PH40399: RATIONAL PROGRAMMING PATTERN 9.7.0 : EXISTING SYNTAX CANNOT BE CONVERTED TO THE NEW SYNTAX. CHECK THE EXISTING SYNTAX.

Rational Programming Patterns Interim Fix 6 for 9.7.1
Rational Programming Patterns 9.7.2
Rational Programming Patterns Interim Fix 12 for 9.7

APAR status

• Closed as fixed if next.

Error description

• In RPP 9.7.0, Macros containing micro patterns pulled into
  the generated program may raise the warning :
  "'The existing syntax cannot be converted to the new syntax.
  Check the existing syntax.'"
  
  The micro pattern does not show in the generated program
  but only in the Macro
  
  Examples were with Move and Divide Micro pattern within
  the macro, with an extended number of parameters.
  

Local fix

• The existing syntax is nor recognized by the feature which
  tries to translate the syntax known prior to RPP 9.7 into the
  new version, post RPP 9.7.
  The existing syntax therefore remains, and is still fully
  supported and properly translated into cobol, so the
  warning can be ignored.
  

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Users that want to generate code                             *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * When you generate a cobol and the design entity (program or  *
  * screen) called a macro in which we have a micro pattern. The *
  * micro pattern can be here only because it has parameters,    *
  * and will not be visible in the final cobol. In this case, we *
  * don't need to transform it to the new syntax and we don't    *
  * need to put a warning indicating a potential transformation  *
  * problem.                                                     *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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Problem conclusion

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

Applicable component levels

• R850 PSN

     UP

• R900 PSN

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• R901 PSN

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• R910 PSN

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• R911 PSN

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• R912 PSN

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• R950 PSN

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• R951 PSN

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• R960 PSN

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• R961 PSN

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• R962 PSN

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• R970 PSY

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• R971 PSY

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