PI42732: S SIGN IN COBOL COPYBOOK NUMERIC VALUES CAUSES RIT TO MISS PARTS OF THE MESSAGE

Rational Performance Test Server Fix Pack 4 (8.6.0.4) for 8.6
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
Rational Test Virtualization Server Fix Pack 3 (8.7.0.3) for 8.7
Rational Integration Tester Fix Pack 3 (8.7.0.3) for 8.7
Rational Integration Tester Fix Pack 4 (8.7.0.4) for 8.7
Rational Test Virtualization Server Fix Pack 4 (8.7.0.4) for 8.7
Rational Performance Test Server Fix Pack 4 (8.7.0.4) for 8.7
Rational Test Virtualization Server Fix Pack 4 (8.6.0.4) for 8.6
Rational Performance Test Server Fix Pack 3 (8.7.0.3) for 8.7

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• If you have a CopyBook like that includes something like :
  
                                   10 SOMEFIELD-ARRAY-COUNT
  PIC S9(4).
                                   10 SOMEFIELD-ARRAY OCCURS 1 TO
  50 TIMES
                                          DEPENDING ON
  SOMEFILED-ARRAY-COUNT.
  
  RIT will miss the SOMEFIELD-ARRAY fields as part of the message
  sent.
  

Local fix

• A possible workaround is to change the copybook definition of
  this line:
     10 SOMEFIELD-ARRAY-COUNT         PIC S9(4).
  To become
     10 SOMEFIELD-ARRAY-COUNT         PIC 9(4).
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All users of Rational Integration Tester working with COBOL  *
  * copybooks.                                                   *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * Rational Integration Tester incorrectly processed the sign   *
  * character for signed fields in a COBOL copybook such as PIC  *
  * S9(4) under non-EBCDIC character sets. The field was omitted *
  * when the message was sent.                                   *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix for this issue was provided in version 8.6.0.4 of Rational
  Integration Tester.
  

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 PSY

     UP

• R870 PSN

     UP