PI38774: USING DFHJSON TO FORMAT STRINGS WITH NUMBERS FOR THE DATA, QUOTES (") WERE NOT PLACED AROUND THE DATA.

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Trying to use DFHJSON to transform according to resources
  generated from a JSON schema.  When transforming strings with
  numbers for the Data, quotes (") were not placed around the
  data.
  .
  Example..
  Sample schema...
  productType": {
   "type":"string",
   "required":false,
   "minimum":1,
   "maximum":2
    },
  "quantity": {
   "type":"string",
   "required":false,
   "minimum":1,
   "maximum":10
    },
  "refillNumber": {
   "type":"string",
   "required":false,
   "minimum":1,
   "maximum":2
                                             },
  .
  After transform result...
  "productType":"03","quantity":30,"refillNumber":"01"
  .
  Note the 30 without quotes.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Additional Symptom(s) Search Keyword(s): KIXREVDAM
  

Local fix

• n/a
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
  *                  Server Liberty Profile for z/OS.            *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: z/OS Connect's data transformer returns *
  *                      a string with a number for the data     *
  *                      without quotes.                         *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  When using z/OS Connect with its provided transformer, DFHJSON,
  used internally, formats a string entry that contains a number
  as value without quotes. The response schema defines the entry's
  value in question to be of type string; therefore the entry
  value should have been returned as a JSON string (value
  surrounded by quotes).
  
  Example:
  
  Sample schema entry:
  ...
  "refillNumber": {
  "type":"string",
  "required":false,
  "minimum":1,
  "maximum":2
  },
  ...
  
  After transformation, the JSON result is:
  ... "refillNumber":30 ...
  .
  Note the value 30 incorrectly displayed as a JSON integer
  (without quotes).
  

Problem conclusion

• Code was added to correctly return an entry's value as specified
  in the corresponding schema.
  
  The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in fix
  pack 8.5.5.6.  Please refer to the Recommended Updates page for
  delivery information:
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

  PI08908

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  LIBERTY PROF -

• Fixed component ID

  5655W6514

Applicable component levels

• R850 PSY

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