IT04272: PCOM: UNDER PDT MODE, CHANGING TARGET PRINTER RESETS THE PAGE ORIENTATION TO DEFAULT

Personal Communications 6.0.12
Personal Communications 6.0.13
Personal Communications 6.0.15

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When other printers are selected via Printer Setup, an
  orientation parameter reverts back to a default value.
  This behavior occurs when PDT is used.
  
  Recreate scenarios:
  
  STEP 1: ( PDT use case).
  1: File > Printer Setup > Check "Use PDT" and Printer name.
               "Use PDT" =ON
  
  2: :File > Page Setup > Orientation tab.
      Page Orientation.
      Check remove.  "USE Automatic page-orientation ".
      Drawer-1 orientation.
  
      It changes to "Landscape" from "Computer-output
      reduction".
      Drawer-2 orientation.
  
      It changes to "Landscape" from "Computer-output
      reduction".
  
  3: File > Printer Setup >Printer Change.
  
  4: File > Page Setup > Orientation tab.
            Page Orientation parameter gets back to a default
            value.
  
  
  STEP 2: ( PDT not use case).
  
  1: File > Printer Setup > Check "Use PDT" and Printer name.
            "Use PDT"=OFF
  2: :File > Page Setup > Orientation tab.
             Page Orientation.
             Check remove.  "USE Automatic page-orientation ".
             Drawer-1 orientation.
  
             It changes to "Landscape" from "Computer-output
             reduction".
             Drawer-2 orientation.
  
             It changes to "Landscape" from "Computer-output
             reduction".
  
  3: File > Printer Setup >Printer Change.
  
  4: File > Page Setup > Orientation tab.
            Page Orientation is kept.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * IBM Personal Communications 5250 emulator session used with  *
  * Page Setup                                                   *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * Under PDT mode, when the target printer is changed using     *
  * "File -> Printer Setup" menu item, the "Page Orientation"    *
  * under "File -> Page Setup" menu item is reset to default     *
  * value.                                                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• PCSPD.DLL code changes were made to ensure that the Page
  Orientation is retained when the target printer is changed in
  File -> Printer Setup menu.
  
  Fix scheduled for PCOM 6.0.12 Refresh Pack
  

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:

Modules/Macros

• PCSPD
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  PCOMM V5 COMBO-

• Fixed component ID

  5639I700J

Applicable component levels

• R60B PSY

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