External File Fields Not Being Imported to SQLRPGLE program

Hi Group

I have a program that has been modified to replace a file defined for output with a different file as shown in the following F-specs:

FF0011 O E Disk
JDE1 F ExtDesc('F0011PF') ExtFile(*ExtDesc)
F* JDE Batch Header

JDE1 F***F0312 O E K Disk
JDE1 FF03B13Z1PFO E K Disk
F* JDE A/R Batch Cash...

However, when I attempt to compile the program I receive an RNF7030 Undefined field error for every field from the file that is being populated. I have checked the compilation listing and can see that file F03B13Z1PF is being picked up, but the field definitions are not being imported though they are for the other file F0011.

If I change the specification for F03B13Z1PF to be Input with Add and force the import of the field definitions then the program compiles normally. The "xxxPF" files being used are logical files with a CCSID specified at field level over JDE files that use UTF-16 encoding, but I don't think that should make a difference given that the F0011 definitions are brought in.

If anybody can shed any light on this behaviour I'd be most grateful.

Thanks
Jonathan



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