OA65107: POP UP KEYPAD SUPPORT IN HOD 14.0.6 DOES NOT ALLOW FOR CLEARING INCORRECTLY TYPED ENTRY.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When trying to complete a button on the keyboard Pop Up button
  facility, users cannot clear from the button field the entry
  that the users have typed if
  
  the typed entry is incorrectly filled in.
  
  Issue recreate:
  
  
  1
  
  Select 3270 session.
  2
  
  Select Settings.
  3
  
  Under Settings select Popup Keypad.
  4
  
  Under Popup Keypad select Customize
  5
  
  Set number of Pads to 4.
  6
  
  Select Macro & Keypad 4.
  7
  
  For example, if on keypad 4, column 2, rows 3 & 4 are the same
  and users need to clear column 2 row 3,users cannot find any way
  to clear the entry. Users can change it but not clear it.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• Resetting a specific pad's button under Customize Pop-Up Keypad
  is not an option. If the user wants to reset a single button,
  they have to reset all back to defaults.
  

Problem conclusion

• Code changes have been made to allow the user to click on the
  pad's button again to reset it to its default state.
  

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

  HOD MVS

• Fixed component ID

  5733A5900

Applicable component levels