JSON_ADD_ITEM: Invalid JSON document results in FAULT_OTHER

Products

• CA Automic Workload Automation - Automation Engine
• CA Automic One Automation
• CA Automic Operations Manager
• CA Automic Oracle

Issue/Introduction

For the function JSON_ADD_ITEM, an invalid JSON document results in a FAULT_OTHER of the script. According to the documentation, however, the function should return 45334 in this case.

Documentation: https://docs.automic.com/documentation/webhelp/english/ALL/components/DOCU/12.3/Automic Automation Guides/help.htm#Script/Reference/JSON_ADD_ITEM.htm

Example:
! Error because of invalid JSON
:SET &JSON# = "{"
:SET &NR# = 1
:SET &RET# = JSON_ADD_ITEM(&JSON#, "$", &NR#, "number", number)
:PRINT &RET#

 

Cause

Software Bug

Environment

Release : 12.3

Component : AUTOMATION ENGINE

Resolution

This has been confirmed to be a bug and will be fixed in a future release. No release date is known yet.