PM53419: SOME SPECIAL CHARS IN TABLES ARE NOT ENTITY-SUBSTITUTED

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Inside a table a right arrow displays as an S,
  an ampersand displays as a square and
  bullets display as a Y- shaped characters.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users with special characters within         *
  *                 tables.                                      *
  *                 Users of PDF documents without IBM           *
  *                 Advanced Linquistics Search indexes or       *
  *                 those choosing not to use the IBM            *
  *                 Advanced Linguistic Search plugin-in to      *
  *                 display PDF search hits.                     *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Within a table, the bullet, ampersand   *
  *                      and arrow characters were not displayed *
  *                      correctly. Instead, arrow displayed as  *
  *                      an S, ampersand displayed as a blank    *
  *                      and bullets displayed as a Y-shaped     *
  *                      character.                              *
  *                      In a second problem, the argument to    *
  *                      the Adobe Reader's find function was    *
  *                      erroneously enclosed in single quotes,  *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  Code change fixed the problem.
  

Problem conclusion

• Apply the PTF
  330Y
  EPHBKMGR
  EPHBKSRV
  EPHJBCGI
  

Temporary fix

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Comments

APAR Information

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

  PM53418

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

  UK75835

Modules/Macros

• EPHBKMGR EPHBKSRV EPHJBCGI
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  BKMGR BOOKSRVR

• Fixed component ID

  5655A2000

Applicable component levels

• R330 PSY UK75835

     UP12/02/04 P F202

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