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PH27799: FILE ASSOCIATIONS PROPERTY OF A CUSTOM MENU MANAGER EDIT MACRO ACTION DISAPPEARS AFTER USING THE ACTION MULTIPLE TIMES

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • In IBM Developer for z/OS (IDz) v14.2.3, after using a new Menu
Manager edit macro action successfully for multiple times, its
"File Associations" property may disappear. The "File
Associations" property can no longer be seen/changed when the
edit macro
is edited. The following exception can also be observed in the
error log file (<workspace>\.metadata\.log):
java.lang.NullPointerException
    at
com.ibm.tpf.menumanager.model.ActionItem.testAttribute(ActionIte
m.java:867)
    at
org.eclipse.ui.internal.dialogs.RegistryPageContributor.testCust
om(RegistryPageContributor.java:363)
    at
org.eclipse.ui.internal.dialogs.RegistryPageContributor.isApplic
ableTo(RegistryPageContributor.java:285)
    at
org.eclipse.ui.internal.dialogs.PropertyPageContributorManager.c
ontribute(PropertyPageContributorManager.java:111)
    at
org.eclipse.ui.internal.dialogs.PropertyDialog.createDialogOn(Pr
opertyDialog.java:62)
    at
org.eclipse.ui.dialogs.PropertyDialogAction.createDialog(Propert
yDialogAction.java:174)
    at
org.eclipse.ui.dialogs.PropertyDialogAction.run(PropertyDialogAc
tion.java:155)
    at
com.ibm.tpf.menumanager.common.Utility.showProperties(Utility.ja
va:770)

Local fix

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Problem summary


    

  • File Associations property of a custom Menu Manager edit macro
action disappears after using the action multiple times

    



Problem conclusion


    

  • IDz Menu Manager has been changed to ensure that the file
association is not lost

    



Temporary fix


    

  • 



Comments


    

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APAR Information




    

  • APAR number
    PH27799
    • 

  • Reported component name
    DEV FOR Z/OS
    • 

  • Reported component ID
    5724T0700
    • 

  • Reported release
    E20
    • 

  • Status
    CLOSED  PER
    • 

  • PE
    NoPE
    • 

  • HIPER
    NoHIPER
    • 

  • Special Attention
    NoSpecatt / Xsystem
    • 

  • Submitted date
    2020-07-23
    • 

  • Closed date
    2020-12-04
    • 

  • Last modified date
    2020-12-04
    • 





    

  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
    

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  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
    

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Fix information


    

  • Fixed component name
    DEV FOR Z/OS
    • 

  • Fixed component ID
    5724T0700
    • 



Applicable component levels


    








      
              
                            

              

              [{"Line of Business":{"code":"LOB17","label":"Mainframe TPS"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU054","label":"Systems w\/TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SSQ2R2","label":"Rational Developer for z Systems"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"E20"}]
              

                          

          
 
        

      

    

      

        

          

            
Document Information


            

            


                        

            Modified date:
            

            05 December 2020
            

            
                      

        


        

        


      

    

  



    

  

  
    
            

          
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