PH69233: MISSING SQUARE BRACES IN JSON DOCUMENT CREATED BY OUTPUT CARD IN ITX MAP

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When using an IBM Sterling Transformation Extender (ITX) map to
  create a JSON document where the map reads Input.json into a
  text blob type tree object and uses PARSE in output card #1,
  based on a native JSON schema.  Output card #1 creates
  Output1.json.
  Output card #2 (also using the same JSON native schema) calls a
  functional map to populate additional JSON entries and creates
  Output2.json.  Where Output1.json has a closing square bracket,
  Output2.json does not have the same closing bracket (it is
  missing).
  

Local fix

• ITXCQ - ITX00063365
  PB / PB
  Circumvention: None
  

Problem summary

• Users Affected:
  IBM Transformation Extender users who use outputting JSON data
  using native JSON schema type tree.
  
  Problem Description:
  Invalid JSON outputted when using JSON schema and have a group
  array with optional fields and one of these optional fields has
  data of a length of zero. ("")
  
  Platforms Affected:
  ALL
  

Problem conclusion

• Correct output of JSON schema when optional fields in an array
  group have zero length data (""). Previously these fields where
  correctly outputted however the terminating syntax for the array
  
  group was missing creating invalid JSON document. Now the JSON
  document is valid with the proper terminating syntax for these
  fields.
  
  Applies to:
  11.0.0.0, 11.0.1.1, 11.0.2.0
  
  Fixed in the next service packs and releases.
  
  To obtain the fix for this APAR:
  
  To see if the next fix pack or product release is available,
  check the IBM Transformation Extender product Release Notes
  page:
  https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/318755
  
  If a fix pack release is available, download it from Fix
  Central:
  http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/
  
  If a new product release is available, download it from
  PassportAdvantage:
  https://www.ibm.com/software/passportadvantage/pao_customer.html
  
  
  If the fix pack or product release is not available and you
  require the APAR fix immediately, request a Limited Availability
  
  Interim Fix (LAIF) by opening a support Case:
  https://www.ibm.com/mysupport
  

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

  ITX

• Fixed component ID

  5724Q2300

Applicable component levels