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PM92381: RDz *.azures message AZU1003S shows incorrect NLS characters

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • transcode() function in XML4C that coverts data from the host's
    default codepage to UTF-16 (XMLCh *) when populating the XML DOM
    tree node for the exception message.  In this case the native
    strings will be treated as IBM-1140, causing the corruption of
    the NLS characters.
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED: 01.Users of the IBM z/OS Automated Unit      *
    *                    Testing Framework (zUnit) who include     *
    *                    NLS characters in text passed to test     *
    *                    runner APIs AZUASTFM, AZUTCADD, or        *
    *                    AZUTCINI.                                 *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: 01.When the user-supplied reason text   *
    *                         for an assertion exception           *
    *                         (AZU1003S) contains NLS characters,  *
    *                         these characters may be corrupted    *
    *                         when included in the test runner     *
    *                         result XML.                          *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
    ****************************************************************
    01.If the codepage/CCSID of the NLS characters is not
       compatible with the default C/C++ locale on the z/OS system,
       the NLS characters may be damaged when converted to UTF-8.
    

Problem conclusion

  • 01.A new test runner parameter has been added to allow
       specification of a C/C++ compiled locale to use when
       converting native character data to/from UTF-8.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PM92381

  • Reported component name

    RD/Z HOST

  • Reported component ID

    5724T0723

  • Reported release

    850

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2013-07-04

  • Closed date

    2013-10-16

  • Last modified date

    2013-10-31

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

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

Modules/Macros

  • AZUFZUNI AZUTSTRN AZUZUNIT FEKZUNIT
    

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    RD/Z HOST

  • Fixed component ID

    5724T0723

Applicable component levels

  • R850 PSY UK98515

       UP13/10/31 I 1000

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Document Information

Modified date:
31 October 2013