IT24810: INCONSISTENT BEHAVIOUR EXECUTING ESQL EVAL(NULL)

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When executing ESQL statement EVAL(user-defined property) and
  this UDP is NULL, IIB exhibits inconsistent behaviour depending
  on whether the service trace is
  enabled. If it is enabled, an exception is thrown with an error
  message "cannot convert NULL value to character". When the
  service trace is turned off, there is no exception.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  USERS AFFECTED:
  All users of IBM Integration Bus using EVAL statement of
  user-defined properties when the UDP is NULL
  
  
  Platforms affected:
  z/OS, MultiPlatform
  
  ****************************************************************
  PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  When executing an ESQL statement, EVAL (user-defined property)
  and this UDP is NULL, IIB exhibits inconsistent behaviour
  depending on whether the service trace is enabled. If it is
  enabled, an exception is thrown with an error message "cannot
  convert NULL value to character". When the service trace is
  turned off, there is no exception.
  

Problem conclusion

• The product behaves consistently with the service trace turned
  on or off. The service trace no longer throws an exception.
  
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  The fix is targeted for delivery in the following PTFs:
  
  Version    Maintenance Level
  v10.0      10.0.0.13
  v11.0      11.0.0.1
  
  The latest available maintenance can be obtained from:
  http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=849&uid=swg27006041
  
  If the maintenance level is not yet available,information on
  its planned availability can be found on:
  http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=849&uid=swg27006308
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  

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

  INTEGRATION BUS

• Fixed component ID

  5724J0540

Applicable component levels