PH36106: RSA TRANSFORMATION IS INCORRECTLY TRANSLATING ENTITY REFERENCES E.G. AMPERSAND (&)

Rational Software Architect Designer 9.7.1
Rational Software Architect Designer for WebSphere Software 9.7.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• RSA (9.7.0.2) Transformation (REST Service Model-to-Swagger) is
  incorrectly translating entity references e.g. Ampersand (&).
  The resulting json or yaml truncates the "&" and the character
  after the ampersand. In the client's example, the following:
  
  MyURL=https://mycompany.com/cust/identifier/customerid/99|12345&
  created=pp2021-01-01&created=pq2021-10-01
  
  gets transformed to:
  
  MyURL=https://mycompany.com/cust/identifier/customerid/99|12345r
  eated=pp2021-01-01reated=pq2021-10-01
  
  Steps to replicate:
  
  1) Open an existing REST/Swagger model in RSAD 9.7.0.2 and
  highlight an object e.g. <<Resource>> in the Project Explorer
  
  2) Go edit the Property -> Documentation tab, for the selected
  object e.g. <<Resource>> and add:
  
  MyURL=https://mycompany.com/cust/identifier/customerid/99|12345&
  created=pp2021-01-01&created=pq2021-10-01
  
  3) Save & Transform.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * -                                                            *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * In RSAD 9.7.02, Swagger Transformation is incorrectly        *
  * translating entity references e.g. ampersand (&).            *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• Now In RSAD 9.8, Swagger Transformation is correctly translating
  entity references e.g. ampersand (&).
  

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

  SW ARCHITECT WI

• Fixed component ID

  5724I7001

Applicable component levels

• R970 PSY

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