PI38326: RATIONAL DEVELOPER FOR SYSTEM Z (RDZ): USER BUILD CHANGES X'15 CHARACTERS TO X'25

Rational Quality Manager 6.0
Rational Developer for System z Fix Pack 1 (9.1.1.2) for 9.1.1.
Rational Developer for System z Fix Pack 1 (9.1.1.3) for 9.1.1.
Rational Developer for System z Interim Fix 1 for 9.1.1.3
Rational Developer for System z Fix Pack 1 (9.1.1.4) for 9.1.1.
Rational Developer for System z Fix Pack 1 (9.1.1.5) for 9.1.1.
Rational Developer for System z Fix Pack 1 (9.1.1.6) for 9.1.1.
Rational Developer for System z Fix Pack 1 (9.1.1.7) for 9.1.1.
Rational Developer for System z Fix Pack 1 (9.1.1.8) for 9.1.1
Rational Developer for System z Fix Pack 9 (9.1.1.9) for 9.1.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Rational Developer for System z (RDz) v9.1.1.1: User build
  transforms binary characters x'0D, x'15, x'25 when transferring
  files to the host.
  
  Steps to reproduce:
  
  1- use SCM zImport --binary command to import a COBOL program to
  RTC which contains x'0D, x'15 and x'25' characters
  2- load it to a local workspace using RTC Find and Load Eclipse
  projects
  3- launch a user build which downloads the program to a MVS
  dataset
  4- edit the program directly on the host with ISPF
  5- binary characters like x'15 have been changed to x'25
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• User Build was not checking the RTC metadata of the loaded file
  to see whether the file had been flagged as binary (meaning that
  the file had been imported into RTC as binary because it
  contained characters not supported by UTF-8).
  

Problem conclusion

• User Build now checks the RTC metadata, and if the file is
  binary, modifies the file system mapping before uploading the
  file.  Once the upload is complete, the mapping is restored to
  it's original value.
  
  The problem listed in this APAR has been resolved with
  IBM Rational Developer for System z V9.1.1.2 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

• R911 PSY

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