JR49628: CLASS CAST EXCEPTION ERROR OCCURS WHEN YOU MIGRATE AN LSW_DUR_MSG_RECEIVED FROM TEAMWORKS V6.2 TO IBM BPM V8.0.1.1

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When you use upgrade_6x command to migrate from Teamworks V6.2
  and migrate an LSW_DUR_MSG_RECEIVED, you receive a class cast
  exception error if the correlation value is longer than 254
  characters. The correlation value is saved as a byte array but
  not an input stream in for the CORRELATION_BLOB in the
  LSW_DUR_MSG_RECEIVED table.
  

Local fix

• no workaround
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  Customer who uses IBM BPM V8.0.1.1          *
  *                  Advanced,                                   *
  *                  Standard,                                   *
  *                  and                                         *
  *                  Express                                     *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When you use upgrade_6x command to      *
  *                      migrate from Teamworks V6.2 and         *
  *                      migrate an LSW_DUR_MSG_RECEIVED         *
  *                      table, you receive a class cast         *
  *                      exception error if the correlation      *
  *                      value is longer than 254 characters.    *
  *                      The correlation value is saved as a     *
  *                      byte array in the CORRELATION_BLOB in   *
  *                      the LSW_DUR_MSG_RECEIVED table, but     *
  *                      the migration code casts it to the      *
  *                      input stream.                           *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  When you migrate an LSW_DUR_MSG_RECEIVED table, you receive a
  class cast exception error if the correlation value is longer
  than 254 characters.
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix for IBM BPM V8.0.1.1 is available that ensures the
  migration code reads  CORRELATION_BLOB as a byte array but not
  as an input stream in the  LSW_DUR_MSG_RECEIVED table.
  
  On Fix Central (http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral), search
  for JR49628.
  
  1. Select the product group, product, installed version, and
  platform, and click Continue.
  2. Select APAR or SPR, enter JR49628, and click Continue.
  
  When downloading fix packages, ensure that you also download
  the readme file for each fix. Review each readme file for
  additional installation instructions and information about the
  fix.
  

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

• R800 PSY

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