IT37648: PCOM: COLOR OF FIXED CHARACTER IN DSPF INCORRECT

IBM Personal Communications 12.0.8
IBM Personal Communications 14.0.5

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• PCOMM v12 and v14
  Windows 10
  .
  The color of the mark (square bracket) between PCOMM and ASC did
  not match. In ACS, the characters are blue while in PCOMM it
  display in green. The expectation is that the mark characters
  will be in blue.
  .
  As per Japan team, fixed letter of DSPF changes depending on the
  "B" and "O" of usage.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All IBM Personal Communications users                        *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * In DSPF screen, some fixed characters are displaying as the  *
  * wrong color.                                                 *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  In DSPF screen, some fixed character color is supposed to
  display as Turquoise. but it is displaying as Green color.
  
  PCOMM is updating the Trailing Attribute even though the Start
  of Field Order has already updated.
  

Problem conclusion

• PCSLT52.DLL has been changed to resolve this issue. If the Start
  of Field Order has already updated the color in ENPTUI logic,
  then the trailing attribute will not update the color again.
  

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:

Modules/Macros

• PCSLT52
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  PCOMM COMBO-ENG

• Fixed component ID

  5639I7000

Applicable component levels

• RC00 PSY

     UP

• RD00 PSY

     UP

• RE00 PSY

     UP