PI83386: RDZ 9.5/IDZ 14 PROPERTY GROUP WITH RUN-TIME PROGRAM PARAMETER RESULTS IN INCORRECT JCL FOR COMPILE/LINK/ GO OR DEBUG

Rational Developer for System z Fix Pack 5 (9.5.1.6) for 9.5.1.
Rational Developer for z Systems Fix Pack 7 (9.5.1.7) for 9.5.1.
Rational Developer for z Systems Fix Pack 8 (9.5.1.8) for 9.5.1.
Rational Developer for z Systems Fix Pack 9 (9.5.1.9) for 9.5.1.
Rational Developer for z Systems Fix Pack 10 (9.5.1.10) for 9.5.1.
Rational Developer for z Systems Fix Pack 11 (9.5.1.11) for 9.5.1.
Rational Developer for z Systems Fix Pack 12 (9.5.1.12) for 9.5.1.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• In Rational Developer for z Systems (RDz) v9.5.1 or IBM
  Developer for z Systems (IDz) v14.0.0.3 ifix2, the generated JCL
  from compile/link/go or compile/link/debug may have missing or
  incorrectly defined run-time program parameter causing the JCL
  not to run successfully. For example,
  
  for compile/link/debug, part of the JCL may look like this:
  
  //GO    EXEC   PROC=ELAXFGO,GO=TESTGO,
  //           LOADDSN=USERA.LOAD  <-- syntax error, missing comma
  //         PARM.RUN=('STRING=ABC/'
  //    'TEST(,,,TCPIP&&12.123.456.789%8001:*)')
  //******* Additional STEPLIBs ******
  //
  
  And for generated JCL for compile/link/run, PARM.RUN is missing
  from the JCL.
  
  The same problem can be reproduced with RDz 9.5.1.5 as well as
  IDz 14.0.0.4.
  

Local fix

• Before submitting the JCL, edit and manually modify it to
  include the correct PARM.RUN value and syntax
  

Problem summary

• In the case of generating JCL for compile, link, debug, IDz was
  not checking for the presence of program paramters in the
  property group before writing the preceding LOADDSN line in the
  JCL so no line continuation comma was being added before the
  PARM.RUN line was written.
  
  In the case of generating JCL for compile, link, go, the
  presence of program parameters was not checked at all due to an
  erroneous flag setting.
  

Problem conclusion

• In both cases, the code now checks for the presence of program
  parameters is checked before writing the LOADDSN line in order
  to append a line continuation comma if necessary, and the
  previously erronerous flag now indicates a PARM.RUN line needs
  to be written.
  
  The problem listed in this APAR has been resolved with
  IBM Rational Developer for z Systems V9.5.1.6 Fix Pack which
  is available from the Recommended Fixes support download page:
  http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=2294&uid=swg27006335
  

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 SYS

• Fixed component ID

  5724T0700

Applicable component levels

• R951 PSY

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