PM81025: RUNNING A SHOW IN > PROGRAM CONTROL FLOW RESULTS IN NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION IN RDZ 8.5.1

Rational Developer for System z Fix Pack 1 (8.5.1.1) for 8.5.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• APAR Error Description:
  Abstract: In Rational Developer for System z (RDz) version
  8.5.1, running a Show in ? Program Control Flow results in
  error:
  
  java.lang.NullPointerException
  at
  com.ibm.dmh.programModel.DmhProgramModel.codeReviewCobolAvoidAcc
  ept(Unknown
  Source)
  
  Problem: To reproduce:
  
  1a- open a COBOL program with copybooks containing ACCEPT
  statement, for example: ACCEPT WS-MYVAR FROM DATE.
  or
  1b- open a COBOL program containing an ACCEPT statement, for
  example: ACCEPT WS-MYVAR FROM DATE.
  
  2- right-click in the Editor and select Show in ? Program
  Control Flow: error is raised
  
  Local fix:
  There is no known workaround at this time in version 8.5.1.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• When the COBOL source code in the editor contains an ACCEPT
  statement, running the Show in > Program Control Flow or Source
  > Show Unreachable Code features results in NullPointerException
  in RDz 8.5.1.
  

Problem conclusion

• The features, which worked in RDz 8.5 and RDz 8.5.0.1 and did
  not work correctly in RDz 8.5.1, have been corrected to handle
  the ACCEPT statement properly again.
  
  The problem listed in this APAR has been resolved with
  IBM Rational Developer for System z V8.5.1.1 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

• R850 PSY

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