PI07679: DFHPI1008 XML GENERATION FAILED BECAUSE OF INCORRECT INPUT (CONTAINER_NOT_BIT CONTAINERNAME) FOR WEBSERVICE.

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• You are running CICS TS v5.1 and the webservice request now
  fails with a DFHPI1008 error message stating:
  DFHPI1008 XML generation failed because of incorrect input
  (CONTAINER_NOT_BIT ContainerName) for WEBSERVICE
  WebserviceName.
  
  The exception trace entry shows:
  0F0B PIII  *EXC* - INPUT_ERROR - CONTAINER_NOT_BIT
  
  Going to the PG domain, you can see that the container is set
  with DTYPE(BIT). The problem is due to the GET CONTAINER SET
  call:
  PG 1901 PGCR EXIT  - FUNCTION(GET_CONTAINER_SET) RESPONSE(OK)
  DATATYPE() ITEM_DATA(00000000 , 00000000)
  
  Since the container is empty, the GET CONTAINER SET call
  returned a zero address and length, but it did not return the
  datatype. DFHPIII relies on the datatype being returned and
  determines the container was of the wrong type.
  
  
  Additional Symptom(s) Search Keyword(s): KIXREVRJL
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All CICS users.                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: DFHPI1008 XML GENERATION FAILED FOR     *
  *                      WEBSERVICE                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  An application has issued an INVOKE SERVICE command and has
  created an element of zero length in a variable length
  container.
  
  During INVOKE SERVICE processing DFHPIII is called to generate
  the XML from the supplied language structure. It issues a
  GET CONTAINER SET, which completes successfully but the
  DATATYPE is not returned in the parameter list. When DFHPIII
  looks for the DATATYPE BIT, it is not set and DFHPIII issues
  an exception for INPUT_ERROR - CONTAINER_NOT_BIT, which results
  in MSGDFHPI1008.
  
  Additional keyword: PI1008
  

Problem conclusion

• DFHPGCR has been changed to return the DATATYPE on a GET
  CONTAINER SET request when there is no data in the specified
  container.
  

Temporary fix

• FIX AVAILABLE BY PTF ONLY
  

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

  UI14897

Modules/Macros

• DFHPGCR
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CICS TS Z/OS V5

• Fixed component ID

  5655Y0400

Applicable component levels

• R800 PSY UI14897

     UP14/02/15 P F402

Fix is available

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