PI21542: EGL PROGRAM WITH FUNCTION RETURNING A NUMERIC ARRAYLIST OF BIGDECIMAL OBJECT CAUSE AN EXCEPTION

Rational Business Developer Fix Pack 2 (8.5.1.2) for 8.5.1
Rational Business Developer 9.1.1
Rational Business Developer Fix Pack 1 (9.0.1.1) for 9.0.1
Rational Business Developer Fix Pack 1 (9.1.1.1) for 9.1.1
Rational Business Developer Fix Pack 2 (9.0.1.2) for 9.0.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Attemps to debug a program with function returning a numeric
  ArrayList of BigDecimal object using IBM Rational Business
  Developer cause an exception.
  
  Exception
  java.lang.ClassCastException:
  com.ibm.etools.edt.core.ir.internal.impl.ArrayTypeImpl
  incompatible with com.ibm.etools.edt.core.ir.api.BaseType
  

Local fix

• no known workaround
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Debug egl program with function returning a numeric          *
  * ArrayList of BigDecimal object.                              *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * Egl program with function returning a numeric ArrayList of   *
  * BigDecimal object cause an exception                         *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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Problem conclusion

• when using externalType , function returning a numeric ArrayList
  of BigDecimal object cause an exception,which is cause by a
  Arraylist Type Support problem. in different release ,the fix is
  different as the Type support range changed.
  The problem will be resolved in the next release .
  

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

  RATL BUS DEV

• Fixed component ID

  5724S5000

Applicable component levels

• R851 PSY

     UP

• R901 PSY

     UP

• R910 PSY

     UP