IBM J2EE Connector Tools Feature Version 6.0.1 - Release notes

For IBM Rational Application Developer or Rational Software Architect Version 6.0.0.1 or 6.0.1

To view the latest version of this file, see the release notes at www3.software.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/rationalsdp/rad/601/J2C/html/readme_601.html

This file is available in the following national languages:

Brazilian Portuguese	Chinese - Simplified	Chinese - Traditional
French	German	Italian
Japanese	Korean	Spanish

Contents

1.0 About this release
   1.1 New in this release
   1.2 Product fix history
2.0 Installation information
   2.1 Hardware requirements
   2.2 Software requirements
   2.2.1 WebSphere^® Application Server
   2.2.2 Resource adapters
3.0 Known limitations, problems, and workarounds
   3.1 Limitations
   3.1.1 Deployment time exception
   3.1.2 Multiple resource adapters installed on the same runtime server
   3.2 Problems and workarounds
   3.2.1 ConnectionSpec Changes cannot be done through J2C wizards
   3.2.2 Unable to import COBOL file that contains DBCS
   3.2.3 Difficulty entering values for some IMSInteractionSpec properties in New J2C JavaBean wizard
4.0 Customer support
5.0 Notices and trademarks

1.0 About this release

The J2EE Connector (J2C) Architecture tools allow you to create J2EE applications that integrate and extend operations and data on existing Enterprise Information Systems (EIS).

The J2C tools consist of the following major components:

1.1 New in this release

This release includes the following updates and capabilities:

• The command bean creation wizard allows you to encapsulate the execution of a specific operation within the EIS.
• The J2C migration wizard allows you to migrate your WSDL files created in WebSphere Application Developer Integration Edition into a current Rational Application Developer or Rational Software Architect project.
• The J2C command line migration tool allows you to migrate your WSDL files created in WebSphere Application Developer Integration Edition into Rational Application Developer or Rational Software Architect using the command line.
• IMS Connector for Java Version 9.1.0.2 is upgraded to 9.1.0.2.1
• IMS Connector for Java Version 9.1.0.1.1 is upgraded to 9.1.0.1.2
• CICS ECI version 6.0.0 is upgraded to 6.0.1
• The following samples have been updated with the new IMS 9.1.0.1.2 RAR:
  • IMS PhoneBook
  • Multisegment output
  • Input and output arrays
• The Same input and output sample has been updated with the new CICSECI 6.0.1 RAR.
• A new sample called J2C Command Bean has been added to the Samples Gallery.

1.2 Product fix history

The following fixes are included in this release of the J2EE Connector Tools Feature:

• (PK05710) The generated J2C Java bean does not handle the exception correctly.
• (PK05919) Unable to use "/" character in resource reference names.
• (PK04996) Null pointer exception when select "shorten names" style code generation.
• (PK07730) IMSRequest Type at runtime is zero not the default value 1.The generated code will now set IMSRequestType to 1 which is the default value.
• Provides support for the execute method with three parameters (IMSInteractionSpec, Input Record, Output Record) for SYNC_SEND interactions.
• Throws an exception containing message ICO0007E when reRoute property is set to TRUE on a dedicated persistent socket connection.
• Ensures that a "DFS" message from IMS is internally acknowledged by IMS Connector for Java so that subsequent interactions, following the "DFS" message, will not receive a java.lang.IllegalArgumentException containing the ICO0026E message. 
• Resets the value of the internal clientID used by IMS Connector for Java following the exception containing the message ICO0085E.  The exception containing message ICO0085E is thrown when an application provides a user-specified clientID for an interaction on a shareable persistent socket connection.  Prior to this update, the clientID value would persist until the application was restarted.  
• Ensures that the socket connection remains open after an invalid value is detected for the LL field of the input message.
• Corrects a null pointer exception in tracing.
• Throws an exception containing message ICO0056E when a value is specified for the IMSConnectName property but IMS Connector for Java is not running on the 390 platform. If a value is specified for the IMSConnectName property and IMS Connector for Java is running in an OS/390^® or z/OS^® environment, IMS Connector for Java will attempt to create a Local Option connection. If IMS Connector for Java is not running in an OS/390 or z/OS environment, the ICO0056E exception will be logged by the application server but the interaction will continue and IMS Connector for Java will attempt to create a TCP/IP connection using default hostname and port values.
• Throws an exception following an attempt to enlist an ineligible connection in the current transaction.
• Updates the exception containing message ICO0078E with more accurate information.
• The IMS Connector for Java property reRoute is no longer ignored for interactions on dedicated persistent socket connections.  With this update, an exception message will be thrown.
• (PK05920) The Configure Resource Adapter Deployment option does not exist in the deployment information page of the J2C Web Page, Web Service, or EJB from J2C Java Bean wizard.

2.0 Installation information

For information about installing the J2EE Connector Tools feature with Rational Application Developer, refer to www3.software.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/rationalsdp/rad/601/install_instruction/ifeature_j2c/install_601.html

For information about installing the J2EE Connector Tools feature with Rational Software Architect, refer to www3.software.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/rationalsdp/rsa/60/html/j2c/install_601.html

2.1 Hardware requirements

Refer to the installation instructions for the hardware requirements for installing the J2EE Connector Tools feature.

2.2 Software requirements

If you develop an application using the J2C tools and run it on WebSphere Application Server Version 5, ensure that you have the required maintenance applied to WebSphere Application Server Version 5. Refer to Section 2.2.1 WebSphere Application Server for details.

Refer to the installation instructions for more details on software and specifications that are supported by the J2EE Connector Tools feature.

For details on software and specifications that are supported by a specific tool in Rational Application Developer or Rational Software Architect, refer to the online help.

You must have IBM^® Rational Application Developer or Rational Software Architect Version 6.0.0.1 installed before installing this feature.

2.2.1 WebSphere Application Server

WebSphere V5.0 and WebSphere V5.1 support J2C 1.0. The WebSphere Application Server service levels required to use the J2EE Connector Tools are listed in the table below. The back-level test environments available with Rational Application Developer or Rational Software Architect V6.0 require the service listed under WAS Distributed Service Level Required column in the table. WebSphere Application Server cumulative fixes, for example WAS 5.0.2.8, are available from the WebSphere Application Server support site (www.ibm.com/software/webservers/appserv/was/support). The Integration Edition RunTime Fixes for 5.0 and 5.1 are available from www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&context=SSEQTP&dc=D410&dc=D420&uid=swg24004796&loc=en_US&cs=utf-8&lang=en. WebSphere Application Server for z/OS PTFs are available from the WebSphere Application Server for z/OS support site www.ibm.com/software/webservers/appserv/zos_os390/support/

WebSphere V6 supports J2C 1.5 applications.

2.2.2 Resource adapters

The following resource adapters are supported in the J2C tools:

• CICS ECI 5.1 (J2C 1.0)
• CICS ECI 6.0.0, 6.0.1 (J2C 1.5) - Outbound only
• IMS 9.1.0.1.1, 9.1.0.1.2 (J2C 1.0)
• IMS 9.1.0.2, 9.1.0.2.1 (J2C 1.5) - Outbound only

3.0 Known limitations, problems, and workarounds

This release note includes release-specific information, such as problems and limitations that were not available until after the product documentation was finalized.

3.1 Limitations

3.1.1 Deployment time exception

During the creation of Web pages, EJBs or Web Services, you may notice an exception in the WebSphere Application Server V6 server console. This does not affect normal operation of the server or J2C bean. This problem has been fixed in WebSphere Application Server version 6.0.1 available from www.ibm.com/software/webservers/appserv/was/support/

[2/21/05 18:55:49:781 EST] 00000017 SystemErr R java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0 (Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:85) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:58) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java(Compiled Code)) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java(Compiled Code)) at com.ibm.ws.ffdc.DiagnosticModule.getDataForDirective(DiagnosticModule.java:316) at com.ibm.ws.ffdc.DiagnosticModule.getDataForDirectives(DiagnosticModule.java:287) at com.ibm.ws.ffdc.DiagnosticModule.dumpComponentData(DiagnosticModule.java:143) at com.ibm.ws.ffdc.DiagnosticEngine.processIncident(DiagnosticEngine.java:159) at com.ibm.ws.ffdc.FFDCFilter.filterEngine(FFDCFilter.java:434) at com.ibm.ws.ffdc.FFDCFilter.processException(FFDCFilter.java:195) at com.ibm.ws.management.AdminServiceImpl.outputWarningAndFFDC(AdminServiceImpl.java:1660) at com.ibm.ws.management.AdminServiceImpl.checkForOpDeprecation(AdminServiceImpl.java:1737) at com.ibm.ws.management.AdminServiceImpl.preInvoke(AdminServiceImpl.java:1670) at com.ibm.ws.management.AdminServiceImpl.access$400(AdminServiceImpl.java:100) at com.ibm.ws.management.AdminServiceImpl$1.run(AdminServiceImpl.java:899) at com.ibm.ws.security.util.AccessController.doPrivileged(AccessController.java(Compiled Code)) at com.ibm.ws.management.AdminServiceImpl.invoke(AdminServiceImpl.java:817) at com.ibm.ws.management.connector.AdminServiceDelegator.invoke(AdminServiceDelegator.java:139) at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor23.invoke(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java(Compiled Code)) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java(Compiled Code)) at com.ibm.ws.management.connector.soap.SOAPConnector.invoke(SOAPConnector.java:325) at com.ibm.ws.management.connector.soap.SOAPConnector.service(SOAPConnector.java:193) at com.ibm.ws.management.connector.soap.SOAPConnection.handleRequest(SOAPConnection.java:55) at com.ibm.ws.http.HttpConnection.readAndHandleRequest(HttpConnection.java:641) at com.ibm.ws.http.HttpConnection.run(HttpConnection.java:469) at com.ibm.ws.util.ThreadPool$Worker.run(ThreadPool.java(Compiled Code)) Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException at com.ibm.ws.management.dm.JmxDM.processAdminService(JmxDM.java:50) at com.ibm.ws.management.dm.JmxDM.ffdcDumpDefaultJmx(JmxDM.java:34) ... 28 more

3.1.2 Multiple resource adapters installed on the same runtime server

Multiple standalone versions of the same EIS resource adapter should not be installed in WebSphere Application Server, especially if they are for the same EIS type. For example, if you install both a CICS ECI 5.1 and CICS ECI 6.0, there may be a conflict. This is because all standalone resource adapters share the same class loader.

3.2 Problems and workarounds

3.2.1 ConnectionSpec Changes cannot be done through J2C wizards

The J2C wizard does not provide any user interface support for users to make changes to ConnectionSpec. You must change it directly in the generated implementation Java code. Open up the generated implementation Java file in an editor, navigate to the method that you need to modify and then change, add, or remove the doclets for that method.

3.2.2 Unable to import COBOL file that contains DBCS

If you import a COBOL file that includes NL characters, you have to change Compile time Locale Name from Window > Preferences > Importer > COBOL > More COBOL Option. You will get an error for the default en_US.

3.2.3 Difficulty entering values for some IMSInteractionSpec properties in New J2C JavaBean wizard

In the New J2C JavaBean wizard, if you select the com.ibm.connector2.ims.ico.IMSInteractionSpec, you may have problems entering values in the Advanced entry fields Reroute name, LTERM name and Map name. Since these fields are prepopulated with blanks, you should clear the blanks in the fields before entering your values. Otherwise, you will receive an error indication and will not be able to continue.

4.0 Customer support

The product home page for Rational Application Developer is www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/developer/application/. For FAQs, lists of known problems and fixes, and other support information, visit the support page at www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/developer/application/support/

The product home page for Rational Software Architect is www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/architect/swarchitect/ . For FAQs, lists of known problems and fixes, and other support information, visit the support page at www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/architect/swarchitect/support/

5.0 Notices and trademarks

© Copyright IBM Corporation 2000, 2005. All Rights Reserved.

The XDoclet Documentation included in this IBM product is used with permission and is covered under the following copyright attribution statement: Copyright (c) 2000-2005, XDoclet Team. All rights reserved.

Portions based on Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software, by Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson and John Vlissides, Copyright (c) 1995 by Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc. All rights reserved.

This information was developed for products and services offered in the U.S.A. IBM may not offer the products, services, or features discussed in this documentation in other countries. Consult your local IBM representative for information on the products and services currently available in your area. Any reference to an IBM product, program, or service is not intended to state or imply that only that IBM product, program, or service may be used. Any functionally equivalent product, program, or service that does not infringe any IBM intellectual property right may be used instead. However, it is the user's responsibility to evaluate and verify the operation of any non-IBM product, program, or service.

IBM may have patents or pending patent applications covering subject matter described in this documentation. The furnishing of this documentation does not give you any license to these patents. You can send license inquiries, in writing, to:

IBM Director of Licensing
IBM Corporation
North Castle Drive
Armonk, NY 10504-1785
U.S.A.

For license inquiries regarding double-byte (DBCS) information, contact the IBM Intellectual Property Department in your country or send inquiries, in writing, to:

IBM World Trade Asia Corporation
Licensing
2-31 Roppongi 3-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo 106, Japan

The following paragraph does not apply to the United Kingdom or any other country where such provisions are inconsistent with local law: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION PROVIDES THIS PUBLICATION "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Some states do not allow disclaimer of express or implied warranties in certain transactions, therefore, this statement may not apply to you.

This information could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes are periodically made to the information herein; these changes will be incorporated in new editions of the publication. IBM may make improvements and/or changes in the product(s) and/or the program(s) described in this publication at any time without notice.

Any references in this information to non-IBM Web sites are provided for convenience only and do not in any manner serve as an endorsement of those Web sites. The materials at those Web sites are not part of the materials for this IBM product and use of those Web sites is at your own risk.

IBM may use or distribute any of the information you supply in any way it believes appropriate without incurring any obligation to you.

Licensees of this program who wish to have information about it for the purpose of enabling: (i) the exchange of information between independently created programs and other programs (including this one) and (ii) the mutual use of the information which has been exchanged, should contact:

Intellectual Property Dept. for Rational Software
IBM Corporation
3600 Steeles Avenue East
Markham, Ontario
Canada L3R 9Z7

Such information may be available, subject to appropriate terms and conditions, including in some cases, payment of a fee.

The licensed program described in this documentation and all licensed material available for it are provided by IBM under terms of the IBM Customer Agreement, IBM International Program License Agreement or any equivalent agreement between us.

Any performance data contained herein was determined in a controlled environment. Therefore, the results obtained in other operating environments may vary significantly. Some measurements may have been made on development-level systems and there is no guarantee that these measurements will be the same on generally available systems. Furthermore, some measurements may have been estimated through extrapolation. Actual results may vary. Users of this document should verify the applicable data for their specific environment.

Information concerning non-IBM products was obtained from the suppliers of those products, their published announcements or other publicly available sources. IBM has not tested those products and cannot confirm the accuracy of performance, compatibility or any other claims related to non-IBM products. Questions on the capabilities of non-IBM products should be addressed to the suppliers of those products.

All statements regarding IBM's future direction or intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice, and represent goals and objectives only.

This information contains examples of data and reports used in daily business operations. To illustrate them as completely as possible, the examples may include the names of individuals, companies, brands, and products. All of these names are fictitious and any similarity to the names and addresses used by an actual business enterprise is entirely coincidental.

COPYRIGHT LICENSE:

This information contains sample application programs in source language, which illustrates programming techniques on various operating platforms. You may copy, modify, and distribute these sample programs in any form without payment to IBM, for the purposes of developing, using, marketing or distributing application programs conforming to the application programming interface for the operating platform for which the sample programs are written. These examples have not been thoroughly tested under all conditions. IBM, therefore, cannot guarantee or imply reliability, serviceability, or function of these programs.

Each copy or any portion of these sample programs or any derivative work, must include a copyright notice as follows:

© (your company name) (year). Portions of this code are derived from IBM Corp. Sample Programs. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2000, 2005. All rights reserved.

If you are viewing a soft copy of this information, the photographs and color illustrations may not appear.

Programming interface information

Programming interface information is intended to help you create application software using this program.

General-use programming interfaces allow you to write application software that obtain the services of this program's tools.

However, this information may also contain diagnosis, modification, and tuning information. Diagnosis, modification, and tuning information is provided to help you debug your application software.

Warning: Do not use this diagnosis, modification, and tuning information as a programming interface because it is subject to change.

Trademarks and service marks

The following terms are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both:

• CICS
• IBM
• IMS
• OS/390
• Rational
• WebSphere
• z/OS

Java and all Java-based trademarks are trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States, other countries, or both.

Windows and Windows NT^® are trademarks of Microsoft^® Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both.

Intel^® and Pentium^® are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States, other countries, or both.

UNIX^® is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the United States and other countries.

Linux^® is a trademark of Linus Torvalds in the United States, other countries, or both.

Other company, product or service names, may be trademarks or service marks of others.