PM16896: TUI design editor truncates input values longer then fieldlen wi th no warning message

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Environment: Windows
  Product name: IBM? Rational? Business Developer
  
  Program Version    :  7.5.1.5
  Description
  There is an error with the representation within the TUI editor
  referring to a Constant field with a FieldLen = 79 which in turn
   has a 'value' that is much longer then the prospective 79 bytes
   ie:
  In design mode everything appears to be fine but it the design m
  ode looks only for the first 79 bytes from the source value taki
  ng this from the defined field length.
  
  This condition occurs after migration from VAgen where there was
   a larger constant field with such as dots and PF keys within it
   and the programmer has probably had to change the PF the key li
  ne, so this large field was broken in two.
  
  Therefore where the value content is larger than the field lengt
  h the design editor cuts the same value content according to fie
  ld length to present it onto screen.
  
  This can be confusing for developers and it is considered defect
  ive that a warning is not output when the value content has exce
  eded it's declared length as per this scenario.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  The code was previously not checking if the length of the
  contant text would be supported by the fieldlen.
  

Problem conclusion

• Validation was added and now a warning message is issued if
  the number of bytes of the value exceeds the fieldlen
  specified
  

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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