File adapter metadata changed for adapter attributes

[] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] []

Symptom
You are using the File Adapter in your business scenario for message
processing. During the transport of XI to another system, you notice that the values for some of the File Adapter attributes are getting overwritten(i.e the old values are transported instead of a blank value). The described issue can occur till XI [...]

MDI: Method getDescription for data elements terminates

[] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] []

Symptom
Calling the MDI method getDescription() for a data element leads to a NullPointerException.
You receive the following stack traces:
java.lang.NullPointerException at com.sap.mdi.ddtypes.DDDataelement.getDescription(
DDDataelement.java:305)
at com.sap.dictionary.types.mdi.util.TextServices.getDescription(
TextServices.java:165)
or
com.sap.dictionary.types.mdi.util.TextServices.getQuickInfo(
DdDataType.java:219)
or the following SAP Java Connector (JCo) exception:
com.sap.mw.jco.JCO$Exception: (104) RFC_ERROR_SYSTEM_FAILURE:
The function module “DD_DTEL_GET” cannot be used for ‘remote’ calls.
In addition, the method getReptext() may also be affected.
Other terms
MetaDataInterface, DDDataelement, Dictionary metadata, getDescription
Reason and Prerequisites
A [...]

New implementation of metadata_mss for mss > 8

[] [] [] [] []

Symptom
Implementation of CL_SQL_METADATA_MSS
Other terms
CL_SQL_MEATADA_MSS
Reason and Prerequisites
Bugs in CL_SQL_METADATA_MSS, new implementation for MSSQL version >= 8
Solution
Apply support packages