IT34863: JSON PARSER CANNOT PARSE DECIMAL NUMBERS WHEN SYSTEM LOCALE IS FR_CH

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• If the system locale is Swiss French then the JSON parser
  cannot parse decimal numbers. For example parsing of {"hello":
  123.456} will fail with a BIP5716 exception.
  
  This occurs
  because of a disagreement between the ACE locale data and the
  system locale data as to what the correct decimal separator is
  for numbers in the fr_CH locale. This error is not seen for the
  base fr (i.e. fr_FR) locale.
  

Local fix

• Setting the following environment variables will forse the JSON
  parser to treat numbers in JSON messages as DECIMALs rather
  than FLOATs:
  
  MQSI_JSON_NUMBERFORMATPARSING_OFF=1
  MQSI_JSON_NUMBER_PRECISION_TYPE=DECIMAL
  
  Note that the values and case of the
  environment variable values is important.
  
  Otherwise, change
  the system locale to fr_FR rather than fr_CH.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  USERS AFFECTED:
  All users of the JSON parser in IBM App Connect Enterprise v11
  running integration nodes and integration servers in a Swiss
  French locale.
  
  
  Platforms affected:
  MultiPlatform
  
  ****************************************************************
  PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  If the system locale is Swiss French then the JSON parser cannot
  parse decimal numbers. For example parsing of {"hello": 123.456}
  will fail with a BIP5716 exception.
  
  This occurs because of a disagreement between the ACE locale
  data and the system locale data as to what the correct decimal
  separator is for numbers in the fr_CH locale. This error is not
  seen for the base fr (i.e. fr_FR) locale.
  

Problem conclusion

• The JSON parser now always uses the host system locale data when
  parsing numbers, rather than a mix of the system and ACE
  built-in locale data.
  
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  The fix is targeted for delivery in the following PTFs:
  
  Version    Maintenance Level
  v11.0      11.0.0.11
  
  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

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Fix information

• Fixed component name

  APP CONNECT ENT

• Fixed component ID

  5724J0550

Applicable component levels