Rule Definition
One needs to specify the program status data area to ensure that the error and exceptions raised by the RPG program are made available and can be properly utilized by the application.
Remediation
Try to specify Program Status Data Area for every program.
Reference
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v5r4/index.jsp?topic=%2Fbooks_web%2Fc092508690.htm
Related Technologies
Technical Criterion
Programming Practices - Error and Exception Handling
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