JR50262: ANY TYPE PROPERTIES AND OTHER NON-CONCRETE TYPES LOSE DATA IF A BUSINESS OBJECT THEY ARE ASSOCIATED TO ARE BOUND TO A COACH VIEW

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

• The issue applies to the new generation coaches. The issue
  occurs when a business object contains a property of type ANY,
  that property has been started with some values, the business
  object or one of its properties has been bound to a coach or
  coach view. During run time, when that data is returned to the
  server it does not contain the expected set values. For example,
  an empty object might be returned. The issue can occur for
  properties of type ANY, MAP, and XML.
  
  PRODUCTS AFFECTED:
  IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) Advanced
  IBM BPM Standard
  IBM BPM Express
  

Local fix

• Use other supported types for all properties of business objects
  that are used in a coach NG (new generation).
  

Problem summary

• The values of the properties of the business object with
  property types of ANY, MAP, or XML cannot pass through from
  coach NG. Therefore, the coach or coach view loses the data for
  those properties.
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix is available for IBM BPM V8.0.1.2 that solves the data
  loss issue by ensuring that the values of property types of ANY,
  MAP, XML of the business object are maintained and can pass
  through the coach NG if the values are not changed inside the
  coach.
  
  On Fix Central (http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral), search
  for JR50262:
  
       1. Select IBM Business Process Manager with your edition
  from the product selector, the installed version to the fix pack
  level, and your platform, and then click Continue.
       2. Select APAR or SPR, enter JR50262, and click Continue.
  
  The fix is also available for IBM BPM V8.5.0.1. It has been made
  available through superseding fix for JR51003. To obtain, follow
  the instructions above, substituting JR51003 for the APAR id.
  
  When you download 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

• R801 PSY

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