PL06513: SLENGTH USES LEFT MOST BYTES OF A FIELD DEFINED AS TYPE NUMERIC.

APAR status

• Closed as documentation error.

Error description

• FIELD DEFINED AS TYPE NUMERIC WITH A LENGTH OF 6 AND SLENGTH
  OF 2 RESULTS IN LEFT MOST 2 BYTES OF THE FIELD BEING DISPLAYED,
  THAT IS 00.  CUSTOMER HAD KEYED 99 FOR THIS 6 BYTE FIELD.
  FIELD WAS STORED AS 000099.  SLENGTH OF 2 TELLS ADF TO USE JUST
  TWO BYTES OF THE FIELD FOR DISPLAY.  FOR TYPE NUMERIC FIELDS,
  ADF USED THE 2 LEFT MOST BYTES RESULTING IN 00 BEING DISPLAYED
  RATHER THAN EXPECTED 99.  FOR TYPE DECIMAL FIELDS, ADF WILL
  STORE RIGHT JUSTIFIED AND SLENGTH WILL USE *RIGHT* MOST BYTES
  WHICH RESULTS IN 000099 BEING DISPLAYED AS 99.
  THIS APAR SHOULD DOCUMENT HOW SLENGTH WORKS WITH TYPE=NUM AND
  TYPE=DEC FIELDS.  APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT GUIDE (SH206595-01)
  ON PAGE 2-7 SHOULD BE CHANGED WHERE SLENGTH IS DISCUSSED.
  APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT REFERENCE (SH206594-01) ON PAGE 2-46
  SHOULD ALSO BE CHANGED.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED: ALL                                          *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: THE OPERATION OF A FIELD TYPE=NUMERIC   *
  *                      AS AFFECTED BY AN SLEN OPERAND IS NOT   *
  *                      DESCRIBED IN THE IMSADFII MANUALS.      *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  NEITHER THE IMSADFII APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT GUIDE SH206595 OR
  THE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT REFERENCE DESCRIBE THE RESULT TO BE
  EXPECTED WHEN DISPLAYING A TYPE=NUMERIC FIELD THAT IS DEFINED
  WITH AN SLEN OPERAND.
  

Problem conclusion

• THE IMSADFII APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT GUIDE, SH206595, PAGE 2-7
  AND THE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT REFERENCE,
  SH206594, PAGE 2-46 BOTH SHOULD HAVE A STATEMENT ADDED
  STATING THAT A TYPE=NUMERIC FIELD IS LEFT-JUSTIFIED WHEN
  DISPLAYED UPON AN ADF SCREEN.
  THE EXAMPLE STATED ABOVE IS CORRECT, A  NUMERIC FIELD WITH A
  LENGTH OF 6 AND AN SLEN OF 2 WILL DISPLAY INPUT DATA 000099
  AS 00 .
  

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

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