PM02570: MAP NODE FAILS TO HANDLE ELEMENTS CONTAINING NULL VALUES IN THE PROPERTIES FOLDER: ERR: EXCEPTION THROWN IN IMBVALUE::STATEERROR

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The WTX Map Node fails to handle elements containing NULL values
  in the Properties folder.
  
  The following error running WTX for Integration Server 8.2.0.4
  with IFix 2 and WMB 6.1.0.2.
  
  2009-10-21 19:09:44.886112 6632 UserTrace DTXMB1003E: WTX for
  WMB error for com.xxxxx.xxxxx.message_flow.WTX Map:
  '*ERR: Exception thrown in ImbValue::stateError -
  (F:\build\S610_P\src\CommonServices\ImbValue.cpp 984)'
  Fix the error and restart the flow.
  2009-10-21 19:09:44.886291 6632 UserTrace BIP2231E: Error
  detected whilst processing a message in node
  'com.xxxxx.xxxxx.message_flow.FileInput'.
  The message broker detected an error whilst processing a message
  in node 'com.xxxxx.xxxxx.message_flow.FileInput'. The message
  has been augmented with an exception list and has been
  propagated to the node's failure terminal for further
  processing.
  See the following messages for details of the error.
  2009-10-21 19:09:44.886302 6632 RecoverableException BIP2230E:
  Error detected whilst processing a message in node
  'com.xxxxx.xxxxx.message_flow.WTX Map'.
  The message broker detected an error whilst processing a message
  in node 'com.xxxxx.xxxxx.message_flow.WTX Map'. An exception has
  been thrown to cut short the processing of the message.
  See the following messages for details of the error.
  2009-10-21 19:09:44.886310 6632 RecoverableException BIP2329E:
  An unexpected NULL value was encountered.
  This message will be accompanied with others which will give the
  higher level context for this error. Look at these other
  messages to determine the root source of the problem.
  2009-10-21 19:09:44.886566 6632 UserTrace BIP3352I: File node
  ''FileInput'' in message flow ''com.xxxxx.xxxxx.message_flow''
  is propagating record ''1'' obtained from file
  ''C:\xxxxx\xxxxx\20091014_184152_296022_FunctionalGroup_1_200910
  15_01152'' at offset ''0'' to terminal ''catch''.
  The FileInput node read a record from the file, and will
  propagate it to the named terminal.
  No action is required.
  

Local fix

• WTXCQ - WTX00032486
  BD / BD
  Circumvention: None
  

Problem summary

• Users Affected:
  Websphere Transformation Extender users running Websphere
  Message Broker WTX flows.
  
  Problem Description:
  If WMB message header does not have CCSID or Encoding fields
  define, WTX interface will throw an exception and abort the map.
  An exception will be thrown if the size of data passed to WTX
  node is zero.
  
  Platforms Affected:
  ALL
  

Problem conclusion

• WTX node will now handle CCSID and Encoding properties set to
  NULL and will start the map if the size of data is zero.
  
  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

  WTX FOR INT SER

• Fixed component ID

  5724M4010

Applicable component levels

• R820 PSY

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