APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
The JCL Editor in Rational Developer for System z 9.5 may show invalid errors for SET statements, for example, in statements like: " SET ONE=,TWO=,THREE=,FOUR=," the JCL Editor appears to expect the ' ' after the equal but it is not required. Additionally for SET statements like: SET GENR=(-0) the JCL Editor shows error "datasetname expected".
Local fix
Problem summary
In z/OS Explorer, SET statements and EXEC or PROC parameters containing special characters such as + or - within parentheses were incorrectly flagged by the JCL editor parser.
Problem conclusion
The JCL editor parser has been updated to allow some special characters to be specified within parentheses on SET, EXEC and PROC statements This APAR will be available in IBM Explorer for z/OS 3.0.1.5 Fixpack located here: https://developer.ibm.com/mainframe/products/downloads/
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
PI65971
Reported component name
RATL DEV FOR SY
Reported component ID
5724T0700
Reported release
300
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2016-07-15
Closed date
2017-01-26
Last modified date
2017-01-26
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
EXP FOR Z/OS CL
Fixed component ID
5655EXP00
Applicable component levels
R301 PSY
UP
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Document Information
Modified date:
10 September 2020