PL13700: DA SECTION VR SK END SKIP RETAINED

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• THE USER HAS DEFINED A SECTION AREA (.DA ... SECTION) AND PLACED
  VERTICAL RULE, A SKIP, TEXT, AND SECOND SKIP IN IT AS FOLLOWS:
       **.AR .. ON:.FO OFF:.VR 10:.SK:.TEXT:.SK:.AR OFF**
  WHEN THE AREA IS PLACED (.AR PUT) THE FIRST SKIP WHICH FALLS AT
  THE TOP OF THE COLUMN IS DISCARDED: HOWEVER, THE LAST SKIP WHICH
  FALLS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE AREA IS KEPT.  THE USER FEELS THAT
  BOTH SKIPS SHOULD BE DISCARDED.  IF NO VERTICAL RULES ARE IN
  EFFECT WHEN THE SKIPS ARE PLACED, BOTH SKIPS ARE DISCARDED.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: ALL DCF USERS                                *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: SK VR SKIP RETAINED AT BOTTOM OF PAGE,  *
  *                      COLUMN OR AREA                          *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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   IF A VERTICAL RULE CONTROL IS USED AT THE BOTTOM OF A COLUMN,
   SECTION AREA, OR PAGE THEN SKIPS OCCURRING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE
   COLUMN, SECTION AREA, OR PAGE ARE NOT DISCARDED, AS THEY SHOULD
   BE.
  

Problem conclusion

• MODULE DSMTFCBS WILL BE CHANGED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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

  PL07850

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

  UL14987 UL14988 UL14989 UL14990

Modules/Macros

•    DSMTFCBS
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  5748 DOC COMP F

• Fixed component ID

  5748XX900

Applicable component levels

• RC16 PSY UL14987

     UP87/09/16 I 076T

• RD86 PSY UL14988

     UP87/10/06 I 076U

• R131 PSY UL14990

     UP87/07/10 P 8707

• R306 PSY UL14989

     UP87/07/14 P F707

• R706 PSY UL31044

     UP88/05/25 I 1000

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