PH58341: RPT TEST GENERATOR OMITS NULL PARAMETERS IN JSON DATA TRANSFORM

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The customer's application has POST content in JSON format that
  includes a
  parameter with an explicit null value, similar to the dwwid
  parameter in the
  following:
  
    {"wwid":"tk227","dwwid":null,"role_id":2}
  
  When they generate a test with RPT 10.2.3 with the default
  options (so that
  Convert to JSON format is checked in the Data Transforms), the
  POST content
  only has the wwid and role_id parameters:
  
    {
      "wwid": "tk227",
      "role_id": 2
    }
  
  Note that the dwwid is missing.  If they playback this test,
  their server
  rejects it with a 500 Internal Server Error.
  
  If they disable the JSON data transform and generate a test,
  then POST content
  includes all three parameters:
  
    {"wwid":"tk227","dwwid":null,"role_id":2}
  
  and this test will playback successfully.
  
  The customer also confirmed that if they manually add dwwid with
  a null value:
  
    {
       "wwid": "tk227",
       "dwwid": null,
       "role_id": 2
    }
  
  to the JSON-transformed content, it will playback successfully
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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Problem conclusion

• Fixed
  

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

  PERF TESTER WIN

• Fixed component ID

  5724J9601

Applicable component levels