PI58883: "%{R}W" IN ACCESSLOGFORMAT IS PRINTING STRING "%{R}W" INSTEAD OF THE TIME VALUE

8.5.5.10: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 10
8.5.5.11: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 11
8.0.0.13: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 13
8.5.5.12: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 12
8.0.0.14: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 14
8.5.5.13: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 13
8.0.0.15: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 15
8.5.5.14: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 14
8.5.5.15: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 15
8.5.5.17: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 17
8.5.5.20: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5.20
8.5.5.18: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 18
8.5.5.19: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 19
8.5.5.16: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 16
8.5.5.21: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5.21

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• NCSA access log directive %{R}W represents the service time of
  the request, from the moment the request is received until the
  first set of bytes of the response are sent.  This should work
  whether %{R}W or "%{R}W"  (%{R}W in quotes) is used.  But,
  "%{R}W" causes the log to contain the characters "%{R}W"
  instead of the time value.  Using %{R}W  without the quotes
  works as expected.
  

Local fix

• Use %{R}W instead of "%{R}W"
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  IBM WebSphere Application Server V8.0 and   *
  *                  V8.5 users of the HTTP Channel's Access     *
  *                  Log                                         *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Quoted Access Log options using curly   *
  *                      brackets '{ }' are not working.         *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  The documentation for the HTTP Channel's 'accessLogFormat'
  specifies, "each option can be enclosed in quotation marks,
  but the quotation marks are not required". However, when an
  option that uses curly brackets is enclosed in quotation
  marks, the resulting logged line shows the name of the quoted
  option, rather than showing the expected value. For instance,
  for "%{User-agent}i", an expected result might read:
  "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:38.0)
  Gecko/20100101 Firefox/38.0"
  Instead, the resultshows the option name: "%{User-agent}i".
  

Problem conclusion

• The HTTP Channel's Access Log was modified so that quoted
  options that make use of curly brackets are evaluated correctly.
  
  The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in
  fix packs 8.0.0.13 and 8.5.5.10 of WebSphere Application
  Server.
  
  Please refer to the Recommended Updates page for delivery
  information:
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980
  
  In addition, please refer to URL:
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=404&uid=swg27006970
  for Fix Pack PTF information.
  

Temporary fix

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

  WEBSPHERE FOR Z

• Fixed component ID

  5655I3500

Applicable component levels

• R850 PSY

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