Fix (APAR):  PQ93024

Status:  Fix

Release:  5.1.1,5.1.0.1,5.1.0,5.0.2.6,5.0.2.5,5.0.2.4,5.0.2.3,5.0.2.2,5.0.2.1,5.0.2

Operating System:  All

Supersedes Fixes:  

CMVC Defect:  PQ93024

Byte size of APAR:  8087

Date: 2004-09-01

Abstract:  The CRON calendar will not always increment the year.

Description/symptom of problem:  The WebSphere scheduler provides two calendaring functions
to calculate task run dates.  The CRON calendar allows
specifying a string in a CRONTAB-like format to calculate
possible dates.  There is an error in the scheduler
CRON algorithm where the year may not be calculated.
For example:
Applying cron expression:
0 0 0 1 1 ?
to date:
2004-08-15 10:00
is incorrectly producing a date with the current year:
2004-01-01 10:00
The correct date should be:
2005-01-01 10:00



Directions to apply fix:  

NOTE:  YOU MUST FIRST DOWNLOAD THE UPDATE INSTALLER TOOL IN ORDER TO INSTALL A FIX.
       The Fix Installer can be downloaded from the following link:
       http://www-3.ibm.com/software/webservers/appserv/support/index.html

1) Create temporary "fix" directory to store the jar file:
             UNIX: /tmp/WebSphere/fix
          Windows: c:\temp\WebSphere\fix

2) Copy jar file to the directory

3) Shutdown WebSphere

4) Follow the Fix installation instructions that are packaged with the Fix Installer on how to install the Fix.

5) Restart WebSphere

6) The temp directory may be removed.



Directions to remove fix:  
NOTE:  FIXES MUST BE REMOVED IN THE ORDER THEY WERE APPLIED.  DO NOT REMOVE A FIX UNLESS
     ALL FIXES APPLIED AFTER IT HAVE FIRST BEEN REMOVED.  YOU MAY REAPPLY ANY REMOVED FIX.

Example:  If your system has fix1, fix2, and fix3 applied in that order and fix2 is to be
          removed, fix3 must be removed first, fix2 removed, and fix3 re-applied.


1) Shutdown WebSphere

2) Follow the instructions that are packaged with the Fix Installer on how to uninstall the Fix.

3) Restart WebSphere



Directions to re-apply fix:  
1) Shutdown WebSphere

2) Follow the Fix instructions that are packaged with the Fix Installer on how to uninstall and reinstall the Fix.

3) Restart WebSphere





Additional Information:  This fix is applicable to WebSphere Enterprise 5.0.2 or WebSphere Business Integration - Software Foundation 5.1.0 and 5.1.1.

When applied to 5.0.2, intermediate fix PQ90656 must be installed prior to or in conjunction with this fix.