JR58875: A EXTRA ATTACHMENT SENT TO CERTAIN EMAIL CLIENTS WHEN USING THE NOTIFICATION STAGE.

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When a job in DataStage 11.5 sends an email with attachment an
  additional attachment ATT00001.txt is sent.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  USERS AFFECTED:
  Users of the notify stage or DSSendMail routine
  using attachments
  ****************************************************************
  PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  If a mail containing attachments is sent to an
  exchange/outlook based recipient then a spurious attachment
  called ATT0001.txt is included.
  ****************************************************************
  RECOMMENDATION:
  The only solution is to apply the patch
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The code was restructured so that a generated mime/multipart
  document only contained one text part. This was acieved by
  moving the attachments to the end of the document.
  

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

  WIS DATASTAGE

• Fixed component ID

  5724Q36DS

Applicable component levels

• RB50 PSY

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