Unicode Test Plan

This document outlines a plan for testing the Unicode enhancements in APPX 6.0.

Overview

Release 6.0.0 of the APPX Utility includes support for Unicode data types.

Major Features:

DD Changes:

Maximum Alpha Field Size increased to 4GB

Maximum Record Size increased to 4GB

Encoding Type Attribute added for Alpha fields

FMS Changes:

APPXIO Support for Unicode fields

Oracle Support for Unicode fields

ILF Support:

Literals**** (Not fully Tested/Bugs)

SET **** (Not fully Tested/Bugs)

SET TEMP **** (Not fully Tested/Bugs)

IF / AND / OR

APPEND**** (Tested/Bugs)

STORE / RESTORE

PUSH / POP

ERROR / WARNING / MESSAGE / CANCEL / REFRESH**** (Tested/Bugs)

BEG AT/ END AT **** (Tested/Bugs)

RUN

CALL**** (Tested/Bugs)

PASS

RECEIVE / LOCAL

CNV BIN**** (Tested/Bugs)

CNV PORT

PACK / UNPACK

CNV TEXT

SET DAY / SET MNTH**** (Tested/Bugs)

DEFINE / UNDEFINE

VERIFY

IF DIFF

COMPUTE / TOTAL

SCAN

PRINT

BROWSE

...

Misc Bugs

1. New debugger does not work, crashes with error when trying to read --- WIDGET.
2. Process Generation toolbox. I used the toolbox to generate a scrolling input on the file TST BEGUNI, which contains 2 unicode fields, a 10 character key and a 30 character description. The heading size over the description field is incorrect. It should have 30 ='s underneath it, but it only has enough for the word 'Description'.
3. Invalid (blank) occurrence number in Image Editor after hitting F11 then attempting to edit Item.
4. Restructure of Raw field to Unicode field crashes on exit from Restructure. Fails on other Data Management tools, Create Files ,etc. Probably not a problem with Restructure/Create per se, likely a problem displaying the scrolling list.

Language Translation Support:

Translation Dictionary

Query Support:

Sort OrderSort Order based on Unicode Collating Sequence

Predefine Fields and Files:

TEMP xxxxx

COMPARE File

STD Report Parameters File

Restructure Support:

Restructure APPXIO Files

Oracle Tables

Printing Support: **** (Not Fully Tested/Bugs)

Text Print Files

PDF Print Files

APPX Client Support **** (Not Fully Tested/Bugs):

UTF-8 data stream

Field validation based on Encoding Type

Callable Functions:

Transcoding fields

-- SteveFrizzell - 2011-03-02