There are no know side effects associated with this fix.
  
  This code fix was included with the following fix pack:
  
      6.0.2 Fix Pack 4 (v6.0.2.4)
  
  
  This code fix was also targeted to be included in the
  following fix pack:
  
      6.1.0 Fix Pack 2 (v6.1.0.2)
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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Fix information

• Fixed component name

  WEB ESB FOR WIN

• Fixed component ID

  5724I8200

Applicable component levels

• R100 PSN

     UP

• R200 PSY

     UP

• R300 PSY

     UP