IT25573: ESQL EVAL ON A UDP WITH NULL VALUE FAILS

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When using the EVAL ESQL function to evaluate a UDP, if the UDP
  does not have a default value then the following Exception is
  thrown during evaluation:
  
  Jul 12 09:55:47 BOX IIB[22856]: IBM Integration Bus v100012
  (TESTNODE.default) [Thread 23130] (Msg 4/4) BIP2402E: (, 1.1) :
  Syntax error : 'EOF'.
  
  The issue is caused because the UDP is evaluated to the empty
  string and this empty string is treated as an ESQL expression.
  When parsing this resultant expression the parser fails.
  
  The issue may not occur if the "Compile and inline resources"
  checkbox is selected when building the bar file because under
  those circumstances the deploy processing may replace the UDP
  values as part of pre-processing.
  

Local fix

• Enable compile and inline resources when building the bar file
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  USERS AFFECTED:
  All users of IBM Integration Bus version 10 or IBM App Connect
  Enterprise version 11 using ESQL.
  
  
  Platforms affected:
  MultiPlatform
  
  ****************************************************************
  PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  When using the EVAL ESQL function to evaluate a UDP, if the UDP
  does not have a default value then the following exception is
  thrown during evaluation:
  
  BIP2402E: (, 1.1) : Syntax error : 'EOF'.
  
  The issue is caused because the UDP is evaluated to the empty
  string and this empty string is treated as an ESQL expression.
  When parsing this resultant expression the parser fails.
  
  The issue may not occur if the "Compile and inline resources"
  checkbox is selected when building the bar file because under
  those circumstances the deploy processing may replace the UDP
  values as part of pre-processing.
  

Problem conclusion

• The parser no longer treats a UDP with no value as an empty
  string and parsing the expression no longer fails.
  
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  The fix is targeted for delivery in the following PTFs:
  
  Version    Maintenance Level
  v10.0      10.0.0.15
  v11.0      11.0.0.3
  
  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

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Fix information

• Fixed component name

  INTEGRATION BUS

• Fixed component ID

  5724J0540

Applicable component levels