PI16234: RATIONAL DEVELOPER FOR SYSTEM Z (RDZ) : RDZ SHOWS A WARNING WHEN PARSING CICS STATEMENT IF IT IS CODED INSIDE A COPYBOOK.

Rational Developer for System z Fix Pack 7 (8.5.1.7) for 8.5.1
Rational Developer for System z Fix Pack 6 (8.5.1.6) for 8.5.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Rational Developer for System z - RDz Client v8.5.1.4
  
  Description :
  When parsing a CICS statement that is coded inside a copybook,
  The error is : "Copybook 'GNM0049C' contains the following
  error: "ERROR_TOKEN" unexpected tokens ingored.".
  
  Steps to reproduce :
  - Define a copybook with the following statement :
  EXEC CICS
       ASSIGN ABCODE(:TAG2;-CICIS-ABND-COD)
       NOHANDLE
  END-EXEC
  - Then create a Cobol program that call sthis copybook as
  shown below:
  COPY <copybook name> REPLACING ==:TAG2:== BY ===WS==.
  - A warning appears on the COPY line in the Cobol program.
  

Local fix

• If you replace the :TAG2: symbol in the copybook
  with WS then the error goes away.
  

Problem summary

• The RDz COBOL parser mishandles multi-token replacements in EXEC
  statements well.
  

Problem conclusion

• Modified the COBOL parser to better handle replacements in EXEC
  statements.
  
  The problem listed in this APAR has been resolved with
  IBM Rational Developer for System z V8.5.1.6 Fix Pack which
  is available from the Recommended Fixes support download page:
  http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=2294&uid=swg27006335
  

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

  RATL DEV FOR SY

• Fixed component ID

  5724T0700

Applicable component levels

• R851 PSY

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