PH03498: A WEBSERVICES REQUEST USING WS-ADDRESSING GENERATES AN INVALID XML RESPONSE

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• An invoke of a CICS Web Service that uses WS-Addressing results
  in an invalid response (malformed XML) from the Web Service.
  
  The problem was identified in DFHPIA1. It is assuming that a
  namespace prefix is going to be used for all the WS-Addressing
  elements in the SOAP request.
  
  In this case the client has chosen to specify xmlns on every
  element instead of defining a prefix and using that. The use of
  xmlns on the <MessageID> element causes DFHPIA1 to generate an
  invalid <RelatesTo> element in the response message.
  

Local fix

• Not available
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All CICS users.                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Invalid web service response from CICS  *
  *                      if namespace prefix is not used in      *
  *                      WS-Addressing elements.                 *
  ****************************************************************
  A SOAP request arrived in CICS using WS-Addressing. DFHPIA1 is
  invoked to build the WS-Addressing elements for the SOAP
  response. If there is a <MessageID> element in the SOAP
  request, CICS needs to generate a <RelatesTo> element for the
  SOAP response. The way to generate the <RelatesTo> element has
  an assumption that there must be a namespace prefix in request
  WS-Addressing elements. If a namespace prefix is not used, the
  <RelatesTo> element is incorrectly generated as
    <MessageID xmlns="http:RelatesTo:RelatesTo>
  and the client will fail to parse the XML.
  

Problem conclusion

• DFHPIA1 has been changed to make sure the <RelatesTo> element is
  correctly generated.
  

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:

  UI59818

Modules/Macros

• DFHPIA1
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CICS TS Z/OS V5

• Fixed component ID

  5655Y0400

Applicable component levels

• R100 PSY UI59818

     UP18/11/22 P F811

Fix is available

• Select the PTF appropriate for your component level. You will be required to sign in. Distribution on physical media is not available in all countries.