IC62471: HATS BIDI STRING VALUE OF GLOBAL VARIABLE IS REVERSED

Rational Host Access Transformation Services, Version 7.5.0.2
Rational Host Access Transformation Services, Version 7.5.1.1
Rational Host Access Transformation Services, Version 7.5.1.2
Rational Host Access Transformation Services, version 7.5.1.3
Rational Host Access Transformation Services Fix Pack 4 (7.5.1.4) for 7.5.1
Rational Host Access Transformation Services Fix Pack 5 (7.5.1.5) for 7.5.1
Rational Host Access Transformation Services Fix Pack 6 (7.5.1.6) for 7.5.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Customer created a BIDI HATS project and is using a global
  variable to store a userid.  However, when the screen
  orientation is switched then the value of the global varaible
  is also reversed.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: HATS BIDI customers                          *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Global variable extraction in buisness  *
  *                      logic in RTLscreen produces strings     *
  *                      in reversed order.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  According to Bidi design the host screen is assumed to have
  invariably left-to-right orientation.
  HATS was reversing the submitted data in the case when the
  Host screen orientation is right-to-left.
  

Problem conclusion

• New method "getGlobalVariableValueForField" has been added to
  BaseInfo class to be used for displaying GV in HATS Web text
  fields.
  Corresponding changes were made for RCP classes
  (RcpTransformation,GlobalVariableControl)
  to achive the correct presentation of GV in RCP static and
  dynamic controls for both LTR and RTL screens as well as in
  "opposite to screen" field.
  * Parts changed:
  BaseInfo GlobalVariableControl
  GlobalVariableControlContainmentHandler
  GlobalVariableFactory InsertVariableInfo
  InsertVariableTagDialog RcpTransformation
  

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 HATS FOR 5

• Fixed component ID

  5724U6800

Applicable component levels

• R750 PSY

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