JR48881: REASSIGNING TASK TO A GROUP NEGATES THE GROUP ID CAUSING IT TO FLIP BACK AND FORTH BW POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE VALUES

8.0.1.2-WS-BPM-IFJR48881
Version 8.5 Refresh Pack 5 for the IBM Business Process Manager products
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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Reassigning task to a group negates the group id causing it to
  flip back and forth bw positive and negative values.
  .
  The method used by Portal to reassign a task back to its group
  negates the group id associated with the task. This is initially
  ok, as the id has to be a negative value after performing the
  operation. However, a repeated execution negates the value again
  turning it into a positive value, which is wrong.
  In the LSW_TASK table, the user_id and group_id columns will
  both have negative (minus) values.
  For example, user_id = -1 and group_id  = -1234
  The internal system user (user_id = -1) re-assigns the task
  back to groups.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• Assigning a task back to the task group via the JS API, when
  done repeatedly, can leave the task group id as a negative
  number. In such cases, the task cannot be claimed any more.
  
  PROBLEM DETAILED DESCRIPTION:
  The task id gets negated when the task gets assigned back. When
  done twice, the task id gets negated twice, thus leaving the id
  as a negative number.
  

Problem conclusion

• The assign back operation now checks whether the task group id
  is negative, before negating it.
  
  FIX AVAILABILITY:
  iFix for 7.5.1.1 is/will be available on Fix Central; search for
  APAR JR48881 at http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/
  Fix is also targetted for inclusion in next fixpack for
  BPM V7.5.1, 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

• R751 PSY

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