PH36279: IDZ 15.0.1 COBOL EDITOR INDENTION ERROR WITH BLOCK CURSOR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• IBM Developer for z Systems - IDz - v15.0.1
  COBOL Editor indention error with block cursor.
  
  Using following statements in a Cobol program then choosing it
  using the block cursor (Shift + Alt + A) then press tab key will
  cause a split of the lines selected.
           ITEM(QItem)
           LENGTH(Queue-Laenge)
           SYSID('IMAG')
           MAIN
           RESP(lResp) RSEP2(lResp2)
  END-EXEC
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• When multiple lines are selected in the COBOL or PL/I editor,
  using Tab or Shift-Tab to perform a Shift Right or Shift Left
  operation will always try to preserve the positioning of text to
   the left of Margin A.  This is not always the desired behavior
  however, and there is no way to toggle this aspect of multi-line
   shift left/right on or off.
  

Problem conclusion

• When multiple lines are selected in the COBOL or PL/I Editor,
  and a shift-right or shift-left operation is triggered, for
  example using the Tab or Shift-Tab key combinations (regardless
  of text selection mode:
  If the "Manage Sequence Numbers" preference is enabled, the
  positioning of the text left of Margin A on multi-line shift
  right/left operations is preserved.
  If the "Manage Sequence Numbers" preference is disabled, the
  positioning of the text left of Margin A on multi-line shift
  right/left operations is not preserved.
  

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

  DEV FOR Z/OS

• Fixed component ID

  5724T0700

Applicable component levels