PM08501: IF form field IS DATA check results in FALSE when EGL program sets the data in the field

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Rational Business Developer V7.5.1.4:
  
  IF form field IS DATA check results in FALSE when EGL program
  sets the data in the field.
  
  The following is an example of EGL code that has this problem:
  
    FORM01.CHAFLD = "test";
    if (FORM01.CHAFLD is data)
      FORM01.RESULT = "true";
    else
      FORM01.RESULT = "false";
    end
  
  For the EGL COBOL support, thhe validateOnlyIfModified build
  option must be set to NO for this to test true.
  
  The EGL Java and debugger support always tests false regardless
  of how the validateOnlyIfModified is set.
  
  Java generation and the debugger should be changed to match the
  COBOL support.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• The wrong answer was given for the field IS DATA test in the
  EGL debugger and generated Java code.  This happened when
  the field was not modified during the converse of the
  TextForm, and the build descriptor option
  validateOnlyIfModified was set to YES.
  

Problem conclusion

• The problem has been 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

• R751 PSN

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