IT27315: PCOM: 5250 HIGHLIGHT ATTRIBUTE INCORRECT ON SOME HOST SCREENS

IBM Personal Communications 13.0.2.1
IBM Personal Communications 12.0.4.2

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• IBM i R710
  Personal Communication 13.0.0 Build 20171122
  The customer uses 5250 application that can select the subfile
  record. Each field of the record has a different field
  attribute. The trace frame shows that IBM i sent the x'28' or
  x'34' as field attribute to the client. However I think that
  the PCOM screen does not correctly reflect the field attribute.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All IBM Personal Communications 5250 users of Choice Text    *
  * selection field.                                             *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * Choice Text is represented with single color on PCOMM        *
  * presentation screen, though multiple Color Attributes are    *
  * defined as part of Choice Text.                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  Steps to recreate the problem:
  1. Launch 5250 PCOMM display session
  2. Traverse to a green screen which has selection field (Choice
  Text should have multiple Color Attributes)
  
  Selection field choice text will be displayed with single color.
  

Problem conclusion

• Color attributes defined as part of Choice Text were not
  rendered by PCOMM, leading to Choice Text displayed with single
  color.
  
  Changes are made to PCSLT52.DLL to process the Color Attributes
  which are defined as part of Choice Text in Selection Field.
  
  Fix scheduled for PCOMM 12.0.4.2 and PCOMM 13.0.2.1 Fix Packs
  

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

• PCSLT52
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  PCOMM COMBO-ENG

• Fixed component ID

  5639I7000

Applicable component levels

• RC00 PSY

     UP

• RD00 PSY

     UP