JR64973: Hierarchical Stage: REST step throws invalid xml error when xml response body contains less than 4 characters in the first line.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• In Hierarchical Data stage, REST Step throws invalid XML error
  when the received XML content contains less than 4 characters in
  the first line of the body content. Following is the error
  message.
  
  CDIER0925E: The REST step found invalid XML data in an HTTP
  body.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• In Hierarchical Data stage, REST Step throws invalid XML error
  when the received XML content contains
  less than 4 characters in the first line of the body content.
  This happens because REST Step uses
  the first four characters before a new line for determining the
  charset.
  
  Following is the error message
  CDIER0925E: The REST step found invalid XML data in an HTTP
  body.
  

Problem conclusion

• A new java property xmlcc.ignore.invalidXMLError has been added,
   setting this to true will by pass the
  check and assume the charset to be UTF-8 and proceed. Please
  note that this does not guarantee that
  the resulting XML will be valid and may not be parsed in the XML
  parser step.
  

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

  WIS DATASTAGE

• Fixed component ID

  5724Q36DS

Applicable component levels