PM50510: error message to indicate invalid array program parameters

Rational Business Developer Fix Pack 3 (8.0.1.3) for 8.0.1
Rational Business Developer Fix Pack 8 (7.5.1.8) for 7.5.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Environment: Windows
  Product name: IBM? Rational? Business Developer
  Program Version    :  7.5.1.7
  Description.
  Differing behavior is observed between applications which
  include Java wrapper calls and references to arrays.
  
  This is caused by how the applicable parameters associated with
  the arrays are defined as it's not valid to specify a size on an
  array that's a parameter to a program. For example:
  a) the parameter lists of MyArray should be like '(input int[])'
  
  b) whereas such as '(input int[3])', where the size is declared,
  is invalid.
  
  This defect is then to address that although RBD correctly
  indicates an applicable error when an array size is specified on
  function parameters there is no adjacent error message where
  there are such invalid references concerning program parameters.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  Validation is issuing an error message for the following:
  
  function f1(p1 int[3])....
  
  but not for this:
  
  program pgm1(p1 int[3])...
  
  Validation should indicate that the initial array size is
  not valid for a program parameter.
  

Problem conclusion

• Validation has been changed to indicate that the initial
  array size for a program parameter is not valid. However,
  because customers may have existing programs defined with
  parms with initial size for array parms, RBD will issue the
  validation message as a warning. The initial size is ignored
  and does not affect how the program is generated.
  

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

• R750 PSN

     UP