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JR46632: DURING SERVER STARTUP, APPLICATIONS USING BUSINESS RULES MAY FAIL TO STARTUP DUE TO A SMALL TIMING WINDOW CONFLICT

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • During server restart, applications using Business Rules may
    fail to startup.
    
    There is a very small timing window during the initialization of
    an application that uses Business Rules artifacts.
    
    This window involves a call to the java.text.DateFormat.parse()
    method.
    
    Currently the same format instance is shared between all
    threads.
    
    If multiple threads (different applications starting up) happen
    to  execute the code at the same time, it will result in an
    error.
    
    The chances of this error occuring are very low.
    
    This APAR will resolve the issue by using new instances of the
    format for each thread.
    
    
    
    An example of the error can be found in FFDC files similar to
    the following:
    
    
    FFDC Exception:java.lang.NumberFormatException
    SourceId:com.ibm.wbiservers.customization.runtime.xml.Customizat
    ionTimes
    tampContentHandler.endElement ProbeId:122
    Reporter:com.ibm.wbiservers.customization.runtime.xml.Customizat
    ionTimes
    tampContentHandler@503c503c
    java.lang.NumberFormatException: For input string:
    ".2001133E.2001133E44"
     at
    sun.misc.FloatingDecimal.readJavaFormatString(FloatingDecimal.ja
    va:1266)
     at java.lang.Double.parseDouble(Double.java:510)
     at java.text.DigitList.getDouble(DigitList.java:151) at
    java.text.DecimalFormat.parse(DecimalFormat.java:1302)
     at
    java.text.SimpleDateFormat.subParse(SimpleDateFormat.java:1611)
     at java.text.SimpleDateFormat.parse(SimpleDateFormat.java:1332)
     at java.text.DateFormat.parse(DateFormat.java:335)
     at
    com.ibm.wbiservers.customization.runtime.xml.CustomizationTimest
    ampConte
    ntHandler.endElement(CustomizationTimestampContentHandler.java:1
    37)
    

Local fix

  • Restart the server.
    
    The chances of this conflict are low, so a subsequent
    startup is likely to proceed without error.
    

Problem summary

  • Workaround:
    
    Restart the server. The chances of this conflict are low, so a
    subsequent
    startup is likely to proceed without error.
    
    Problem Summary:
    
    This window involves a call to the java.text.DateFormat.parse()
    method. Currently
    the same format instance is shared between all threads. If
    multiple threads
    (different applications starting up) happen to  execute the code
    at the same time,
    it will result in an error. The chances of this error occuring
    are very low.
    

Problem conclusion

  • With this interim fix the Business Rules code is changed, so
    that an instance of
    java.text.DateFormat is not shared across multiple threads so
    that the exception
    will not be caused any longer.
    
    FIX AVAILABILITY:
    
    iFix for 7.5.1.1 is available on Fix Central, search for APAR
    JR46632 at http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/
    Fix is also included in BPM 7.5.1.2
    Fix is also included in BPM 8.0.1.2
    Fix is also included in BPM 8.5.0.1
    
    When obtaining any of the above fixes, be sure to download the
    accompanying readme, for itself and any prerequisite fixes, and
    review them thorougly.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    JR46632

  • Reported component name

    BPM ADVANCED

  • Reported component ID

    5725C9400

  • Reported release

    751

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2013-05-09

  • Closed date

    2013-08-12

  • Last modified date

    2013-08-12

  • 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

  • R751 PSY

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Document Information

Modified date:
08 January 2022