PM93163: DFHWS2LS HANDLING OF DECIMAL POINT DIGITS

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• A WSDL contains a floating point field defined as
  'xs:decimal':
  <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="_TASSOINESSERE"
  type="xs:decimal"/>
  The structure produced by the DFHWS2LS is only a 3 decimal
  point field:
  12 XTASSOINESSERE   PIC S9(15)V9(3) COMP-3.
  This isn't acceptable as if the value is a real floating point
  the error DFHPI1009 (FRACTION_TOO_LONG) is generated.
  An option on DFHWS2LS should be provided to chage the default
  number of fraction digits used for decimal values.
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All                                          *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: xs:decimal types default to three       *
  *                      fraction digits only.                   *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  DFHWS2LS is being used with a WSDL document which contains
  elements of type 'xs:decimal'.
  
  If no fractionDigits facet is supplied on a xs:decimal type then
  three decimal digits are used by default. If four or more
  fraction digits are supplied the message DFHPI1009
  (FRACTION_TOO_LONG) is produced.
  

Problem conclusion

• To override this default of three a new DFHWS2LS and
  DFHSC2LS parameter has been created to supply a fraction default
  to use for xs:decimal types. The keyword is
  DEFAULT-FRACTION-DIGITS.  Valid values are 0-17 for COBOL, or
  0-30 if parameter WIDE-COMP3 is used. For C and PLI valid
  values are 0-30.
  
  
  The following publications have been updated:
  
  The CICS Transaction Server for z/OS Version 5 Release 1
  Web Services Guide, SC34-2878-01. Topic DFHWS2LS: WSDL to
  high-level language conversion.
  
  The CICS Transaction Server for z/OS Version 5 Release 1
  Application Programming Guide, SC34-2844-02.Topic DFHSC2LS:
  XML schema to high-level language conversion.
  
  The update is as follows.
  
  DEFAULT-FRACTION-DIGITS=3|value
  
  Specifies the default number of fraction digits to use
  on an XML decimal schema type. The default is 3. For COBOL,
  the valid range is 0 to 17, or 0-30 if parameter WIDE-COMP3
  is being used. For C or PLI the valid range is 0-30.
  
  If an XML decimal constraining facet of type fractionDigits
  is supplied then the DEFAULT-FRACTION-DIGITS value is not used.
  

Temporary fix

• FIX AVAILABLE BY PTF ONLY
  

Comments

APAR Information

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

  PM91654

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

  UK97500

Modules/Macros

• DFJ@H176 DFJ@H223 DFJ@H239 DFJ@H361
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CICS TS Z/OS V5

• Fixed component ID

  5655Y0400

Applicable component levels

• R80D PSY UK97500

     UP13/09/21 P F309

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