JR48781: COACH FAILS TO DISPLAY FIELDS INITIALIZED WITH NULL

8.5.0.1-WS-BPM-IFJR48781
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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Fields that were initialized with a null value, are not
  displayed correctly by a Coach, especially if these fields are
  contained in a list.
  

Local fix

• N?A
  

Problem summary

• If a List datastructure contains fields that are initialized
  with a null value, and these values are displayed in a coach,
  then updates that are made in the coach may be lost when the
  data are sent to the server.
  
  PROBLEM DETAILED DESCRIPTION:
  The interface between the Browser and the Server was
  underspecified for null elements.  The code that runs in the
  Browser expects a JSON format of the data that contains the
  name of the null element and an indication that the element is
  null. The server on the other hand omitted the null element
  completely.
  

Problem conclusion

• Now the server sends to the browser the JSON format that is
  expected by the browser.
  
  FIX AVAILABILITY:
  iFix for 8.0.1.0 is available on Fix Central, search for APAR
  JR48781 at http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/
  iFix for 8.0.1.2 is available on Fix Central, search for APAR
  JR48781 at http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/
  Fix is also targetted for inclusion in next fixpack for BPM
  8.0.1
  
  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 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 STANDARD

• Fixed component ID

  5725C9500

Applicable component levels

• R801 PSY

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