PM13290: END CONTENT IN ATOM FEED IS INCORRECT 10/07/19 PTF PECHANGE

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The problem is that in the feed produced, the end content tag is
  coming out wrong, often La.......n.%
  ('4C611A1A1A1A1A1A1A6E0D25'X), meaning that the XML produced is
  invalid
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All CICS users                               *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When an Atom feed is produced from a    *
  *                      file or a TSQ, there is an invalid      *
  *                      string of characters where there ought  *
  *                      to be an end content tag.               *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  When an Atom feed is produced from a file or a TSQ, the supplied
  service program (DFHW2FI or DFHW2TS as applicable) is called for
  each entry to be returned in the feed. This populates the
  DFHATOMCONTENT container with the content for the entry and
  returns it to the caller.
  
  The problem is caused by the way that the supplied service
  programs write the end content tag to the container. Although
  the tag, when it is written, is in EBCDIC, the container is told
  it is UTF-8. This means that when the container contents are
  used to produce the final feed, the end content tag is badly
  translated, and this is what produces the invalid string that
  is seen in the output. The end content tag is written as UTF-8
  because it is appended with the record data itself, which is
  actually UTF-8.
  
  This same problem is seen in the response returned for PUT and
  POST requests, though the PUT or POST data is processed
  correctly.
  

Problem conclusion

• UK55354
  
  DFHW2FI and DFHW2TS have been altered to flush the UTF-8 record
  details to DFHATOMCONTENT before separately appending the end
  content tag in the appropriate type of EBCDIC.
  

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:

  UK59588

Modules/Macros

•    DESW2FI  DESW2TS  DFHW2FI  DFHW2TS
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CICS TS Z/OS V4

• Fixed component ID

  5655S9700

Applicable component levels

• R600 PSY UK59588

     UP10/08/18 P F008

Fix is available

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