JR64152: AFTER YOU UPGRADE, YOU GET A CLASSCASTEXCEPTION WHEN A RESPONSE FILTER IS REFACTORED TO ACT ON GETMERGEDWORKLISTSERVICE

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• After you upgrade from IBM Case Manager to IBM Business
  Automation Workflow, and refactoring the response filter to act
  on GetMergedWorkListService, the same plug-in that used to work
  in IBM Case Manager against a JSONResultSetResponse results in a
   ClassCastException.
  
  The IBM Content Navigator application server log might contain
  the following:
  [9/22/21 11:11:35:674 HKT] 000001c3 SystemOut     O
  CIWEB.ICMAPIPlugin Error: [<user_id> @ <id_addr>] [REQUEST 5245]
  com.ibm.ecm.extension.PluginResponseUtil.writeJSONMediator()
  java.lang.ClassCastException: com.ibm.ecm.json.JSONResponse
  incompatible with com.ibm.ecm.json.JSONResultSetResponse
                 at <custom
  className>.GetWorkitemsResponseFilter.filter(GetWorkitemsRespons
  eFilter.java:31)
                 at
  com.ibm.ecm.util.PluginUtil.invokeResponseFilters(PluginUtil.jav
  a:1707)
  
  PRODUCTS AFFECTED
  IBM Business Automation Workflow
  IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation
  

Local fix

• Cast the JSONResponse to a JSONArray and work with the rows of
  the in-basket from the JSONArray.
  

Problem summary

• No additional information is available.
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix is available or will be available that ensures your
  plug-in that used to work with a JSONResultSetResponse for an
  in-basket response filter does not result in a
  ClassCastException.
  

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