IV50398: FORMAT-NUMBER FUNCTION IN XSLT ROUNDS DECIMAL NUMBERS INCORRECTL Y

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Error Message: Following XSLT query outputs incorrect results:
  <xsl:value-of select="format-number(1.9986,'##0.00')" />
  Expected Result: 2.00
  Actual Result: 1.00
  .
  Stack Trace: N/A
  .
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• format-number function outputs incorrect value when the portion
  after the decimal point becomes all zeros after the round-up. In
  that case, the portion before the decimal
  point does not roll-up a value. This produces in incorrect
  result.
  

Problem conclusion

• This defect will be fixed in:
  7.0.0 SR7
  6.0.1 SR8
  6.0.0 SR16
  .
  Altered format-number function's logic to round numbers
  correctly.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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

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

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  XML/XSL

• Fixed component ID

  620700126

Applicable component levels

• R700 PSY

     UP

• R600 PSY

     UP