PI55344: The job logs are producing a date such as 2016-12-28 as opposed to 2015-12-28 during the last week of the year

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• During the last week of the year the job log directory
  structure is producing a directory with the wrong date.  The
  date produced is one year in advance.  You will see
  2016-12-28 as opposed to 2015-12-28 in your directory
  structure for the job logs.  This issue does not effect what
  is printed out in the logs, but only the directory
  structure.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
  *                  Server Liberty Profile- Batch               *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The job logs are producing a date such  *
  *                      as 2016-12-28 as opposed to 2015-12-28  *
  *                      during the last week of the year        *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  The issue is that during the last week of the year the job log
  directory structure is producing a directory with the wrong
  date.  The date produced is one year in advance.  For example
  you will see 2016-12-28 as opposed to 2015-12-28 in your
  directory structure for the job logs.  Switching from the ISO-
  8601 week year calendar format to the normal calendar format
  fixes this issue.
  

Problem conclusion

• The date format used to retrieve the year has been changed. When
  using SimpleDateFormat with "YYYY-MM-dd" it will produce 2016-12
  29 and when using SimpleDateFormat with "yyyy-MM-dd" it will
  produce 2015-12-29, this is an example using the date of
  December 29th, 2015.  This is because YYYY is ISO-8601 week year
  which looks at the week containing January 1st as the first week
  of 2016 and yyyy which is the normal calendar year which will
  produce 2015.  This issue does not effect what is printed out in
  the logs, but only the directory name.
  
  The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in fix
  pack 8.5.5.10.  Please refer to the Recommended Updates page for
  delivery information:
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980
  

Temporary fix

• Available upon request.
  

Comments

APAR Information

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

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

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  WAS LIBERTY COR

• Fixed component ID

  5725L2900

Applicable component levels

• R855 PSY

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