JR62330: THE BPMCONFIG -UPDATE -NETWORKDIRECTORY COMMAND FAILS WITH ILLEGAL/UNSUPPORTED ESCAPE SEQUENCE EXCEPTION

workflow.20001.delta.repository
8.6.10019003-WS-BPM-IFJR62330

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The BPMConfig -update -profile dmgr_profile -de DE_name
  -networkDirectory //winshareserver/sharefolder -component
  ContentNavigator does not work if the original network shared
  directory is a Windows path. For example, if you update the path
   from D:\IBM\BPMSharedFolder to //DSPPARCSTG1/SINTYSAP, you will
   see errors similar to the following errors:
  
  
  [08.05.2020 15:08:30:701 TRT] 00000001 FileHelper    >
  com.ibm.bpm.config.util.io.FileHelper
  findAndReplaceMultipleStrings ENTRY
  D:\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\profiles\Dmgr01\config\wstemp\temp.we
  b0.6027236217115319.xml
  {D:\IBM\BPMSharedFolder=//VDSPPARCSTG1/SINTYSAP}
  [08.05.2020 15:08:30:701 TRT] 00000001 BPMConfig     E
  com.ibm.bpm.config.BPMConfig main Illegal/unsupported escape
  sequence near index 3
  D:\IBM\BPMSharedFolder
     ^
  
  java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException: Illegal/unsupported
  escape sequence near index 3
  D:\IBM\BPMSharedFolder
     ^
  at java.util.regex.Pattern.error(Pattern.java:1968)
  at java.util.regex.Pattern.escape(Pattern.java:2484)
  at java.util.regex.Pattern.atom(Pattern.java:2211)
  at java.util.regex.Pattern.sequence(Pattern.java:2143)
  at java.util.regex.Pattern.expr(Pattern.java:2009)
  at java.util.regex.Pattern.compile(Pattern.java:1709)
  at java.util.regex.Pattern.<init>(Pattern.java:1362)
  at java.util.regex.Pattern.compile(Pattern.java:1039)
  at java.lang.String.replaceAll(String.java:3545)
  at
  com.ibm.bpm.config.util.io.FileHelper.findAndReplaceMultipleStri
  ngs(FileHelper.java:193)
  at
  com.ibm.bpm.config.capability.standard.ComponentContentNavigator
  .setNetworkDirectory(ComponentContentNavigator.java:1425)
  at
  com.ibm.bpm.config.BPMConfig.updateNetworkDirectory(BPMConfig.ja
  va:3628)
  at
  com.ibm.bpm.config.BPMConfig$Actions.updateNetworkDirectory(BPMC
  onfig.java:5414)
  at
  com.ibm.bpm.config.cli.UpdateAction.runInner(UpdateAction.java:4
  28)
  at
  com.ibm.bpm.config.cli.AbstractConfigAction.run(AbstractConfigAc
  tion.java:129)
  at com.ibm.bpm.config.cli.UpdateAction.run(UpdateAction.java:47)
  at com.ibm.bpm.config.BPMConfig.main(BPMConfig.java:315)
  at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
  at
  sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessor
  Impl.java:90)
  at
  sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethod
  AccessorImpl.java:55)
  at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:508)
  at
  com.ibm.wsspi.bootstrap.WSLauncher.launchMain(WSLauncher.java:23
  4)
  at com.ibm.wsspi.bootstrap.WSLauncher.main(WSLauncher.java:96)
  at com.ibm.wsspi.bootstrap.WSLauncher.run(WSLauncher.java:77)
  at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
  at
  sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessor
  Impl.java:90)
  at
  sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethod
  AccessorImpl.java:55)
  at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:508)
  at
  org.eclipse.equinox.internal.app.EclipseAppContainer.callMethodW
  ithException(EclipseAppContainer.java:587)
  at
  org.eclipse.equinox.internal.app.EclipseAppHandle.run(EclipseApp
  Handle.java:198)
  at
  org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.run
  Application(EclipseAppLauncher.java:110)
  at
  org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.sta
  rt(EclipseAppLauncher.java:79)
  at
  org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStart
  er.java:369)
  at
  org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStart
  er.java:179)
  at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
  at
  sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessor
  Impl.java:90)
  at
  sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethod
  AccessorImpl.java:55)
  at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:508)
  at org.eclipse.core.launcher.Main.invokeFramework(Main.java:340)
  at org.eclipse.core.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.java:282)
  at org.eclipse.core.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:981)
  at
  com.ibm.wsspi.bootstrap.WSPreLauncher.launchEclipse(WSPreLaunche
  r.java:424)
  at
  com.ibm.wsspi.bootstrap.WSPreLauncher.main(WSPreLauncher.java:17
  7)
  

Local fix

• n/a
  

Problem summary

• These errors occur because the command does not escape the
  Windows format folder path.
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix is available or will be available that ensures the
  BPMCONFIG -UPDATE -NETWORKDIRECTORY command updates the Windows
  format folder path successfully.
  

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

  BUS AUTO WORKFL

• Fixed component ID

  5737H4100

Applicable component levels