OA68561: MALFORMED JSON GENERATED FOR REPEATED CARLA FIELDS WITH UTF-8 ENCODING

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Malformed JSON generated for repeated CARLa fields with UTF-8
  encoding.
  
  Running a CARLa report with JSON file format and UTF-8 encoding
  may result in a malformed JSON output for repeated fields.
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of zSecure Audit exploiting JSON       *
  *                 format option with UTF-8 encoding.           *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: zSecure Audit incorrectly generates     *
  *                      reports in JSON format with UTF-8       *
  *                      encoding if there are repeated CARLa    *
  *                      fields.                                 *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the PTF provided.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  zSecure Audit might incorrectly generate JSON output with UTF-8
  encoding for repeated CARLa fields.
  

Problem conclusion

• zSecure Audit has been modified, so that reports with JSON
  format and UTF-8 encoding options are generated correctly.
  

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:

  UJ98239 UJ98240

Modules/Macros

• CKRPRTL  GKRPRTL
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  ZSEC BASE,ADMIN

• Fixed component ID

  5655T0100

Applicable component levels

• R310 PSY UJ98240

     UP25/10/17 P F510

• R320 PSY UJ98239

     UP25/10/17 P F510

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