IC63785: HATS SELECTION LIST TRUNCATING VALUE WHEN WRITING TO INPUT FIELD

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

• When using the Selection List component in HATS along with the
  Link widget, in some situations the data being entered into an
  input field as a result of clicking on the link can get cut off.
  This happens when the value being entered is more than one
  character long.  Any data past the first character of the input
  field does not get sent to the host.  The problem only appears
  to occur when using the Link widget.  If the same area is
  rendered using buttons or a drop down then the data will be sent
  completely.
  

Local fix

• Tthe only work aroud is to render the Selection List using one
  of the other widgets other than links.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: HATS users rendering 5250 input fields       *
  *                 using the Selection List component with      *
  *                 button or link widgets.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When the Selection List component is    *
  *                      used to render a 5250 input field,      *
  *                      the text entered into the host field    *
  *                      as a result of a button or link         *
  *                      widget being clicked can be truncated   *
  *                      causing the wrong data to be sent to    *
  *                      the host.                               *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  The CARETPOS variable in the JavScript is not being set to the
  correct value when a button or link widget is clicked.  As a
  result, when the page is submitted, the data in the input
  field can be truncated causing on a partial value to be sent
  to the host.
  

Problem conclusion

• The adjustPosition method in lxgwfunctions.js was modified to
  correctly calculate the value of the CARETPOS to prevent the
  data from being truncated.  The new CARETPOS value is
  determined by using the starting position of the field in
  which the data was entered and adding the length of the string
  entered to that value.
  

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

• HATSSTUD
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  RATL HATS TOOLK

• Fixed component ID

  5724U6801

Applicable component levels

• R710 PSN

     UP

• R750 PSY

     UP