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IT42862: MESSAGE FLOW MAY PROCESS MORE NUMBER OF MESSAGES THAN THE CONFIGURED MAXIMUM MESSAGES PER SECOND.

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • If a message flow was idle for few seconds and then if many
    input messages arrive in a second then the flow may process two
    or three more messages than the maximumRateMsgsPerSec configured
    in the WLM policy.
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    USERS AFFECTED:
    All users of IBM App Connect Enterprise V12.0 and V13.0 using
    the maximumRateMsgsPerSec WLM property.
    
    
    Platforms affected:
    AIX, WinX64, LinuxZ64, LinuxPPCLE64, LinuxX64
    
    ****************************************************************
    PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
    If a message flow remains idle for a few seconds and then
    receives a burst of input messages within a short period (for
    example, within one second), it may temporarily process two or
    three additional messages beyond the configured
    maximumRateMsgsPerSec limit defined in the WLM policy.
    

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IT42862

  • Reported component name

    APP CONNECT ENT

  • Reported component ID

    5724J0550

  • Reported release

    B00

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2023-01-07

  • Closed date

    2026-03-17

  • Last modified date

    2026-03-17

  • 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

    APP CONNECT ENT

  • Fixed component ID

    5724J0550

Applicable component levels

[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Product":{"code":"SSDR5J","label":"IBM App Connect Enterprise"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"B00","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB77","label":"Automation Platform"}}]

Document Information

Modified date:
17 March 2026