IJ32514: AUTOMATION SCRIPT FIELD CHANGES CHARACTERS WHEN CREATING SCRIPT

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When a save is done the script characters are changed.
  
  STEPS TO REPRODUCE:
  
  1. Go to Automation Scripts application.
  2. From More Actions>Create>Script with Attribute Launchpoint
  - Launch Point: RKTEST
  - Object: WORKORDER
  - Attribute: STATUS
  Then Click Next
  3. Script Name: RKSCRIPT
  - Script Language: Python
  Click Next
  4. Copy following into script field:
  from java.lang import String
  fmtMid = String(fmtMid).replaceAll("&", "& amp;")
  fmtMid = String(fmtMid).replaceAll(">", ">")
  fmtMid = String(fmtMid).replaceAll("<", "&lt;")
  fmtMid = String(fmtMid).replaceAll("'", "&apos;")
  5. Click Create
  6. Now open the new script RKTEST and notice the script has
  changed to
  from java.lang import String
  fmtMid = String(fmtMid).replaceAll("&", "&")
  fmtMid = String(fmtMid).replaceAll(">", ">")
  fmtMid = String(fmtMid).replaceAll("<", "<")
  fmtMid = String(fmtMid).replaceAll("'", "&apos;")
  
  Results:
  Characters in the script are changed
  
  Expected Results:
  Script remains as entered
  
  Products Version:
  Tivoli's process automation engine 7.6.1.2-IFIX20201123-1524
  Build 20200715-0100 DB Build V7612-284 HFDB Build HF7612-12IBM
  

Local fix

• n/a
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * MAXIMO                                                       *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * AUTOMATION SCRIPT FIELD CHANGES CHARACTERS WHEN CREATING     *
  * SCRIPT                                                       *
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Problem conclusion

• _The fix for this APAR is contained in the following maintenance
  package: release\fix pack for Release 7.6.1.3 Product_
  

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

  MAXIMO ASST MGM

• Fixed component ID

  5724R46AM

Applicable component levels