PH21347: IONIC 4 APPS BUILT WITH PRODUCTION CONFIGURATION FAIL DURING MFPINITIALIZATION

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Product components impacted: Cordova / Ionic SDK
  Affected mobile development environments: iOS
  and Android
  Mobile Devices Operating Systems impacted: iOS and
  Android
  User roles impacted: End-users
  Distribution:
  NA
  Versions affected: 8.0
  
  Ionic 4 applications built with
  production configuration ( ionic cordova build android --prod )
  fails during the initialization of the MobileFirst plugin.
  This happens in both
  the iOS and Android environments.
  
  The following error is seen in the JavaScript console of a
  browser debugger
  
  bootstrap failed to inject script
   failed to load resource:
  the server responded with a status of 404() static_app_props.js
  -file is missing
  

Local fix

• NA
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Developers of mobile apps on Ionic 4                         *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * Ionic 4 applications built with production configuration (   *
  * ionic cordova build android/ios --prod ) fails during the    *
  * initialization of the MobileFirst plugin.                    *
  * This happens in both the iOS and Android environments.       *
  *                                                              *
  * The following error is seen in the JavaScript console of a   *
  * browser while debugging.                                     *
  * bootstrap failed to inject script failed to load resource:   *
  * the server responded with a status of 404()                  *
  * static_app_props.js -file is missing                         *
  *                                                              *
  * This issue is caused due to optimization/hashing of JS files *
  * which happens whenever the application is built using        *
  * production configuration.                                    *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * -                                                            *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• This APAR fixes the MFP Plugin initialization failures in the
  Ionic 4 apps built using production configuration. This fix is
  applicable for both iOS and Android mobile environments.
  
  The MobileFirst plugin for Cordova can now work with the Ionic 4
  hashed builds.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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Fix information

• Fixed component name

  MOBILE1ST PLATF

• Fixed component ID

  5725I4301

Applicable component levels