IC66570: HATS DISPLAYING INCORRECT FIELD ATTRIBUTE ON 5250 SCREEN

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

• This is a HATS PMR but this problem appears to be a bug in HOD.
  
  The error appears to be that HOD is returning the wrong field
  attribute for a specific type of 5250 field that starts with
  '/*' in the editor.  This specific field on the 5250 screen
  appears to have special attrbitures that allow it to change
  color and the field size when a character is typed in the
  attribute position on the terminal screen.  Currently, HATS
  displays the field as protected in the transformation even
  though its shown as an input field on the display terminal.  The
  same behavior exist in HOD which means that HOD is returning the
  wrong field attributes.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: HATS users displaying 5250 host screens.     *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: In certain situations, an unprotected   *
  *                      field on a 5250 host screen is          *
  *                      displayed as a protected field.         *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  When a display attribute is encountered in the data stream at
  a place other than start of field, it gets added to the Field
  Format Table but the field attribute is not set properly. This
  causes HATS to display text as uneditable and the user is
  unable to modify the data. This is due to the fact that HATS
  relies on the field attributes to determine whether a field is
  displayed as an input field or a protected field.
  

Problem conclusion

• The code which handles storing the field attributes in HOD was
  modified to fix the problem.
  

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

• PS5250
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  RATL HATS FOR 5

• Fixed component ID

  5724U6800

Applicable component levels

• R710 PSN

     UP

• R750 PSY

     UP