IC74539: DROP DOWN WIDGET IGNORES CASE OF INPUT VALUE

Rational Host Access Transformation Services, Version 7.5.1.2
Rational Host Access Transformation Services, version 7.5.1.3
Rational Host Access Transformation Services Fix Pack 4 (7.5.1.4) for 7.5.1
Rational Host Access Transformation Services Fix Pack 5 (7.5.1.5) for 7.5.1
Rational Host Access Transformation Services Fix Pack 6 (7.5.1.6) for 7.5.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Client selects has selection list on transformation which
  includes both capital and lower case letter options. i.e. "a"
  "A". When "a" is selected both the "a" and the "A" options are
  selected.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: HATS users who render input fields using     *
  *                 the Drop-down widget                         *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Multiple values in a HATS Drop-down     *
  *                      list can be selected if they have the   *
  *                      same values defined but spelled using   *
  *                      different combinations of upper and     *
  *                      lower case.                             *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  The HATS Drop-down widget was matching multiple values in the
  list if the values were the same but were spelled using a
  different case.  As a result, 2 values written using different
  combinations of upper and lower case could match and result in
  multiple values being selected.  This was caused by the string
  comparison that was being done in the HATS code which was
  ignoring the case of the value in the host field and the value
  in the list.
  

Problem conclusion

• The code for the Drop-down widget was modified to retain the
  original behavior or allowing matches when the case was not
  the same but additional logic was added to do a second check
  when multiple values match.  This second check will try to
  match the value exactly by doing a case sensitive test.  This
  will allow the code to pick the most exact match and only one
  value can ever be selected at a time.
  

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 HATS FOR 5

• Fixed component ID

  5724U6800

Applicable component levels

• R750 PSY

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