PK12072: SENDING A SOAP REQUEST WITH MIXED DBCS AND SBCS MIXED CASE MESSAGES RESULT IN FAULTSTRING "CONVERSION FROM SOAP FAILED".

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When sending SOAP with DBCS and SBCS (mixed case) message, you
  receive the faultstring: "Conversion from SOAP failed".  The
  Auxtrace will show DFHPITP issueing a HEADER_FORMAT_ERROR.  The
  contents fo the DFHREQUEST container show that a x'0F' is being
  added to the end of the request.
  .
  If you put DATA into a Container in CCSID 1208 and then GET the
  DATA out in CCSID 1399, a trailing x'0F' will always be added to
  the DATA.  PK03329 added the code which appends the x'0F'.  The
  x'0F' gets appended because the z/OS conversion services may not
  have added one if the last character converted was a double byte
  character.  CICS is using field CUNBCPRM_Target_SCP_State to
  determine if a x'0F' is required.  CICS is testing for a non-
  zero value, however a value of 1 indicates the last character
  was SBCS.  CICS should be testing for a value greater than one
  to indicate the last character was DBCS and then add the x'0F'.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All CICS users                               *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Mixed DBCS and SBCS data may have an    *
  *                      extra Shift In character appended.      *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  A webservices request comes into CICS that contains mixed DBCS
  and SBCS data. This is converted by the z/OS conversion
  services. On return from z/OS, DFHCCNVG checks the field
  CUNBCPRM_Target_SCP_State to determine what was the subcodepage
  of the last character converted. If the last character was DBCS
  then a Shift In will need to be added to the end of the data
  since z/OS does not provide one. CICS fails to do this and adds
  a Shift In even when the last character is SBCS.
  
  Additional Keywords: MBCS SO SI SOSI
  

Problem conclusion

• DFHCCNVG has been altered to only add a Shift In to the data
  when CUNBCPRM_Target_SCP_State is greater than 1.
  

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:

  UK11782

Modules/Macros

•    DESCCNVG DFHCCNVG
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CICSTS 3.1 Z/OS

• Fixed component ID

  5655M1500

Applicable component levels

• R400 PSY UK11782

     UP06/02/18 P F602

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