IC67392: PASTING LONG STRING OF CHARACTERS INTO SMALLER INPUT FIELD WILL CAUSE EXTRA CHARACTERS TO BE PASTED INTO THE NEXT 3 INPUT FIELDS

Rational Host Access Transformation Services, Version 7.5.1.1
Rational Host Access Transformation Services, Version 7.5.1.2
Rational Host Access Transformation Services, version 7.5.1.3
Rational Host Access Transformation Services Fix Pack 4 (7.5.1.4) for 7.5.1
Rational Host Access Transformation Services Fix Pack 5 (7.5.1.5) for 7.5.1
Rational Host Access Transformation Services Fix Pack 6 (7.5.1.6) for 7.5.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Pasting  a long string of characters into a smaller input field
  will cause the extra characters to be pasted into the next three
  input fields.
  Even if the clipboard has more data, it will always be up to the
  3 fields. If a arrow  key is pressed, the
  remaining characters will be pasted to the following fields.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: HATS users                                   *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Data being pasted into the two          *
  *                      fields and the remaining characters     *
  *                      will be pasted to                       *
  *                          the following fields if a arrow     *
  *                      key is pressed when the application     *
  *                      has settings as follows.                *
  *                              -                               *
  *                      eliminateMaxlengthInIdeographicFields   *
  *                      = true in widget setting                *
  *                                                              *
  *                                                              *
  *                              - enableAutoAdvance = true in   *
  *                      project setting                         *
  *                                                              *
  *                              - enableOverwriteMode = true    *
  *                      in project setting                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  When eliminateMaxlengthInIdeographicFields option was set to
  true, HATS Java scripts will
      truncate the string and paste remaining characters into
  next field if user pasted a string
      over field length.
  

Problem conclusion

• This apar wil be included in HATS 7.5.1
  Code changed to resolve this issue.
  

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 HATS MULTI

• Fixed component ID

  5724U6700

Applicable component levels

• R750 PSY

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