PM80566: RIT 8.0.1.1 ECMASCRIPT SUBSTITUTION OF TAG VALUES OCCURRING WHEN NOT WANTED

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• <span><span>here is a problem in RIT 8.0.1.1 which a client
  tells me was not in RIT 8.0.1.0 (and which I can confirm is not
  in GH Tester 5.4.0.14).<br/><br/>An ECMAScript action such
  as:<br/><br/>// Get curent year<br/>var d = new
  Date()<br/>''+d.getUTCFullYear()<br/><br/>This works unless
  there is a tag named &quot;Date&quot; defined (which is case
  sensitive) in which case this error
  occurs<br/><br/></span></span><br/><span><span><br/>[15:54:18.48
  3 2013/01/14] Initialising...<br/>[15:54:18.484 2013/01/14]
  Using environment: env<br/>[15:54:18.484 2013/01/14] - - - -
  Starting main steps - - - - <br/>[15:54:18.500 2013/01/14]
  [Error] Function:Run &quot;// Get curent year<br/>
  var d = new Date()<br/>
  ''+d.getUTCFullYear()&quot; , store into &quot;result&quot; An
  error occurred whilst performing the function &quot;// Get
  curent year<br/>                          var d = new
  Date()<br/>
  ''+d.getUTCFullYear()&quot;. Exception:
  sun.org.mozilla.javascript.int<span></span>ernal.EcmaError:
  TypeError:  is not a function, it is string.
  (ECMAScriptExecutor#2)<br/>[15:54:18.502 2013/01/14] [Failed] 1
  iteration completed, 1 iteration failed (1)<br/>
  Logging summary: Info (0), Warnings (0), Errors (0)<br/>
  Overall status: Failed<br/><br/>This would seem to be because
  &quot;Date&quot; is replaced with the tag value in the above
  script, and the line then becomes:<br/><br/>var d = new
  ()<br/><br/>Which leads to the error above.<br/><br/>N.B. If a
  default value is given t the Date tag, then this default value
  appears after &quot;TypeError&quot; in the above error
  message.<br/><br/>There is a work around: Avoid defining tags
  which will be replace with the ECMAScript used.</span></span>
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Users who make use of the Function action with ECMAScript.   *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * If a user creates a test with tags that have the same name   *
  * as ECMAScript objects then if ECMAScript is used within the  *
  * function action then Tester will attempt to use the tag      *
  * object rather than the actual object. <br/><br/>For example, *
  * if the test as a tag called Date then the following line of  *
  * ECMAScript:<br/><br/>var d = new Date()<br/><br/>will fail.  *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Updated to 8.0.1.2 where this problem has been fixed.        *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• This was caused by a defect in RIT.
  

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 TEST WORKB

• Fixed component ID

  5725G7900

Applicable component levels

• R800 PSN

     UP

• R801 PSY

     UP