IT47545: 'CR' CHARACTER IN INPUT MESSAGE, IS EXCLUDED IN .MXML FILE SAVED WITH TOOLKIT FLOW EXERCISER

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When using the toolkit flow exerciser to record and save a
  message into the application containing the message flow, any
  'CR' (carriage return) character that is part of the input
  message gets removed from the saved .mxml file.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  USERS AFFECTED:
  All users of IBM App Connect Enterprise v12 and v13 using Flow
  exerciser in Toolkit to record and save a message.
  
  
  Platforms affected:
  LinuxX64, LinuxPPCLE64, AIX, LinuxZ64
  
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  PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  When using the Flow exerciser in App Connect Enterprise Toolkit
  to record and save a message into the application containing the
  message flow, any 'CR' (carriage return) character that is part
  of the input message gets removed from the saved .mxml
  file.
  
  This happens because as part of the XML specification,
  when XML parsers encounter a '\r' character they should either
  substitute a '\r\n' pair with a single '\n', or substitute a
  single '\r' character with a '\n'.
  

Problem conclusion

• The product has been modified such that if the input message
  contains a 'CR' character it would be serialized into the .mxml
  file as BLOBCHARACTER (bytearray) . This avoids the issue of
  losing the CR character during the subsequent XML parsing
  process.
  
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  The fix is targeted for delivery in the following PTFs:
  
  Version   Maintenance Level
  v12.0      12.0.12.12
  v13.0      13.0.3.0
  
  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

  APP CONNECT ENT

• Fixed component ID

  5724J0570

Applicable component levels