PK88719: TYPE DESIGNER CRASH USING BAPI IMPORTER ON ANY BAPI WITH WTX 8.1.0.4 AND WTX 8.1.0.5

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When user tries to run SAP BAPI imported from IBM Websphere TX
  Design Studio, the importer may crash. Problem is random, does
  not happen always.
  

Local fix

• WTXCQ - WTX00030718
  PB / PB
  Fixed a stack corruption problem in the WTX environment code
  used to start maps on the Windows platform.
  

Problem summary

• Problem Description:
  Various importers and WTX RUN function on windows platform might
  crash due to stack corruption for. The problem is random, it
  might work on one machine but not on the other running the same
  test case.
  In addition, in 8.2.0.2, 8.2.0.3 and 8.2.0.4 versions, stack
  corruption might happen when user executes map via RUN menu
  option.
  
  Users Affected:
  Users running one of WTX components or functions listed below on
  any version older than 8205 on Windows platform can be affected
  by this bug:
  1. SAP Importers (BAPI, BDC, IDOC,  DXOB)
  2. XML DTD Importer
  3. WTX COM Importer
  4. PeopleSoft importers
  5.  Cobol CopyBook importer
  6. RUN mapping function on Windows platform
  7.  82X users running maps from the eclipse Map Designer tool
  
  Platforms Affected:
  Windows
  

Problem conclusion

• Problem Conclusion:
  Fixed a stack corruption problem in WTX environment code used to
  start maps on Windows platform. The memory allocated on the
  stack is used when the stack is out of the scope resulting with
  undefined behavior.
  
  Delivered in:
  8.2.0.5, 8.3.0.0
  

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

  WEBSPHERE DESIG

• Fixed component ID

  5724M4008

Applicable component levels

• R820 PSY

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