IC77098: WMQ V7 EXPLORER DOES NOT DISPLAY LOWER CASE EBCDIC DATA CORRECTLY

WebSphere MQ v7.0.1.7 Hypervisor for AIX
WebSphere MQ V7.0 Fix Pack 7.0.1.7
WebSphere MQ V7.0.1 for i5/OS Fix Pack 7.0.1.7

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When using WebSphere MQ V7 Explorer or the MS0T WebSphere MQ
  Explorer SupportPac, when a message whose data is in EBCDIC is
  browsed, the lower case EBCDIC characters are displayed as "."
  (dots).
  This can be seen only in the 'Data' part of the "Message
  Properties" window. The hex values of the characters are
  correctly displayed but in the 'eye-catcher' translation of the
  data, the lower case EBCDIC characters are displayed incorrectly
  as "." (period or dot) which internally refers to data that
  cannot be displayed.
  
  Note: The problem can be observed in the right-most part of the
  'Message data bytes' field.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  USERS AFFECTED:
  This issue affects users of WMQ V7 Explorer who attempt to
  browse messages whose contents are in EBCDIC (CCSID 500) from
  the WMQ Explorer.
  
  Platforms affected:
  Linux (x86),Linux (x86-64),Windows
  
  ****************************************************************
  PROBLEM SUMMARY:
  The part of the WMQ V7 Explorer code which performed the
  necessary formatting and conversion to display the 'Message data
  bytes' did not consider the situation of the message data being
  in EBCDIC.
  

Problem conclusion

• The WMQ Explorer code has now been fixed so that the lower case
  EBCDIC characters are displayed correctly in the right most part
  of the 'Message data bytes' field in the 'Message properties'
  window.
  
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  The fix is targeted for delivery in the following PTFs:
  
                     v7.0
  Platform           Fix Pack 7.0.1.7
  --------           --------------------
  Windows            U200333
  Linux (x86)        U844091
  Linux (x86-64)     U844095
  
  The latest available maintenance can be obtained from
  'WebSphere MQ Recommended Fixes'
  http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=171&uid=swg27006037
  
  If the maintenance level is not yet available, information on
  its planned availability can be found in 'WebSphere MQ
  Planned Maintenance Release Dates'
  http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=171&uid=swg27006309
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  

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

  WMQ WINDOWS V7

• Fixed component ID

  5724H7220

Applicable component levels

• R700 PSY

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