PH65427: ERROR JAVA.LANG.ARRAYINDEXOUTOFBOUNDSEXCEPTION WHEN USING COBOL OCCURS DEPENDING ON CLAUSE

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• While doing COBOL to JSON schema mapping, following
  ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException was thrown by DFHLS2JS when it
  was processing an OCCURS DEPENDING ON(ODO) clause.
  
  java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException
  at java.util.ArrayList.elementData(ArrayList.java:435)
  at java.util.ArrayList.get(ArrayList.java:448)
  at com.ibm.cics.wsdl.cobol.LangStruct_Cobol.processODO
  (LangStruct_Cobol.java:627)
  at com.ibm.cics.wsdl.cobol.LangStruct_Cobol.parseLine
  (LangStruct_Cobol.java:523)
  at com.ibm.cics.wsdl.cobol.LangStruct_Cobol.
  processLangStructure(LangStruct_Cobol.java:228)
  at com.ibm.cics.wsdl.ls2ws.LangStruct.
  readLangStructFromPDSLib(LangStruct.java:686)
  at com.ibm.cics.wsdl.ls2ws.LangStruct.readLangStruct
  (LangStruct.java:431)
  at com.ibm.cics.wsdl.ls2ws.LangStruct.readLangStruct
  (LangStruct.java:368)
  at com.ibm.cics.wsdl.ls2ws.ls2ws.processSimpleInput
  (ls2ws.java:240)
  at com.ibm.cics.wsdl.ls2ws.ls2ws.processLanguageStructure
  (ls2ws.java:415)
  at com.ibm.cics.wsdl.ls2ws.ls2ws.
  doAssistantSpecificProcessing(ls2ws.java:533)
  at com.ibm.cics.wsdl.common.GenericSetup.commonExecute
  (GenericSetup.java:250)
  at com.ibm.cics.wsdl.ls2ws.ls2js.run(ls2js.java:203)
  at com.ibm.cics.wsdl.ls2ws.ls2js.main(ls2js.java:215)
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All CICS users.                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException thrown   *
  *                      by DFHLS2JS while processing an OCCURS  *
  *                      DEPENDING ON clause.                    *
  ****************************************************************
  High-level language to JSON schema conversion utility program
  DFHLS2JS is run for COBOL to JSON schema mapping. While
  processing an 'OCCURS DEPENDING ON' (ODO) clause, an error
  java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException is thrown.
  
  As designed, the COUNTER field for an ODO clause is suppressed
  from the JSON generated. If it is the only field under any
  structure in the COBOL copybook, then the whole structure is
  marked for suppression.
  
  If the COUNTER field is the first one in the COBOL copybook,
  then in the process of marking the whole structure for
  suppression, DFHLS2JS ends in error.
  
  Additional keywords: DFHPI9500E
  

Problem conclusion

• DFHLS2JS has been modified to correctly process the 'OCCURS
  DEPENDING ON' clause.
  

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:

  PH65826 UO02964 UO02965

Modules/Macros

• DFJ@H176
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CICS TS Z/OS V5

• Fixed component ID

  5655Y0400

Applicable component levels

• R200 PSY UO02964

     UP25/04/30 P F504

• R300 PSY UO02965

     UP25/04/30 P F504

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