PM14164: fields of num(12,3) format throw EGLArrayProxy incompatible with EGLVariableFormFieldProxy

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Environment: Windows
  
  Product name: IBM? Rational? Business Developer
  
  Program Version    :  7.5.1.5
  Problem Description. Things that you have tried to resolve.
  Error occurs when adding specific fields to the TUI design edito
  r.
  
  Example steps to reproduce:
  Within a map group with a single map 'MyMap' from the design edi
  tor there is field 'MyField' with multiple (14) occurrences and
  a num (12,3) format.
  1. Delete all 14 occurrences of MyField in the design editor.
  2. After deleting the existing fields navigating to the same loc
  ation of MyField and trying to drop an Input field from the desi
  gn palette into the same position of the deleted fields with Nam
  e, Data Type set as 'num', Dimensions set as (12,3) and array of
   size 14, fields down set as 14 will produce the error.
  
  This insertion attempt will fail with a dialog box applicable to
   the same entry shown in the workspace .log file ie:
  MESSAGE Unhandled event loop exception
  !STACK 0
  java.lang.ClassCastException: com.ibm.etools.egl.tui.proxies.EGL
  ArrayProxy incompatible with com.ibm.etools.egl.tui.proxies.EGLV
  ariableFormFieldProxy
   at com.ibm.etools.egl.tui.model.EGLFormAdapter.addChild(Unknown
   Source)
   at com.ibm.etools.egl.tui.model.EGLFormAdapter.addChild(Unknown
   Source)
   at com.ibm.etools.egl.tui.commands.EGLVariableFormFieldCreateCo
  mmand.execute(Unknown Source)
   at org.eclipse.gef.commands.CommandStack.execute(Unknown Source
  )
   at com.ibm.etools.egl.tui.ui.editors.palette.EGLTuiModelCreatio
  nFactory.performAfterCreate(Unknown Source)
   at com.ibm.etools.tui.ui.TuiUiFunctions.performAfterCreate(Unkn
  own Source)
   at com.ibm.etools.tui.ui.editors.palette.TuiCreationTool.perfor
  mCreation(Unknown Source)
  
  The same behavior is seen when the format is such as num(10,3) i
  t appears that only whole number formats are accepted by the des
  igner.
  
  Workaround:
  Change defined formats to whole numbers num(12,3) array to num(1
  2) and the insertion will succeed then in the source editor chan
  ge format manually to required num (12,3).
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  When creating a Field Array in the Form Editor, in some
  cases, an exception "EGLArrayProxy incompatible with
  EGLVariableFormFieldProxy" will be thrown.
  

Problem conclusion

• This is caused by an incorrect type cast.
  

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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