SI59020 - OSP-IWS New client APIs for REST requests (IFS updates)

TYPE PROGRAM  RELEASE   NUMBER   MIN/MAX  OPTION
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PRE  5770SS1  V7R2M0    SI59017   NONE     0003
PRE  5770SS1  V7R2M0    SI56274   NONE     0003
PRE  5770SS1  V7R2M0    SI55447   NONE     0003
PRE  5770SS1  V7R2M0    SI54527   NONE     0003



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APAR Error Description / Circumvention

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New C APIs are needed to allow users to
send REST requests with their own
payloads.

CORRECTION FOR APAR SE63610 :
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APIs have been created to
allow users to send their own textual
payloads over the HTTP transport.

More information can be found on the
integrated web services for IBM i
web site at:

http://www.ibm.com/systems/power/software/i/iws/


CIRCUMVENTION FOR APAR SE63610 :
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None.


Activation Instructions


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Special Instructions


End all integrated web services servers.

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SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUPERSEDED PTF SI58316 :
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End all integrated web services servers.

You will need to regenerate any integrated web
services client stubs in order to pick up the
fixes packaged as part of this PTF.

In general, it is recommended that you regenerate
any integrated web services client stubs in order
to pick up the latest updates in the stub-generation
tools, wsdl2ws.sh and wsdl2rpg.sh, even if you have
not encountered any errors.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUPERSEDED PTF SI58063 :
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End any integrated web services servers that
are running.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUPERSEDED PTF SI57976 :
=================================================

End any integrated web services servers that
are running.

You will need to regenerate any integrated Web
services client stubs in order to pick up the
fixes packaged as part of this PTF.

In general, it is recommended that you regenerate
any integrated Web services client stubs in order
to pick up the latest updates in the stub-generation
tools, wsdl2ws.sh and wsdl2rpg.sh, even if you have
not encountered any errors.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUPERSEDED PTF SI57437 :
=================================================

After applying PTF, regenerate the stub.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUPERSEDED PTF SI55911 :
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You will need to regenerate any integrated Web
services client stubs in order to pick up the
fixes packaged as part of this PTF.

In general, it is recommended that you regenerate
any integrated Web services client stubs in order
to pick up the latest updates in the stub-generation
tools, wsdl2ws.sh and wsdl2rpg.sh, even if you have
not encountered any errors.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUPERSEDED PTF SI53439 :
=================================================

Subsystem qhttpsvr must be ended. In addition,
any integrated web services servers must
also be ended.


Default Instructions

THIS PTF CAN BE APPLIED IMMEDIATE OR DELAYED.



Supersedes

PTF/FIX NO(S).  APAR TITLE LINE
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   SI58316      OSP-IWS STUBS DO NOT COMPILE WHEN WSDL CONTAINS '-'
   SI58221      OSP-IWS CPF2103 MSG IS CAUSING WEB SERVICE FAILURE
   SI58063      OSP-IWS INSTALLWEBSERVICE.SH USING PCML REST ATTRIBUTES NOT
   SI58063      OSP-IWS HOST SERVER CONNECTION NOT CLOSED AFTER EXCEPTION
   SI57976      OSP-IWS WSDL2WS FAILS NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION AND 'UNKNOWN SOUR
   SI57676      OSP-IWS ADD SUPPORT FOR REST IN  INSTALLWEBSERVICE.SH SCRIPT
   SI57437      OSP-IWS MSGCZM0021 CZM0021 ON CRTCMOD AS PART OF WSDL2WS
   SI57437      OSP-IWS WSDL2WS VARIANT CHARACTERS CAUSE RPG COMPILE FAILURE
   SI56823      OSP-IWS Web services server enhancements
   SI56823      OSP-IWS InstallWebService.sh enhancements
   SI56430      OSP-IWS Deployment errors with nested arrays
   SI56327      OSP-IWS STARTWEBSERVICE.SH RESULTS IN COMMAND FAILED
   SI56245      OSP-IWS Re-organize bean generation code
   SI56181      OSP-IWS ERROR WHEN SENDING JSON ARRAY TO REST WEB SERVICE
   SI56130      OSP-IWS web service fails to report errors when invoked
   SI55911      OSP-IWS StackOverflowError error in WSDL2WS.SH
   SI55558      OSP-IWS Server - internal infrastructure enhancements.
   SI55507      OSP-IWS RPG stub compile failure due to leading underscore
   SI55434      OSP-IWS WSDL2RPG.WS FAILS WITH "UNKNOWN DATA TYPE"
   SI54945      OSP-IWS Infrastructure changes for future enhancements
   SI54059      OSP-IWS WSDL2WS FAILS W/-LRPG OPTION DUE XSD:IDREF IN WSDL
   SI53439      OSP-IWS Deployment to V1.5 servers do not work
   SI53439      OSP-IWS handling nil array elements going from 1.3 to 1.5
   SI52756      OSP-IWS web services updates
   SI51528      OSP-IWS createwebservicesserver.sh script fails with latest

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