PI40238: ON RDZ V9.1.1.1 APARS PI32078/PI32356 STILL REPRODUCIBLE (TSO SHELL TRANSLATION OF < AND > INCORRECT)

9.1.1.2: PTF UI32110 for Rational Developer for System z Host Options
9.1.1.3: PTF UI35670 for Rational Developer for System z Host Options
9.1.1.3: PTF UI37230 for Rational Developer for System z Host Options
9.1.1.3: PTF UI37833 for Rational Developer for System z Host Options
9.1.1.4: PTF UI41212 for Rational Developer for System z
9.1.1.5: PTF UI44156 for Rational Developer for System z
9.1.1.6: PTF UI50717 for Rational Developer for System z
9.1.1.7: PTF UI55786 for Rational Developer for System z
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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• On Rational Developer for System z v9.1.1.1, APARs
  PI32078/PI32356 still reproducible. TSO shell incorrectly
  translates "&lt;" and "&gt;"  to "<" AND ">", the fix is not
  complete
  
  Re-creation steps:
  1 - Define a REXX file, say 'USER.REXX(MEMBER)', with the
  following lines:
  /**                   REXX                     **/
  say "&lt;abc&gt;"
  2 - In RDz client, from the RSE view, open the TSO Shell view.
  3 - Execute that procedure by issuing the following command:
  exec 'USER.REXX(MEMBER)'
  
  The TSO command result will be '<abc>' instead of '&lt;abc&gt;'
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: 01.All RDz users                             *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: 01.RDz TSO shell incorrectly translates *
  *                         "&lt;" and "&gt;" strings to "<" and *
  *                         ">".                                 *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  01.RDz TSO shell incorrectly translates "&lt;" and "&gt;"
     strings to "<" and ">".
  

Problem conclusion

• 01.RDz client is updated to escape '&' and ';' characters,
     before the input string is encoded in xml data and is sent to
     server. RDz server is updated to unescape '&' and ';'
     characters, after the received xml data is decoded.
     Only if both client and server can handle them, they are
     actually escaped.
  

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:

Modules/Macros

• FEKFMAIN FEKFMAI6 FEKFMINE
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  RD/Z HOST

• Fixed component ID

  5724T0723

Applicable component levels

• R910 PSY UI32110

     UP15/10/21 I 1000

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