PN48988: EPDM RD/2 INSTALL PROBLEMS

APAR status

• Closed as documentation error.

Error description

• EPDM RD/2 INSTALL process gives error msgs:
  (DR1.V1R1M0.SDRLBENU(DRLCPKGE))  line 222:
       EPFIE102: 'install ]] update ]] restore' is not a valid
  value for the 'exitwhen' keyword.
  Customer found  the problem is in receiving characters x'BB' and
  x'71'from host that becomes the "exclamation-mark"and the "acute
  capital E" (x'21 x'90') ASCII in the PC
  If we edit theese in the host to x'4F' and x'E0' we RECEIVE in
  PC the correct values "|" and "\" (x'7C' x'5C')
  We suspect tape was uncorrectly uploaded to host to a not good
  codepage.
  c/t recomended to define Host codepage as US, and PC codepage
  (850,437) in Communications Manager file transfer profile but
  it doesnt works.We received "closing square bracket" and "acute
  capital E" (x'5D' x'90') instead of "|" and "\" (x'7c' x'5c')
    We tried again with English Host codepage 285 but received
  same as US. The only host codepage that RECEIVES the expected
  values "|" and "\" is 278.This is Swdish codepge...???
  Suspected bad distributed tape
  Circunvention was editting to correct values.
   For a correct error msg description see 2919x,300,838.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: EPDM Reporting Dialog/2 users.               *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: During installation of RD/2 Dialog      *
  *                      receiving an error panel with test:     *
  *                       EPFIE102:                              *
  *                          'INSTALL || UPDATE || RESTORE'      *
  *                           IS NOT A VALID VALUE FOR THE       *
  *                          'EXITWHEN' KEYWORD                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  Special characters in installation text for RD/2 Dialog
  are changed in downloaded file depending on used codepage.
  

Problem conclusion

• The update only has to be performed once for the PACKAGE file
   regardless of the number of workstations to be installed on.
  
  
   UPDATE OF PACKAGE FILE
   ----------------------
  
    1. RECEIVE PACKAGE.FIL N: LANGUAGE_DATASET(PACKFILE)
       ASCII H(278) P(850) CRLF
  
    2. SEND    PACKAGE.FIL N: LANGUAGE_DATASET(PACKFILE)
       ASCII CRLF
  
    Where:
     PACKAGE.FIL      is the temporary name on the pc.
     N                is the short name for the host session
                      (for example A).
     LANGUAGE_DATASET is dependent on your RD/2 version
                (see Reporting Dialog/2 Feature Guide: SH19-6843).
     PACKFILE         is:
      DRLCPKGE - english version, MVS to Workstation installation
      DRLLANPE - english version, MVS to LAN Server  installation
      DRLCPKGD - german  version, MVS to Workstation installation
      DRLLANPD - german  version, MVS to LAN Server  installation
  
    Example: MVS to Workstation installation PACKFILE,
             german version,
             from host session A,
             DRL110.SDRLBDEU MVS dataset
  
    RECEIVE PACKAGE.FIL A: DRL110.SDRLBDEU(DRLCPKGD) ASCII H(278)
            P(850)
    SEND    PACKAGE.FIL A: DRL110.SDRLBDEU(DRLCPKGD) ASCII CRLF
  

Temporary fix

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