PI07688: AS userexception is not moving the correct number of bytes

Rational Business Developer Fix Pack 2 (8.5.1.2) for 8.5.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• AS userexception is not moving the correct number of bytes
  causing extended pointers and data to be invalid.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  When a user exception is being cast with an AS expression,
  the copied variable must be able to handle the longest
  exception record's size. Because a shorter length was
  copied, it lost the trailing data.
  

Problem conclusion

• The software has been updated and a fixtest has been
  provided.
  

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 BUS DEV

• Fixed component ID

  5724S5000

Applicable component levels

• R851 PSN

     UP