JR46716: DOC - BPM DOESN'T HAVE A NUMERIC TYPE THAT CAN HANDLE 64 BIT INTEGER VALUES

APAR status

• Closed as documentation error.

Error description

• MDM IDs ( CONT_ID etc ) are 64-bit signed
  integers which can go up to 19 digits (although the MDM default
  key generator makes them 18 digits) but BPM doesn't have a
  numeric type that can handle integers this large. The Web
  Service toolkit enforces an xsd: long -> integer type conversion
  but this integer is too small to handle the ID.  During MDM
  integration this raises issues.
  
  The documentation Simple variable types
  (http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSFTN5_8.0.1/com.
  ibm.wbpm.bpc.doc/topics/rdev_wsapi_simplevariabletypes.html)
  should be updated.
  
  PRODUCTS AFFECTED
  IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) Advanced
  IBM BPM Standard
  IBM BPM Express
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• No additional information is available.
  

Problem conclusion

• The content will be updated the next time the documentation is
  refreshed.
  

Temporary fix

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