PQ68483: THE 'USER' AND 'PASSWORD' FIELDS FOR AN ORACLE DATA SOURCE IN WEBSPHERE 4.0 ARE REQUIRED: APAR WILL MAKE THEM NON-REQUIRED

 Fixes are available

5.0.1: WebSphere Application Server Version 5.0 Fix Pack 1 (Version 5.0.1)
5.0.1: WebSphere Application Server Enterprise Edition Version 5.0 Fix Pack 1



APAR status
Closed as program error.

Error description
In all fixpak levels of WebSphere Application Server 4.0.x,
Advanced and Single Server editions, the "user" and "password"
fields for an Oracle datasource are required.  It has been
requested that WebSphere make them non-required (optional)
fields.
Local fix
Define dummy userid and password when defining an Oracle
datasource and use the correct values when calling getConnection
to override the dummy values.
Problem summary
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* USERS AFFECTED: All WebSphere Application Server users who   *
*                 use Oracle Database as a back end.           *
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* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The Userid and Password fields on an    *
*                      Oracle DataSource were required.        *
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* RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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The Customer did not want to have the userid and password
fields for an Oracle DataSource to be mandatory.
Problem conclusion
Changed the fields for userid and password to be non-mandatory.
Temporary fix Comments
APAR information
APAR number PQ68483
Reported component name WAS BASE 5.0
Reported component ID 5630A3600
Reported release 00A
Status CLOSED PER
PE NoPE
HIPER NoHIPER
Special Attention NoSpecatt
Submitted date 2002-11-21
Closed date 2002-11-21
Last modified date 2002-11-21

APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
PQ67801

APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Modules/Macros
JDBC          

Publications Referenced

Fix information
Fixed component name WAS BASE 5.0
Fixed component ID 5630A3600

Applicable component levels
R003 PSY    UP
R00A PSY    UP
R00H PSY    UP
R00I PSY    UP
R00S PSY    UP
R00W PSY    UP


Document Information


Product categories: Software > Application Servers > Distributed Application & Web Servers > WebSphere Application Server > General
Operating system(s):
Software version: 00A
Software edition:
Reference #: PQ68483
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: Nov 21, 2002