PI33637: RBD NUMBER FIELD MISALIGNMENT IN REPORT

Rational Business Developer 9.5.0.1
Rational Business Developer Fix Pack 1 (9.1.1.1) for 9.1.1
Rational Business Developer 9.5.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Tried to generate COBOL report form from batch program â(
  AET680J â)
  resulted in the next field's misalignment after the number field
  with
   äâ numericSeparator = yes ää   option.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * A print alignment problem can occur for users using          *
  * maxnumericdigit=18 and separator or sign or currency         *
  * characters.                                                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * The spacing after a print field that has a fieldlength > 18, *
  * and when the program is generated for maxdigits of 18, and   *
  * there is any of separator characters, currency or sign       *
  * characters, will be incorrect causing the next fields on the *
  * print line to be incorrectly placed.                         *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The fixtest will correctly take into account the special
  formatting characters when calculating the number of spaces to
  follow that field. This software update is in 9011, 9111 and 95.
  

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

• R901 PSY

     UP

• R911 PSY

     UP

• R950 PSY

     UP