PI40260: COPYBOOK ZONED DECIMAL RE-SAVE ADDS BYTE TO MESSAGE WHEN ISO-8859-1 ENCODING IS SELECTED.

Rational Performance Test Server Fix Pack 2 (8.7.0.2) for 8.7
Rational Integration Tester Fix Pack 2 (8.7.0.2) for 8.7
Rational Test Virtualization Server Fix Pack 2 (8.7.0.2) for 8.7
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Rational Integration Tester Fix Pack 4 (8.7.0.4) for 8.7
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Rational Performance Test Server Fix Pack 4 (8.7.0.4) for 8.7
Rational Performance Test Server Fix Pack 3 (8.7.0.3) for 8.7

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When using a copybook with a zoned decimal and he ISO-8859-1
  encoding any change is made to a message action and saved,
  closed and re-opened in test factory then a '+' (or '-') is
  added after the zoned decimal in the next field and all
  subsequent bytes are pushed forward by one.  This does not
  happen when using the (default) CP037 encoding.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All users of Rational Integration Tester working with zoned  *
  * decimals in Copybooks.                                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * Zoned decimals in Copybooks generally include the sign part  *
  * of the number as an overpunch in the last digit of the       *
  * serialized form. This overpunch was previously included for  *
  * EBCDIC-based character sets, but not for ASCII-based         *
  * characters, which meant that ASCII-based messages were being *
  * corrupted.                                                   *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix for this issue was provided in version 8.7.0.2 of Rational
  Integration Tester. Overpunch support has been added for the
  ASCII-based character sets.
  

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 INTEGRA TE

• Fixed component ID

  5725G79IT

Applicable component levels

• R800 PSN

     UP

• R801 PSN

     UP

• R850 PSN

     UP

• R851 PSN

     UP

• R860 PSN

     UP

• R870 PSY

     UP