IC56724: INCORRECT FIELD NAME SPECIFIED IN THE RDZ GENERATED COPYBOOK FOR AN SDF2 BMS MAP CONTAINING ARRAYS WITH ALTERNATE FIELD NAMES

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Rational Developer for System z V7.1.1.1
  
  When the copybook is generated for the array, the first field's
  name is used to create the corresponding data structure for the
  array. However, in this case, the first field also has a default
  name (SDF2 generated), and so BMS Editor uses that to generate
  the data structure. I see that there is a comment associated
  with the array field, and that specifies the alternate field
  name to be used.
  
  
  Testcase
  
  - open RDz
  - create a simple project, import KHQMSDF.BMS
  - right click on it --> generate --> Symbolic Map
  - compare KHQMSDF.cpy (from SDF2) and the symbolic map generated
  by RDZ
    they are not the same. Paul (and the customer) would expect
  RDz
    generating the same symbolic map as SDF2.
  As simple as that.
  .
  Now a few comments:
  while the .BMS has 4 fields: DFH0001, DFH0002, DFH0003, DFH0004
  and ignores the name ZONOCC4VD (this name is mentioned 4 times
  in the .BMS in lines
  * ZONOCC4V                        SDF-ZONOCC4V
  and which I suppose to be comment lines)
  the generated Symbolic Map uses this pattern.
  from SDF2
  02 SDF-ZONOCC4VD OCCURS   4 TIMES .
  from RDz
  02 SDF-ZONOCC4V                        OCCURS 4 TIMES.
  Strange.
  .
  But SDF2 keeps this name everywhere giving this
             02 SDF-ZONOCC4VD OCCURS   4 TIMES .
               03 SDF-ZONOCC4VL     COMP PIC S9(4).
               03 SDF-ZONOCC4VF     PIC X.
               03 SDF-ZONOCC4VI     PIC X(10).
               03 FILLER  PIC X.
  Therefore ignores the names of the fields from the .BMS.
  While RDz does not keep this name for the subsequent fields
  but takes the name of the first field from the .BMS ie
             02 SDF-ZONOCC4V                        OCCURS 4
  TIMES.
        *
                03 DFH0001L                            PIC S9(4)
  COMP.
                03 DFH0001F                            PIC X.
                03 FILLER                    REDEFINES DFH0001F.
                    05 DFH0001A                            PIC X.
                03 FILLER                              PIC X(6).
                03 DFH0001I                            PIC 9(10).
  

Local fix

• A fixtest is available for Level2 Support.
  

Problem summary

• Name of the array/structure field is incorrect in the generated
  copybook.
  

Problem conclusion

• The problem listed in this APAR has been resolved with
  IBM Rational Developer for System z V7.1.1.2 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

  BMS MAP EDITOR

• Fixed component ID

  AIMCBME00

Applicable component levels