PH04485: NEW FUNCTION ADDS SUBOPTION TO THE TEST(SEPARATE) COMPILER OPTION, TEST(SEPARATE(DSNAME))

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APAR status

• Closed as new function.

Error description

• New function adds a suboption to the TEST(SEPARATE) compiler
  option,  TEST(SEPARATE(DSNAME)), that directs the compiler to
  store the name of the SYSDEBUG file in the generated object
  program, similar to how TEST(SEPARATE) support was implemented
  in COBOL V4.2
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All users of IBM Enterprise COBOL V6.2       *
  *                 compiling and debugging programs that        *
  *                 specify the TEST(SEPARATE) compiler option   *
  *                 who would like to have the name of the       *
  *                 SYSDEBUG file stored in the resulting        *
  *                 program object.                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: New function: New suboptions have been  *
  *                      added to the existing SEPARATE          *
  *                      suboption of the TEST compiler option.  *
  *                      The suboptions are SEP(NODSNAME),       *
  *                      which supports the current behavior,    *
  *                      and SEP(DSNAME). If the user specifies  *
  *                      TEST(SEPARATE(DSNAME)), then the        *
  *                      compiler will store the name of the     *
  *                      SYSDEBUG file in the program object,    *
  *                      similar to what was done in the V4.2    *
  *                      COBOL compiler.                         *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided PTF.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  Prior to this new function, it was not possible to have the
  SYSDEBUG file name stored in the object program, when the
  TEST(SEPARATE) compiler option was specified. This was done
  intentionally in V6.2, because in most cases the system or LPAR
  where the program was compiled would be different than the
  system or LPAR where the module got deployed, making this
  SYSDEBUG file name irrelevant. Some customers also expressed
  concerns over the security implications of storing the SYSDEBUG
  file name in the program object. It turns out that customers in
  smaller installations may actually develop and test their COBOL
  applications on a single system or LPAR. These customers would
  like to avoid the overhead of having to use the COBOL runtime
  debug file EXIT IGZIUXB (or IGZIUXC/IGZIUXD) to specify the
  SYSDEBUG file name.
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• The compiler has been updated to support the new DSNAME
  suboption of the SEPARATE suboption. When
  TEST(SEPARATE(DSNAME)) is specified for a compile, the SYSDEBUG
  file name will be stored in the program object. As long as the
  COBOL application is deployed on the same system or LPAR that
  

APAR Information

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

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

Modules/Macros

• 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 IGYCOB2E 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 UI59885

     UP18/11/29 P F811

• R621 PSY UI59886

     UP18/11/29 P F811

• R622 PSY UI59887

     UP18/11/29 P F811

• R62H PSY UI59888

     UP18/11/29 P F811

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