This information is for developers using Rational® Developer for System z® Version 8.0.1 and Rational Developer for zEnterprise Version 8.0.1.
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At time of publication, the following limitations and problems in the Rational Developer for System z and Rational Developer for zEnterprise were known.
Workaround: To update the license for Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, and French versions of Rational Developer for System z, launch Installation Manager from the Installation Manager program shortcut and use Installation Manager to update your license.
Eclipse Error Dialog: An error has occurred. See the log file C:\Users\userid\.eclipse\ibm.software.delivery.platform_8.0.0_1715897820\configuration\1287497510408.log
The log file contains messages similar to the following:
!SESSION Tue Oct 19 10:11:50 EDT 2010 ------------------------------------------ !ENTRY org.eclipse.equinox.launcher 4 0 2010-10-19 10:11:50.562 !MESSAGE Exception launching the Eclipse Platform: !STACK java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source) at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source) at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source) at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.invokeFramework(Unknown Source) at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.basicRun(Unknown Source) at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.run(Unknown Source) at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.main(Unknown Source)
Workaround: Delete or rename the directory specified after the .eclipse directory. In the above example it is the ibm.software.delivery.platform_8.0.0_1715897820 directory. The first time you launch Rational Developer for System z v8.0.1 after deleting or renaming the directory, Rational Developer for System z will take longer to start as it creates a new local configuration.
Workaround: If you are using Rational Developer for z Enterprise, use the AIX connection type.
Workaround: When connecting to a remote system that has been configured for push-to-client, connect by using the Remote Systems view instead of the SCLM perspective.
Workaround: If you are installing the WebSphere Application Server v8.0.0.0 Beta, start the launchpad from the Rational Application Developer setup directory or disk.
Workaround: A workaround is not available.
Workaround: A workaround is not available.
Prior to Rational Developer for System z versions 7.6.2.1 and 8.0.1, COBOL Compiled XML Conversion would leak a small amount of memory when run in a persistent Language Environment® enclave due to an Enterprise COBOL defect that is documented in APAR PM00230. A breaking change to Developer for System z was required (PM22607) to take advantage of a compiler interface that prevents the memory leak from occurring when XML PARSE is used in combination with Language Environment callable services.
Workaround: Apply Enterprise COBOL PTFs for PM00230.
Workaround: Change the content-assist key binding to a different keystroke pattern in the Developer for System z Preferences. Go to Windows > Preferences > General > Keys and change the key binding for content-assist. For additional information, see http://wiki.eclipse.org/IRC_FAQ#Why_did_Content_Assist_stop_working.3F
Workaround: A workaround is not available.
Workaround: A workaround is not available.
If you want to install Rational Developer for System z v8.0.1 in the same shell as RSA v8.0.1 and the UML to Cobol extension, you must choose the Install for all users radio button on the Rational Developer for System z launchpad.
Workaround: When installing the Rational Developer for System z v8.0.1 Optional Software, UML to Cobol Extension, with RSA ensure that RSA is installed for all users. This is the default when using the RSA launchpad.
When installing Rational Developer for System z v8.0.1 in the same shell as RSA and the UML to Cobol extension, choose the Install for all users radio button on the Rational Developer for System z v8.0.1 launchpad.
The "sentence" ending period in COBOL following END-EXEC is optional in many cases depending on the program structure. If the sentence ending period is not included, the IF statement or any variation of it will not be displayed.
Workaround: Add the "sentence" ending period in COBOL following END-EXEC
The responses for the requests to inquire about the target region connection and to inquire about the default bundle attributes are processed out of sequence.
Workaround: Attempting to re-deploy the bundle a second time typically results in a successful operation.
Workaround: This error does not indicate any functional error in Rational Developer for System z and can be ignored.
Workaround: No workaround available.
Workaround: Share all of the elements within the project.
Even though the documentation states that varying extensions are only supported in the environment variable case and that literals are used 'as-is', with no extension processing, it is not clear that, if the copybook is specified as a literal, the compiler looks for an exact match for the copybook file name and does not search for the copybook.
Workaround: See the latest version of the COBOL for Windows Programming Guide v7.6 available at http://www-01.ibm.com/software/rational/products/cobol/windows/library/ for the latest updates to the COBOL for Windows documentation.