APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
Downloading a source member containing mixed DBCS and SBCS characters may result in SISO being replaced with a character that is not supported on all code pages and is represented with the '?' glyph.
Local fix
Manually replace the character with a space if desired.
Problem summary
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: * * Those using RDi with source file members in double byte * * CCSIDâ s which are downloaded into i Projects when the * * workspace file encoding is not Unicode. * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: * * There was a problem representing adjacent Shift-In/Shift-Out * * bytes in the file character encoding used for the local file * * in the i Project. * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * **************************************************************** RDi is reverted back to converting the adjacent Shift-In/Shift-Out bytes to a double byte space character in the downloaded local file in the i Project, preserving the EBCDIC byte spacing for upload.
Problem conclusion
This problem is fixed in the RDi 9.6.0.11 update. Product web page: https://www.ibm.com/us-en/marketplace/rational-developer-for-i Fix List and download link: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27038481
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
SE72137
Reported component name
RDI RPG AND COB
Reported component ID
5724Y99RC
Reported release
960
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2019-09-18
Closed date
2021-09-21
Last modified date
2021-09-21
APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
Modules/Macros
iProject
Fix information
Fixed component name
RDI RPG AND COB
Fixed component ID
5724Y99RC
Applicable component levels
[{"Line of Business":{"code":"LOB57","label":"Power"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU058","label":"IBM Infrastructure w\/TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SSAE4W","label":"Rational Developer for i"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"960"}]
Document Information
Modified date:
22 September 2021