Display file field

Hi,

I have a program and a display file. A screen field, say CCCCCCC, is defined in the display header format as 7char. The same field is defined in the program DS as 7char, initialized to a certain value.

I am working on a project which aims to increase the length of field C from 7 to 8 so I changed and recompiled the program as well as the display file. I forgot to deploy the display file and went on to test the new changes which means I am now using the latest program(8char fieldC) over an old display file (7char fieldC). Initially, I assumed it will just drop/truncate the last character. I was wrong. The last character of field C was placed in the next field and the rest of the fields in the screen format moved a character to the right as seen below.

I know it is best practice to deploy both but given this instance, I'd like to know if this is the correct behavior. If so, are there workarounds aside from deploying the latest display file?




Before

FldA FldB FldC FldD FldE
PGMNM ENQ XXXXXXX TITLE CCYYMMDD <-- Data value


After

FldA FldB FldC FldD FldE
PGMNM ENQ XXXXXXX XTITL ECCYYMMD <-- Data value

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