PH02183: NEW INTRINSIC FUNCTIONS FOR ENTERPRISE COBOL V6

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APAR status

• Closed as new function.

Error description

• List of new intrinsic functions:
  
  ABS
  BIT-TO-CHAR
  BYTE-LENGTH
  EXP
  EXP10
  HEX-TO-CHAR
  NUMVAL-F
  SIGN
  TEST-NUMVAL
  TEST-NUMVAL-C
  TEST-NUMVAL-F
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL 6.2 who:           *
  *                 1. need to use one or more of the following  *
  *                    COBOL intrinsic functions defined in the  *
  *                    2014 COBOL standard:                      *
  *                                                              *
  *                    NUMVAL-F, TEST-NUMVAL, TEST-NUMVAL-C,     *
  *                    TEST-NUMVAL-F, BYTE-LENGTH, EXP, EXP10,   *
  *                    ABS and SIGN.                             *
  *                                                              *
  *                 2. need to convert bit strings and/or hex    *
  *                    character strings to a corresponding      *
  *                    alphanumeric character string containing  *
  *                    bytes that correspond to the bit/hex      *
  *                    digit values in the original string.      *
  *                    Two new intrinsic functions that are IBM  *
  *                    extensions to COBOL are provided:         *
  *                                                              *
  *                    BIT-TO-CHAR and HEX-TO-CHAR.              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: New function: Add support for the       *
  *                      following instrinsic functions          *
  *                      defined in the 2014 COBOL standard:     *
  *                                                              *
  *                         NUMVAL-F, TEST-NUMVAL,               *
  *                         TEST-NUMVAL-C, TEST-NUMVAL-F,        *
  *                         BYTE-LENGTH, EXP, EXP10,             *
  *                         ABS and SIGN.                        *
  *                                                              *
  *                      Add support for two new intrinsic       *
  *                      functions that are IBM extensions to    *
  *                      COBOL:                                  *
  *                                                              *
  *                         BIT-TO-CHAR and HEX-TO-CHAR.         *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided PTF.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  The Enterprise COBOL compiler did not provide support for
  the following intrinsic functions from the 2014 COBOL
  standard:
  
  
     NUMVAL-F, TEST-NUMVAL, TEST-NUMVAL-C,
     TEST-NUMVAL-F, BYTE-LENGTH, EXP, EXP10,
     ABS and SIGN.
  
  The Enterprise COBOL compiler did not provide support
  for intrinsic functions that convert bit strings
  and hex character strings to a corresponding alphanumeric
  character string containing bytes that correspond to the
  bit/hex digit values in the original string.
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• The compiler was updated to add support for the following
  intrinsic functions from the 2014 COBOL standard:
  
     NUMVAL-F, TEST-NUMVAL, TEST-NUMVAL-C,
     TEST-NUMVAL-F, BYTE-LENGTH, EXP, EXP10,
     ABS and SIGN.
  
  The compiler was updated to add support for the
  following intrinsic functions that are IBM extensions
  to COBOL:
  
     BIT-TO-CHAR and HEX-TO-CHAR.
  
  For a detailed description of each new intrinsic function,
  please refer to the IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS V6.2
  documentation online, in the Language Reference Manual,
  section "Intrinsic functions".
  

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Modules/Macros

• IGY8CICS IGY8RWRD IGY8RWTU IGYCASMB IGYCCBE  IGYCCCRT IGYCCICS
  IGYCCSRV IGYCDGEN IGYCDIAG IGYCDMAP IGYCEN$0 IGYCEN$1 IGYCEN$2
  IGYCEN$3 IGYCEN$4 IGYCEN$5 IGYCEN$8 IGYCEN$D IGYCEN$R IGYCFGEN
  IGYCFREE IGYCINIT IGYCJA$0 IGYCJA$1 IGYCJA$2 IGYCJA$3 IGYCJA$4
  IGYCJA$5 IGYCJA$8 IGYCJA$D IGYCJA$R IGYCLIBH IGYCLIBO IGYCLIBR
  IGYCLSTR IGYCLVL0 IGYCLVL1 IGYCLVL2 IGYCLVL3 IGYCLVL8 IGYCMALL
  IGYCOPI  IGYCOSCN IGYCPGEN IGYCRCTL IGYCRDPR IGYCRDSC IGYCREAL
  IGYCRWT  IGYCSCAN IGYCSIMD IGYCUE$0 IGYCUE$1 IGYCUE$2 IGYCUE$3
  IGYCUE$4 IGYCUE$5 IGYCUE$8 IGYCUE$D IGYCUE$R IGYCXREF IGYDRV
  IGYEQCWI IGYMSGE  IGYMSGK  IGYMSGT  IGYQCBE  IGYZQDRV IGYZQENU
  IGYZQJPN
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  ENT COBOL FOR Z

• Fixed component ID

  5655EC600

Applicable component levels

• R620 PSY UI58632

     UP18/09/27 P F809

• R621 PSY UI58633

     UP18/09/27 P F809

• R622 PSY UI58634

     UP18/09/27 P F809

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