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JR53184: BAPI STAGE CAN NOT HANDLE EMPTY NUMERIC ( NUMC ) VALUES

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • BAPI Stage can not handle empty numeric values. The runtime
    ignores the value and skips the record with the following
    message:
    BAPI_Stage_0,0: Unable to set output decimal field value from
    argument string '     ' in  function setOutputFieldAsDecimal()
    for field '61' in output dataset '0'.
    

Local fix

  • NA
    

Problem summary

  • BAPI Stage can not handle empty numeric values. The runtime
    ignores the value and skips the record with the following
    message:
    BAPI_Stage_0,0: Unable to set output decimal field value from
    argument string '     ' in  function setOutputFieldAsDecimal()
    for field '61' in output dataset '0'.
    

Problem conclusion

  • Code fix, empty numeric values are handled as NULL values now.
    Fix propagated to 65 maint and 70 maint; already included in 71
    GA.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    JR53184

  • Reported component name

    IS PACK FOR SAP

  • Reported component ID

    5724Q5500

  • Reported release

    700

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2015-04-23

  • Closed date

    2015-05-13

  • Last modified date

    2015-05-13

  • 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

    IS PACK FOR SAP

  • Fixed component ID

    5724Q5500

Applicable component levels

  • R650 PSY

       UP

  • R700 PSY

       UP

  • R710 PSY

       UP

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Document Information

Modified date:
13 May 2015