Re: DSPF Record format ID differences

Charles,

Please issue:
DSPOBJD library/file OBJTYPE(*FILE) DETAIL(*SERVICE)

for each of the two display files ...

Tell us what you see for "Create date . . ." and "System level . . ." for each of those display files.

It is possible that one version was created before some IBM PTF(s) affected QDBLVLID, the routine that computes record format level IDs.

This V6R1 PTF and its APAR are particularly troubling in the lack of any detail:

PTF SI28827 OSP-DB-QDBLVLID change APAR SE30038

No real details are visible in either the APAR or the PTF cover letter. Hmm....

Hope that helps,

Mark S. Waterbury

> On 6/1/2017 4:08 PM, Charles Wilt wrote:

Why would a two versions of a display file have different record format IDs
when the fields appear identical?

Version one:
Record Format Information

Record format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : GL5041DB

Format level identifier . . . . . . . . . . : 125A0CCA05957

Number of fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 3

Record length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 44

Indicators in Buffer Area

Input Output

Indicator Buffer Buffer Description

*IN03 1

*IN04 2

*IN12 3

*IN30 1

*IN31 2

*IN32 3

*IN96 4

Field Level Information

Data Field Buffer Input Output Field

Field Type Length Length Buffer Buffer Usage Row
Column
F1LAST ZONED 4 0 4 4 5 Both

Keyboard shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . : S

$TITLE CHAR 25 25 9 Output 1
4
Keyboard shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . : A

$DATE CHAR 8 8 34 Output 2
15
Keyboard shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . : A



Version 2
Record Format Information
Record format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : GL5041DB
Format level identifier . . . . . . . . . . : 1B8236468C3D9
Number of fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 3
Record length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 44
Indicators in Buffer Area
Input Output
Indicator Buffer Buffer Description

*IN03 1

*IN04 2

*IN12 3

*IN30 1

*IN31 2

*IN32 3

*IN96 4

Field Level Information

Data Field Buffer Input Output Field

Field Type Length Length Buffer Buffer Usage Row
Column
F1LAST ZONED 4 0 4 4 5 Both

Keyboard shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . : S

$TITLE CHAR 25 25 9 Output 1
4
Keyboard shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . : A

$DATE CHAR 8 8 34 Output 2
15
Keyboard shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . : A


Thanks!
Charles