Re: Implied subfield definition not in Outline

[Jon Paris <jon.paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

That is not an RFE issue - it is a bug pure and simple. If the RPG compiler can determine the size of the item and include it in the XRef listing (which it can and does) so should the outline view. Period.


On 2014-04-17, at 11:52 AM, Kurt Anderson <Kurt.Anderson@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hey List,
>
> So I entered a PMR to report an issue where an implied subfield definition was appearing as Unknown(0) in the outline.
> Example:
>     D ds_Cust         DS                  Qualified Inz
>     D  Data                               Dim( 999999 ) Ascend
>     D   Cust#                        6p 0 Overlay( Data: *next ) Inz
>     D   Cycle                        1a   Overlay( Data: *next ) Inz
>     D   DropCDRs                      n   Overlay( Data: *next ) Inz
>     D   TLRNRating                    n   Overlay( Data: *next ) Inz
>
> The outline gives the definition for Data as Unknown(0).  But the compiler understands it.
>
> I reported this because I would think that seeing Uknown(0) in your product would be bad.  How often would I reference/use the definition of this kind of subfield?  Rarely.
>
> Well, I was told that this would require a RFE.  I disagree because the software isn't supporting existing RPG coding techniques, but at this point I guess I just don't care that much about it.   So, I figured I'd write the list to see if anyone would benefit from me arguing the point with IBM (or sighing and entering an RFE).  Otherwise I'll just let it drop.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kurt Anderson
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