PI28480: DYNAMIC ARRAYS OF RECORDS CAUSE CICS ARRAY_CONTAINER_TOO_SMALL ERROR

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

• Wrong container transfer length calculated when using records
  containing dynamic arrays of records resulting in CICS
  ARRAY_CONTAINER_TOO_SMALL error
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Users doing web service cobolGen programs that are passing   *
  * records containing dynamic arrays of records                 *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * The calculation was incorrect for the length, caused by the  *
  * miscalculation of the byte offset of the array nullable flag *
  * when doing offset alignment                                  *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The problem is fixed.
  

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

• R901 PSY

     UP

• R911 PSY

     UP