PI93557: NATIVE (NON-JAVA) JSON WEB SERVICE DOES NOT RETURN A CONTAINER DECLARED AS OPTIONAL IN THE CHANNEL DESCRIPTION DOCUMENT.

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• A JSON Web Service is created using a channel description
  document.  One of the containers in the response channel is
  declared as optional.
  At runtime, despite being populated by the program, the optional
  container is not returned in the JSON response.
  
  Additional Symptom(s) Search Keyword(s): KIXREVDAM
  

Local fix

• n/a
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All CICS users.                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Optional container missing from JSON    *
  *                      response or DFHPI1008                   *
  *                      CONTAINER_NOT_FOUND.                    *
  ****************************************************************
  A JSON web service is created using DFHLS2JS and channel
  description documents.  The native (non-Java) JSON
  transformation logic is used.
  
  In one scenario the response channel description document lists
  an optional container specified with a language structure.
  Despite being populated by the program the container data is not
  returned in the web service response body.  No error is
  reported.  CICS trace shows that an INQUIRE_CONTAINER call
  for a container called A; (or similar) failed with reason
  CONTAINER_NOT_FOUND.
  
  Alternatively, if the response channel description document
  lists an optional container not described by a language
  structure and this container is populated by the program then
  requests fail with a DFHPI1008 message with insert
  CONTAINER_NOT_FOUND.
  
  Additional keywords: msgDFHPI1008 PI1008
  

Problem conclusion

• DFHPIJG has been modified to correctly retrieve the contents of
  optional containers when a channel description document is used.
  

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:

  UI55880 UI55881

Modules/Macros

• DFHPIJG
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CICS TS Z/OS V5

• Fixed component ID

  5655Y0400

Applicable component levels

• R000 PSY UI55880

     UP18/05/17 P F805

• R100 PSY UI55881

     UP18/05/18 P F805

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