PH28268: PROCESS STEP FAILING AFTER UPGRADE WITH CLASSCASTEXCEPTION

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• *************************************************
  Process Step Failing after Upgrade from 6.2.7.0 to 7.0.5.2
  *************************************************
  -- Expected behavior: Deployments succeed past this process step
          and do not report a class cast exception.
  -- Actual behavior: A customer's deployment step is failing with
  
          java.lang.ClassCastException.
  
  **The patch handles class casting in a more robust manner.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All end users on all supported browsers.                     *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * *************************************************            *
  *   Process Step Failing after Upgrade from 6.2.7.0 to 7.0.5.2 *
  * *************************************************            *
  * -- Expected behavior: Deployments succeed past this process  *
  * step                                                         *
  *         and do not report a class cast exception.            *
  * -- Actual behavior: A customer's deployment step is failing  *
  * with                                                         *
  *                                                              *
  *         java.lang.ClassCastException.                        *
  *                                                              *
  * **The patch handles class casting in a more robust manner.   *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Fixed in version 7.1.2.0                                     *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• Fix is provided in IBM UrbanCode Deploy 7.1.2.0
  

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

  UC DEPLOY

• Fixed component ID

  5725M5400

Applicable component levels