PM13302: migration loses leading blanks in text form initial values

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• User has migrated an egl form. This form has some fields like th
  is:
  
  :vfield    row       = 009    column = 003
             type      = NUM    bytes  = 00002
             name      = WIB2SEL
             index     = 0002
  . 1                                                          ?==
   value has  a leading blank
  
  It appears that after migration, the initial value is losing the
   leading blank.
  
    WIB2SEL num(2) [11]
    { position = [5,4], fieldLen = 2, validationOrder = 4, color =
   defaultColor,
      highlight = underline, intensity = normalIntensity, protect
  = noProtect,
      sign = none, align = right, fillCharacter = nullFill,
      validValues = [[00,10]], validValuesMsgKey = '0016',
      this [1] { cursor = yes },
      this [2] { position = [9,3], value = '1', color = defaultCol
  or,    // value has no leading blanks
      highlight = noHighlight, intensity = normalIntensity, protec
  t = noProtect },
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
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  - Users affected: All customers using the VAGen to EGL
  wizard to migrate code with leading blank of vfield
  definition in the form.
  - Problem description:
  
  User has migrated an EGL form. This form has some fields
  like this:
  
  :vfield    row      = 009    column = 003
      type      = NUM    bytes  = 00002
      name      = WIB2SEL
      index     = 0002
  . 1
  ?== value has  a leading blank
  The initial value is losing the leading blank after
  migration.
  

Problem conclusion

• Code has been updated to keep the leading blank after
  migration.
  

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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