Fixes are available
APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
Date/time/timestamp masks do not work with code pages that do not support lower case letters
Local fix
Problem summary
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * **************************************************************** The problem is that date/time/timestamp formats defined in EGL carry with them an internal description which is a subset of this mask: yyyyMMddHHmmssffffff. When calling the runtime libraries, the mask for the variable is passed as one of the arguments. For code pages that do not support lower case letters (JPN 930 is the only one I know of), the mask's value got altered when the cobol source was transmitted to the mainframe. This caused the runtime function to fail, because the mask is not correct.
Problem conclusion
The software has been modified to use cobol hex value for the mask that represents the characters. This does not change the logic of the call in any way, the software merely uses a hex move statement instead of character, and since the hex is coded with the desired values, the proper mask value is made. A fixtest is available.
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
PI14728
Reported component name
RATL BUS DEV
Reported component ID
5724S5000
Reported release
850
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt
Submitted date
2014-03-28
Closed date
2014-09-25
Last modified date
2014-09-25
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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
R850 PSN
UP
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Document Information
Modified date:
25 September 2014