Fixes are available
Rational Developer for System z Fix Pack 3 (9.0.1.3) for 9.0.1
Rational Developer for System z Fix Pack 4 (9.0.1.4) for 9.0.1
Rational Developer for System z Fix Pack 5 (9.0.1.5) for 9.0.1
Rational Developer for System z Fix Pack 6 (9.0.1.6) for 9.0.1
Rational Developer for System z Interim Fix 1 for 9.0.1.6
Rational Developer for System z Fix Pack 7 (9.0.1.7) for 9.0.1
APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
Paragraph sign § in an Rational Developer for System z property group additional JCL field translates to an invalid character x'3F' on the host. The invalid character is already visible when opening generated JCL before submitting as a right arrow (the appearance can vary). After submitting the character is invalid (x'3F'). If, before submit from RDz, the invalid right arrow is changed into a paragraph sign then the problem is circumvented. So this does not appear to be a code page problem. § = Unicode x'00A7' = IBM-037 x'B5'. Reproducion: * Insert § in JCL comment or DD statement in a property group (additional JCL field e.g. tab JCL, field "JCL job card") * Generate JCL * On question Open or submit select open * Insert § in another comment for verification * Submit / save JCL Observe x'3F' instead of EBCDIC paragraph sign in z/OS dataset after ISPF browse and command "HEX ON". The expected Hexadecimal value for a paragraph sign depends on the active host code page.
Local fix
Insert paragraph sign in JCL editor (Open from popup dialog) before submit.
Problem summary
We were using the default character encoding when creating the BufferedWriter which writes the JCL during JCL generation. The default encoding could not handle the unicode U+00A7 of the section sign.
Problem conclusion
We now pass a character set encoding name to the BufferedWriter writing the JCL file. The encoding defaults to UTF-8 but can be overridden by an encoding set on the source file. The problem listed in this APAR has been resolved with IBM Rational Developer for System z V9.0.1.3 Fix Pack which is available from the Recommended Fixes support download page: http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=2294&uid=swg27006335
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
PI23332
Reported component name
RATL DEV FOR SY
Reported component ID
5724T0700
Reported release
901
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2014-08-06
Closed date
2014-08-22
Last modified date
2014-08-22
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 DEV FOR SY
Fixed component ID
5724T0700
Applicable component levels
R901 PSY
UP
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Document Information
Modified date:
17 October 2021