PM03501: RATIONAL DEVELOPER FOR SYSTEM Z (RDZ) LPEX EDITOR DOES NOT HONOR margin when combined data length is greater than the margin

APAR status

• Closed as fixed if next.

Error description

• RATIONAL DEVELOPER FOR SYSTEM Z (RDZ)
  With any z/os project - local or remote and with ISPF and LPEX
  editor type - when the cursor is placed at the end of a line
  and delete is hit, the line below is moved to the line above
  to combine the data. If the combination of both lines extend
  past column 80, any keyword that is separated by spaces remains
  beyond the 80 column and gets 'stuck' behind the right margin.
  The spaces between the first part of the line remain behind the
  column 80 and as deletes are entered, the space between the
  keyword and the variables grows.
  For example (__=spaces in the source),
  2 lines of source in any COBOL file:
  -------------------------------------
  
  01__DATE-TEMP____PIC X(8).
  01__TIME-TEMP____PIC X(8).
  If you place the cursor in the first line beyond (8). then add
  deletes until the second line moves to the end of the first,
  the PIC X(8). from second line does not move from beyond the
  80 column.
  
  When you hit delete the lines merge to become
  01__DATE-TEMP____PIC X(8).01__TIME-TEMP____PIC X(8).
  
  If any data is beyond the 80 column (| is the 80 column marker
  and the second PIC X(8). is beyond this margin) and deletes are
  continues to be added to space before the 80 column margin,
  then the space between TEMP and PIC will grow as PIC X(8).
  is anchored to a point beyond the 80 column margin.
  
  The distance between TIME-TEMP and the second PIC X(8).
  increases and the syntax spacing is lost.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• This APAR is being closed FIN with concurrence from the
  submitting customer. This means that a fix to this APAR is
  expected to be delivered from IBM in a release which is being
  developed at the time that the APAR was closed. The latest
  release of the product to exit development at the time this
  APAR was closed was: Rational Developer for System z V8.5.
  

Problem conclusion

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

Applicable component levels

• R850 PSY

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