PK34812: CICS INVOKE WEBSERVICE FAILS WITH DFHPI1007 DUE TO AN PERIOD (".", OR X'4B') EMBEDDED IN THE SOAP MESSAGE

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Application program issued EXEC CICS INVOKE WEBSERVICES and
  receives EIBRESP=8 EIBRESP2=13 (INVREQ / Invalid data cannot be
  converted to a SOAP request) on the data that's being returned
  to the application.  CICS Trace data for the PI 0F3A *EXC*
  exception entry gives the offset (in data-3) of the detected
  XML_FORMAT_ERROR in the incoming SOAP message, which shows the
  period (x'4B') to be in error.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All CICS Users                               *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: DFHPI1007 error message returned by     *
  *                      an EXEC CICS INVOKE WEBSERVICE when     *
  *                      the SOAP message contains a period      *
  *                      ('.' or X'4B').                         *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  When a SOAP message is processed by an EXEC CICS INVOKE
  WEBSERVICE call, it is parsed and then checked for valid
  characters by DFHPICC. The table char_type_table is used
  to test the characters and the entry for period at X'4B'
  is defined as invalid with the entry for currency symbol at
  X'5B' defined as valid which is wrong.
  This leads to an exception being raised and then passed to
  DFHPITL which produces a SOAPFault of 'Requested operation
  not found' or 'Conversion from SOAP failed' with a CICSFault
  of UNDEFINED_ELEMENT.
  Additional keywords MSGDFHPI1007
  

Problem conclusion

• The char_type_table has been updated to allow a period (X'4B')
  as a valid character and set the currency symbol (X'5B') as
  invalid.
  

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:

  UK20841

Modules/Macros

•    DESPICC  DFHPICC
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CICSTS 3.1 Z/OS

• Fixed component ID

  5655M1500

Applicable component levels

• R400 PSY UK20841

     UP06/12/23 P F612

Fix is available

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