JR42894: COACH OUTPUT TEXT BOX DOES NOT DISPLAY HTML FORMATTING

Version 8.0 Refresh Pack 1 for the IBM Business Process Manager products
Version 7.5.1 Fix Pack 1 for the IBM Business Process Manager products

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• After applying APAR JR42280, an output text box in a coach does
  not display HTML formatting.  For example, if <b> and </b> tags
  are used to specify bold text, the actual tags are rendered in
  the coach.  The expected result is that the formatting
  specified by the tags will be displayed instead of the tags
  themselves.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  Users of BPM Express, BPM Standard, and     *
  *                  BPM Advanced.                               *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: An output text box in a coach does      *
  *                      not display HTML formatting.            *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  Apply the fix for JR42894 which is available from Fix Central.
  JR42894 makes changes to escape JavaScript and HTML
  configurable
  for an output text box.  An "Escape HTML And JavaScript Code"
  check box has been added to Properties > Presentation section
  in
  Process Designer for an output text box.  Checking the "Escape
  HTML And JavaScript code" check box will result in escaped
  JavaScript and HTML in the output text box.  The default
  setting
  for an output text box is to not escape content, so explicitly
  checking the "Escape HTML And JavaScript Code" check box should
  be used when content displayed is based on input that is not
  tightly controlled by the application itself; this will prevent
  unintended JavaScript from being executed.  In cases where the
  output text box is being used to display HTML, then the "Escape
  HTML And JavaScript Code" check box can be unchecked so that
  HTML formatting will render in the output text box.  To limit
  the possibility of unintended JavaScript execution when
  unchecking the "Escape HTML And JavaScript Code" check box,
  care
  should be taken that the application tightly controls what will
  be displayed in the output text box.
  

Problem conclusion

• The fix for JR42894 is available on Fix Central for the
  7.5.1.0 level of IBM Business Process Manager.
  
  The JR42894 package available on Fix Central has two parts,
  one for the runtime (supporting Process Server and Process
  Center profiles) and one for Process Designer.  The file for
  the runtime has "BPM" in the name and the file for Process
  Designer has "BPMPD" in the name.  If the runtime fix is
  applied to an environment that supports Process Center, then
  the Process Designer fix (with "BPMPD" in the name) needs to
  be applied to every Process Designer that connects to that
  Process Center, otherwise there will be a version mismatch.
  
  
  7.5.1.0 prerequisite information and installation order:
  
  Please note that JR42576 and JR42765 are server prerequisite
  interim fixes fo rJR42894.  The Process Designer JR42894
  interim fix does not have prerequisites.
  
  Following is the interim fix installation order: JR42012,
  JR42280, JR42220, JR42232, JR42330, JR42342, JR42576, JR42331,
  JR42452, JR42765, and JR42894.
  
  
  Installation instructions for 7.5.1.0:
  
  To install the JR42894 interim fix, follow these steps.
  1.  Backup the BPM and Performance Data Warehouse databases.
  2.  Backup a stand-alone profile or all profiles in a network
  deployment environment.  The "backupConfig" command can be
  used to backup a profile.  See the following documentation
  section:
  http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/wasinfo/v7r0/index.jsp?topic=/
  com.ibm.websphere.nd.multiplatform.doc/info/ae/ae/rxml_backupcon
  fig.html
  3.  Stop a stand-alone server or network deployment
  environment before applying any fix.
  4.  Install the JR42894 runtime and Process Designer interim
  fix packages using IBM Installation Manager.  Prerequisite
  fixes and other fixes in the installation order can be
  installed at the same time as JR42894.
  5.  Upgrade profiles:
  - For a stand-alone environment, follow step two in this
  section:
  http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/dmndhelp/v7r5m1/topic/c
  om.ibm.wbpm.imuc.doc/topics/tmig_upgrading_bpm_errors.html
  - For a network deployment environment, follow step three in
  this section for each cluster:
  http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/dmndhelp/v7r5m1/topic/c
  om.ibm.wbpm.imuc.doc/topics/tmig_upgrading_bpm_nd_clusters.html
  6.  Run the upgrade_7x command to update the database by
  following step one in this section:
  http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/dmndhelp/v7r5m1/topic/c
  om.ibm.wbpm.imuc.doc/upgrade/topic/upgrading_existing_dbs_751.ht
  ml
  7.  Start the stand-alone server or network deployment
  environment.
  

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

  BPM ADVANCED

• Fixed component ID

  5725C9400

Applicable component levels

• R750 PSY

     UP