PM96975: RATIONAL DEVELOPER FOR SYSTEM Z -RDZ - UNEXPECTED REALTIME SYNTAX CHECK ERRORS AFTER PREPROCESSOR TRANSFORMATION

Rational Developer for System z Fix Pack 4 (8.5.1.4) for 8.5.1
Rational Developer for System z Fix Pack 5 (8.5.1.5) for 8.5.1
Rational Developer for System z Interim Fix 1 for 8.5.1.6
Rational Developer for System z Fix Pack 7 (8.5.1.7) for 8.5.1
Rational Developer for System z Interim Fix 1 for 8.5.1.4
Rational Developer for System z Fix Pack 6 (8.5.1.6) for 8.5.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• APAR Error Description
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  In Rational Developer for System z - RDz - v8.5.1.3, a
  preprocessor transformation on the second to last line when last
  line is a blank line will not be properly parsed after using the
  Identify Preprocessor Statements action.
  
  This can be oberserved for example with COBOL Report Writer
  preprocessing which appends source code at the end of the COBOL
  program:
  1- Edit a COBOL source having COBOL Report Writer verbs and
  finishing with a blank line
  2- Select menu 'identified with configured preprocessor' to run
  COBOL Report Writer preprocessor
  3- COBOL Report Writer verbs are still in error in COBOL Editor:
  Preprocessor statement resolution contains the following error:
  Unable to resolve reference to R--1I
  Preprocessor statement resolution contains the following error:
  Unable to resolve reference to R--2I
  
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  Local fix:
  Either remove the last blank line or add a END PROGRAM statement
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• A Preprocessor transformation identified on the last line when
  the length of the last line is zero will not be properly parsed
  after using the Identify Preprocessor Statements action.
  

Problem conclusion

• When a preprocessor transformation is identified on the last
  line and the length of the last line is zero, the new behavior
  is to identify the line above the last line and the last line as
  a single transformation whose first line includes the text of
  the line above and the corresponding preprocessor output.
  
  The problem listed in this APAR has been resolved with
  IBM Rational Developer for System z V8.5.1.4 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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