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Connect-SOAP converts Null date values to Unix Epoch (19700101)
SA-56309
Summary
Connect-SOAP retrieves values from an external database and converts the Null date values to Unix Epoch (19700101).
Error Messages
Not Applicable.
Steps to Reproduce
- Launch the application
- Generate a Request XML for a SOAP Service with a Date field in it. Ensure that the Date field does not have any value
- Run the flow. Request XML displays 19700101T000000.000 GMT in the Date field
Root Cause
A defect or configuration issue in the operating environment.
Resolution
Perform the following local-change:
Create the following Dynamic System Setting (DSS) as per the property type and set their value to 'true' as follows:
For the Date property:
Setting Purpose: disableEpochDate
Owning Ruleset: Pega-IntegrationEngine
Value: true
For the DateTime property:
Setting Purpose: disableEpochDateTime
Owning Ruleset: Pega-IntegrationEngine
Value: true
Published July 23, 2018 - Updated October 8, 2020
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