PI39371: MAP CONTAINING DBCS CHARACTERS DOES NOT FULLY LOAD INTO BROWSER

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• You are running CICS/TS R5.1 and send a map containing DBCS
  characters to the browser. This will result in a 'load in
  progress'  condition, even though the map has finished
  transmitting to the browser. When you look at the data being
  sent out, you see that the data length is reduced by 2 bytes
  due to the removal of SOSI characters.
  Additional Symptom(s): none
  Search Keyword(s): KIXREVRER
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED: All                                          *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: A BMS map containing SOSI characters    *
  *                      does not load onto browser correctly.   *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  A BMS map containing DBCS characters wrapped with SO/SI
  characters (shift out / shift in) does not load correctly
  on a browser when accessed by the CICS 3270 Web Bridge.
  This problem only occurs when using terminal emulation module
  DFHWBTTA. If DFHWBTTB or DFHWBTTC are used then the problem
  does not occur.
  The problem occurs because DFHWBTTA generates the Content-length
  header before the HTTP body is translated from EBCDIC to ASCII.
  When the HTTP body includes EBCDIC SO/SI characters, these get
  removed when the body is translated to ASCII.
  When the HTTP response is sent to the client, the Content-length
  header is incorrect and the client waits for data which will
  never be sent.
  
  ADDITIONAL KEYWORDS : SOSI
  

Problem conclusion

• DFHWBTTA has been changed so that it no longer generates a
  Content-length header. Instead, DFHWBA will generate the
  Content-length header after the HTTP body has been translated
  to ASCII.
  

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:

  UI29462 UI29463

Modules/Macros

• DFHWBTTA
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CICS TS Z/OS V5

• Fixed component ID

  5655Y0400

Applicable component levels

• R800 PSY UI29462

     UP15/07/24 P F507

• R900 PSY UI29463

     UP15/07/24 P F507

Fix is available

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