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This document contains a complete listing of IBM Rational Developer for System z fixes for 8.5.1 with the most recent fix at the top.

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Host - Fix Pack 1 (8.5.1.1)
Link Date Released Status
Host APARs Description
PM78800 Rational Developer for System z: Internal v8.5.1.1 defects/enhancements (NON-RSE): - FA integration is missing data for some of the events in the event summary - compatibility with z/OS UNIX APAR OA41101 - invalid SCLM Types returned in populate project request - when using the RDz CARMA Endevor RAM PRINT-MEMBER function, the dataset name is not copied into the JCL - when a Jobcard member is not found, an error is displayed when it should not since the jobcard is optional
PM78805 Rational Developer for System z: Internal v8.5.1.1 defects/enhancements (OPENRSE): - NPE if rsecomm.log cannot be created - data set lock not released when client ends - backup file causes problem when parent folder is read-only - multiple RDz RSE servers get *timeout* status, which is never reset
PM79619 Rational Developer for System z: When using the new CARMA Endevor "Quick Edit" feature on element, API0005E error is returned
PM80976 Rational Developer for System z: Internal v8.5.1.1 defects/enhancements (RSE): - missing quotes in sample CGI_ISPPREF definition - RDz client cannot connect to SSL server using client certificate. - expanding a filter containing 40,000 datasets on RDz client takes more than 3 minutes - there is not enough trace to show why a new threadpool server is started - multiple RDz RSE servers get *timeout* status, which is never reset - search fails with error owing to dynamic allocation failure - when doing a Remote Search on MVS filters, customer sometimes gets good results but sometimes the search hangs with message "Searching MVS Files : Waiting for server response". However, the Remote Search always works well when done directly on the PDS inside the MVS Filter - the "...xx more" command at the top list of an RSE-filter with at least 2 filter strings does not display all the members - when doing a Remote Search on PDS, customer has good response time and correct results for about the 2/3 first searches. Then, for the next searches (always on PDSs), the CPU is getting higher (till 70-80%) and results get wrong (hits number decreases significantly for initial hits about 5000-6000, but for initial hits about 20, results remain OK). - enhancement to remove usage of volume RESERVE
PM81660 Rational Developer for System z: CARMA user receives CRRZC0197E message when opening (browse/view) Endevor Element
PM82192 Rational Developer for System z: RSE - Copying a PDS member provokes a Java NPE during Transfer Operation
PM84203 Rational Developer for System z: Quick Edit Endevor (batch mode) - Update source fails C1G0024E : The element was already present at xxxx
PM84786 Rational Developer for System z: Endevor search results do not return expected values when using the 'Enable "to" ' for environment and stage

Client - Fix Pack 1 (8.5.1.2)
Link Date Released Status
APAR Description
PM86210 Rational Developer for System z: Repository Instance not set when editing an element from the Search Results view

Client - Fix Pack 1 (8.5.1.1)
Link Date Released Status
APAR Description
PM61570 Rational Developer for System z: utf-8 characters garbled on offline mode
PM71902 Rational Developer for System z: COBOL editor displays errors although compile works
PM73573 Rational Developer for System z: LPEX Editor does not display the correct x'15' and x'25' values
PM76442 Replace All, in the Search, will hang
PM76602 Content assist fails if a COBOL statement has string literals
PM76673 Rational Developer for System z: COBOL copybooks with $ in the name in EXEC SQL INCLUDE statements where the name is not in quotes are not resolved
PM77008 Rational Developer for System z: Outline View fails with Empty Stack Exception in PL/I Outline Parser
PM77621 Rational Developer for System z: Software Analyzer View - false positive on DCL BINARY FIXED() as opposed to DCL FIXED BINARY()
PM77950 Rational Developer for System z: Nested include files cause an error message when using the rename refactoring in PL/I
PM78177 Wrong Outline view tree when you use procedures without the procedure name on the end statement
PM78410 Rational Developer for System z: CARMA Endevor Container extract to local project disabled
PM78517 Rational Developer for System z: Realtime syntax check returns 'Misplaced construct' on valid PL/I EXEC CICS command/statement
PM78606 Unexpected cursor location after search and delete COBOL files in System z LPEX
PM78718 Technote: Include file error: "inter" formed from merged tokens on external CICS pre-processed include files with bin parameters
PM78766 Rational Developer for System z: Receive error CRIMC1037E when updating to Rational Developer for System z v8.5.1
PM78816 Rational Developer for System z: When debugging a PL/I file using custom OR or NOT or CONCATE operator, LPEX displays real-time syntax check
PM79480 LPEX editor including CHINESE CHARs generates extra space character
PM79669 Rational Developer for System z: A local preprocessor statement in a first line of a .pli file is shown by error in the outline view
PM80306 Rational Developer for System z: Fault Analyzer is missing data for some of the events in the event summary
PM80630 Rational Developer for System z: NullPointerException is raised when selecting a row on the Search view
PM80632 Member lost from z/OS project in Rational Developer for System z when using copy/paste/replace
PM80673 Rational Developer for System z : "Identify Unreachable Code" and "Program Control Flow" features show incorrect results
PM80755 Rational Developer for System z: Association between MVS subproject member/element to CARMA Endevor is lost
PM80768 Cannot disable automatic local help updater
PM80793 Rational Developer for System z: When debugging, hover fails in PL/I Editor
PM80876 Rational Developer for System z: Identify Preprocessor Statements action may not identify text inserted at end of program
PM80894 Rational Developer for System z: Enterprise Service Tools WSDL contains incorrect diacritic (Umlaut trema) characters when generated directly to the host
PM80898 Rational Developer for System z: New mapping file is not pulled in a new client workspace with Push To Client
PM80999 Rational Developer for System z: Software Analyzer hangs when analyzing a program with many copybooks
PM81025 Running a Show in > Program Control Flow results in NullPointerException
PM81135 Rational Developer for System z: When PL/I Editor used as Debug Editor, Double Click disabled for add/remove of breakpoint
PM81440 Rational Developer for System z: Program opened from Search view is displayed as text instead of COBOL
PM81539 Rational Developer for System z: StringIndexOutofBounds exception using Occurences in compilation unit with COBOL file
PM81555 Rational Developer for System z: When trying to edit an Endevor element from the search-result-list, user receives an error
PM81727 Rational Developer for System z: Debug perspective port listener icon missing
PM82676 Rational Developer for System z: CARMA null pointer exception at first element open
PM82688 Rational Developer for System z: Incorrect errors are raised on %do ..%end in PL/I program
PM83631 Nested array subscripts may not be reset during PL/I XML2LS conversion when parent array has different level arrays
PM83828 Rational Developer for System z: Software Analyzer "Analyze selected projects" should not contain internal projects like HostConnectProjectFiles
PM84524 Rational Developer for System z: Open MFS Element from CARMA Repositories view, Design and Preview tabs display "empty"

Host - Mod Pack 1 (8.5.1)
Link Date Released Status
Host APARs Description
PM66822 Rational Developer for System z: Internal v8.5.1.0 defects/enhancements (non-RSE):
  • Possible incorrect change code in properties table for selected member
  • Invalid error on missing environment variable displayed in SCLM operations log
  • When the client RSE connection, or the MVS subsystem is configured with a different code page than what is being used on the server, MVS member names may be misrepresented in the Remote Index search results, resulting in the inability to open the matching file from the Remote Index Search view. In addition, searches where users have defined mixed code pages for files that are indexed may fail to find matches, since the files will have been indexed using the code page that the Rational Developer for System z server is running with.
  • Error parsing closing tags in report.
  • Support for mapping XML elements and attributes of type xsd:boolean has been added to COBOL Compiled XML Conversion in the IMS COBOL top-down synchronous callout scenario
  • Rational Developer for System z users are not able to browse the CA Endevor elements to which they only have read-only access.
  • Rational Developer for System z users need reduced number of steps to locate and access the CA Endevor elements and to work with them.
  • Rational Developer for System z users need to customize jobs before they are submitted.
  • The label for the message that results from an action says "Error Message" even when the operation completed successfully. This can create confusion.
  • A logical record length of 80 is not sufficient to provide the information that are needed for some of the items.
  • When attempting to edit an element and saving it at a lower level that would cause jumping over another version of that element in the build map, the CA Endevor API provides a caution return code. The Endevor RAM interpreted the caution as an error, when it should not. When editing an element at a higher level environment and choosing as target a lower level environment, the changes made to the element are being saved at the entry stage of the higher level environment instead of at the entry stage of the lower level environment.
  • When attempting to edit an element and CARMA tries to get the memberid of the element at the new location, the stage name is missing from the memberid. This causes the RAM not to be able to correctly locate the element.
  • When editing an element and saving it in batch mode, if the temporary edit dataset name is too long, the SCL will contain a statement that goes past column 72 and thus result in the statement being truncated. This causes the Add Element to fail.
  • When searching for elements by CCID, the CCID fields of the search dialog are being ignored. This results in search results with other elements and not just the desired ones.
  • When retrieving elements by CCID in batch mode, in the generated SCL, the line containing the WHERE CCID clause has binary zeroes at the end of it. This causes errors in the execution of the JCL because the SCL is then considered invalid as a result of the binary zeroes being contained within it.
  • When creating a new Endevor element using the New -> Endevor Element function, the ability to specify the processor group is not provided in the "New Endevor Element" dialog. This is needed when a site does not allow default processor group when creating a new element. When creating a new Endevor element using the New -> Endevor Element function, the return dialog sometimes give an error stating that the number of expected return values is not what is expected.
  • When creating a new package using the New -> Endevor Package function, the target Stage Id dropdown in the "New Endevor Package View" dialog contains an error message instead of the list of stages. Continued in APAR PM77375
PM66834 Rational Developer for System z: Internal v8.5.1.0 defects/enhancements (RSE):
  • Remote search lines that are too long hover in the search results
  • Search result of load module doesn't show lines as the same strings
  • Cannot delete unexpired data sets
  • Abend when threadpool exceeds system max threads
  • Option to disable Remote Index Search menu item
PM67318 Rational Developer for System z: CARMA Endevor Element open causes Abend E37 on CRA$NDVR.DEPEND file
PM67928 Rational Developer for System z: Internal v8.5.1.0 defects/enhancements (OPENRSE):
  • Cancel search does not stop search on host
  • Server Finish processing takes a very long time
  • ServerUpdateHandler.removeSenderWith takes 30 minutes
PM69304 Rational Developer for System z: Environment variable _CMDSERV_BASE_HOME not set
PM70070 Rational Developer for System z: Internal v8.5.1.0 defects/enhancements (JMON): Hang when opening large JES output -m operator command/startup option
PM71360 Rational Developer for System z: An error occurred retrieving the SYSLIB information from SCLM for "member"
PM71977 Support for Extended Address Volume (EAV)
PM75387 Rational Developer for System z: IEC142I 113-38 error received when accessing IAM files
PM77375 Rational Developer for System z: Internal v8.5.1.0 defects/enhancements (non-RSE) continuation:
  • Enhancement to allow less stringent path specifications in CRASRV.properties
  • Enhancement to disable a RAM
  • Enhancement to add reformatted RSE logs to FEKLOGS
  • Lock daemon IVP does not do atomic writes like RSE when contacting the lock daemon
  • Serviceability enhancements
    • touch all Endevor RAM output DD's
    • report missing CRASTART loadmodule
    • FEKLOGS support for relative paths in CRASRV.properties and version specific checks
  • Enhancements to FEKLOGS: version specific checks, extra validation of USS paths
  • ABEND878 in FEKLOGS job
  • Enhancement that shows build dates of key components
  • Removing PsssTicket IVP from IVP=IVP startup
  • The AZUTSTRN stub error message only mentions sticky bit. This enhancement produces a correct error message when the related load module cannot be found
  • DD STDENV with rsed.envvars in started task JCL fails startup

  • Client - Mod Pack 1 (8.5.1)
    Link Date Released Status
    APAR Description
    PM06849 Rational Developer for System z: Content assist does not work if invoked for a line containing END
    PM51142 Rational Developer for System z: The API does not state which mode a file is opened in
    PM57385 Endevor package can be opened for update under Rational Developer for System z/CARMA and "native" Endevor at the same time
    PM66317 Rational Developer for System z: Error message CRRDG3112 is not documented in the information center
    PM67126 Rational Developer for System z: NOT SYMBOL in comments is modified
    PM68906 Rational Developer for System z: Running xsebatch program may result in PL/I converter files generated with incorrect line breaks
    PM69785 Rational Developer for System z: PLISAXC-based XML2LS converters cannot find root element when parsing Unicode XML
    PM70176 Missing export z/OS project action
    PM70671 Rational Developer for System z: Shortcuts for Locate, Retrieve Data Set and Retrieve Job are not available when the z/OS Projects view is not part of the perspective
    PM70797 Rational Developer for System z: In the v8.5 INFOCENTER, the zEnterprise Getting Started guide points to an 8.0.3 document
    PM70798 Rational Developer for System z: zEnterprise Getting Started PDF documentation, the supported server operating systems incorrectly includes JAVA
    PM71030 LPEX Editor Find/Replace only works for the first occurrence
    PM71193 Rational Developer for System z: COBOL and PLI-LS2XML conversion needs to escape CR
    PM72411 Rational Developer for System z: The security option "Validate Server name against server certificate subject." has been deprecated
    PM72615 Rational Developer for System z: Display of the "Program Control Flow Diagram" can lead to a CRRZJ004E error
    PM73479 Invalid binary search table is generated in PLI XML2LS converter for Unicode XML
    PM73581 Enable left and right ctrl keys in the host terminal emulator, works only for the current session
    PM73659 Rational Developer for System z: $savefilebefore and $saveandclosefilebefore Menu Manager commands do not work as expected
    PM73721 Nested array subscripts (ctx.X0000000) may not be reset during PL/I XML2LS conversion
    PM73722 IMS PL/I top-down converter encounters system AbendOC4 when IMS-MPP abends
    PM74123 Rational Developer for System zEnterprise: Files beginning with . are not displayed in Enterprise Explorer view
    PM74124 PL/I XML2LS conversion fails with message IRZ0966S while parsing base64Binary content
    PM74724 Rational Developer for System z: Following context menu refresh at the Endevor SCM RAM level, CARMA views get corrupted
    PM75823 Attempts to use Occurrences in compilation unit action for a PL/I declared structure results in StringIndexOutofBounds exception
    PM76461 Rational Developer for System z: The Real Time Syntax Check gives 'Ambiguous reference to variable-name'
    PM76465 Bad job card was created using SCLM Explorer View
    PM76787 Rational Developer for System z: Native stored procedures description names are modified to SQL - External with DB2 V10 Conversion Mode

    Fix Pack 1 (8.5.0.1)
    Link Date Released Status
    APAR Description
    PM69113 Rational Developer for System z: COBOL program flow diagram may be incomplete

    Initial Release (8.5)
    Link Date Released Status
    APAR Description
    PM03501 Rational Developer for System z LPEX editor does not honor margin when combined data length is greater than the margin
    PM26926 Rational Developer for System z: ACE errors when DBCS and sequence numbers are present
    PM03176 LPEX incorrectly makes the letters CICS red.
    PM10103 LPEX Editor displays syntax error for JCL
    PM16994 LPEX is not highlighting bad round trip characters
    PM26928 Sequence numbers are not detected correctly if source contains DBCS
    PM38179 LPEX highlighting not occurring with ROWSET and POSITIONING keywords
    PM39846 Data set in use error. COBOL or PL/I editor locks if invalid characters.
    PM41857 RS view doesn't display CRRZI0487E error when opening JCL/embedded source using SJ with non-roundtrippable chars
    PM43628 Display "DD *" input files without STEPNAME:DDNAME (" : ") in steps the don't execute.
    PM45787 JCL editor incorrectly shows an error if there is a symbolic in a PROCEDURE name
    PM46310 Rational Developer for System z LPEX editor displays error for an allocate with primary space of 0
    PM48693 FEKLOGS doesn't grab server logs
    PM49981 Extra double-quote generated before a label surrounded by double-quotes.
    PM50274 Local history is lost after copy/paste of a COBOL file in Rational Developer for System Z
    PM50744 Messages written only to SYSLOG and not to JOBLOG
    PM51370 Copybook type of an Endevor MOVE package is saved as 'copyook'
    PM52345 OR and NOT compiler option not working in property grp
    PM52427 Cannot login
    PM52710 Open Declaration is greyed out because OBJECT-COMPUTER and SOURCE-COMPUTER are reversed
    PM52981 Refresh (F5) doesn't work on local COBOL projects
    PM53144 The use of Content Assist with Sequential and PDS files takes too long
    PM53238 "ERROR_TOKEN" unexpected tokens ignored with editor
    PM53363 The result of multiple SQL script runs are not persistent in the Results view
    PM53397 No creation date given after a Copy/paste from Remote to Local
    PM53853 Structure comments not refreshed after edit
    PM53995 Editing a PLI file containing SELECT and LABEL might lead to incorrect warning "misplaced construct(s)"
    PM54317 When performing various CARMA/Endevor element functions, message at top of function dialogue panel indicates wrong element.
    PM54318 Host Connection Emulator loses focus when debugging. Function keys are impacted.
    PM54632 Rational Developer for System z PLI hover not working consistently
    PM54634 CEE3250C The system or user abend S878 R=00000010
    PM54684 EST Mapping Editor validation and/or Generate Conversion Code action may fail if mapping members of derived XSD complex type
    PM54747 Incorrect real-time check warning for PL/I variables declared using "like" instruction
    PM54809 Edit or browse of a SCLM member fails
    PM54940 Source / Format give wrong indentation
    PM55598 Editing a COBOL file with statement EVALUATE VAR1 > VAR2 results in an invalid real-time syntax check warning
    PM55603 Editing a PL/I file with statement call struc.myProc results in an invalid error "misplaced construct".
    PM55699 When creating a new Endevor package, selecting to copy SCL from existing package, resulting package is empty
    PM55735 Using Rational Developer for System z API, a IPhysicalFile is opened with the wrong editor.
    PM55779 Documentation states local help updater zip in incorrect location on product disks
    PM55955 CARMA Endevor comparison of file history doesn't show COBOL compare but Text compare
    PM56089 Extra end of line byte when copy / paste from RSE
    PM56114 Capitalization settings of Source > Format action using characters not supported in remote codepage
    PM56359 PLI Real Time Syntax check marks correct free parm in error
    PM56528 PL/I includes not resolved in LPEX Editor
    PM56559 Rational Developer for System z LPEX Editor displays syntax errors for JCL statements which run correctly when executed.
    PM57013 JMON does not handle a RC=4
    PM57018 Preprocessor variable/statement failing PL1 real-time check
    PM57187 When opening Endevor package in Rational Developer for System z that was created in native Endevor, PRINT SCL flagged in error.
    PM57542 Pushtoclient of a host-based project fails when a properties file is omited from subproject definition file
    PM57779 Endevor Stage number is sometimes not filled for Packages PRINT
    PM57950 Rational Developer for System z Endevor API is not hiding actions when programmed in plugin
    PM58316 Rational Developer for System z COBOL editor/LPEX editor report errors in CICS/IMS DLIUIB copybook
    PM58370 ASMA254I the LENGTH doesn't match PICOUT
    PM58681 Real-time syntax check indicates errors when ROWID is used as a COBOL data item
    PM58907 CARMA fails with FFFFFF abend when started on z/OS 1.13
    PM59074 Refresh of a dataset after an extract element from CA Endevor results in error CRRZI0221E Dynamic allocation failure.
    PM59268 Rational Developer for System z PLI editor displays COBOL column indicators in the ruler
    PM59321 Sorting of non-English characters in Remote Systems view is incorrect
    PM59733 COBOL syntax check of EXEC SQL INCLUDE .. END-EXEC terminating period rules inconsistent.
    PM59947 Copy to RAM at PDS Level shows successful even when no members copied
    PM59958 Retrieve multiple Endevor elements results in pop-up fields incorrectly filled in
    PM60205 Performance issue with COBOL editor when editing a COBOL file
    PM60608 FD FOOBAR LABEL RECORDS IS STANDARD. is not valid.

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    Rational Developer for System z

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    Software version:
    7.1, 7.5, 7.5.1, 7.5.1.3, 7.5.1.4, 7.6, 7.6.1, 7.6.2, 7.6.2.2, 7.6.2.3, 7.6.2.4, 8.0.1, 8.0.2, 8.0.3, 8.0.3.1, 8.0.3.2, 8.0.3.3, 8.0.3.4, 8.5, 8.5.0.1, 8.5.1, 8.5.1.1, 8.5.1.2


    Operating system(s):
    Linux, Windows, z/OS


    Reference #:
    7036693


    Modified date:
    2013-04-22

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