PH61848: DFHPI1010 JSON GENERATION FAILED (INVALID PACKED DECIMAL)

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• At runtime, when CICS transforms JSON to data we put an F into
  the sign nibble, however as you've seen here when the field is
  updated by a PLI program C goes into the sign nibble.  This
  causes the transformation logic's validation logic
  (validatePacked() in ConversionLib.java) to reject the value
  when creating the response JSON.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All CICS users.                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When CICS transforms data from a PL/I   *
  *                      program into JSON that contains a       *
  *                      decimal value, a DFHPI1010 occurs.      *
  ****************************************************************
  DFHJS2LS is run against a JSON schema that contains a decimal
  value which is always positive. At runtime when CICS transforms
  data from a PL/I program to JSON using an Axis2 JVM server a
  DFHPI1010 conversion error can occur. This happens if the
  decimal value has been updated by the PL/I program such that it
  contains a C in the sign nibble of the internal representation.
  CICS incorrectly expects the sign nibble to be an F.
  
  This problem can also occur in SOAP webservices or when linking
  to DFHJSON, both when using an Axis2 JVM server and a PL/I
  program.
  

Problem conclusion

• CICS has been updated to expect the sign nibble of a FIXED
  DECIMAL to contain a C when the JSON schema declares that
  the value will always be positive.
  

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:

  UI98109 UI98110

Modules/Macros

• DFJ@H176 DFJ@H223 DFJ@H403 DFJ@H433 DFJ@H441 DFJ@H443 DFJ@H992
  DFJ@H993
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CICS TS Z/OS V6

• Fixed component ID

  5655YA100

Applicable component levels

• R400 PSY UI98110

     UP24/08/22 P F408

• R500 PSY UI98109

     UP24/08/22 P F408

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