PH05855: NEW FUNCTION: Provide a compiler option to treat COBOL programs as having the PROGRAM-ID IS INITIAL disignation

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as new function.

Error description

• Users Affected:  Users of COBOL V6.2 who want to have programs
  behave as if the IS INITIAL clause was specified
  in the PROGRAM-ID paragraph without making source code changes.
  This APAR delivers a new compiler option, INITIAL.  When the
  compiler option INITIAL is in effect, the program will behave
  as if the IS INITIAL clause had been added to the PROGRAM-ID
  paragraph. Most noticeably, data items with VALUE clauses will
  be re-set to their initial values.
  
  INITIAL
  Specifies that when program-name is called, program-name and
  any programs contained (nested) within it are placed in their
  initial state.
  
  Note: INITIAL (and the IS INITIAL clause) does not have any
  effect on data items that do not have VALUE clauses.
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL V6.2 who want a    *
  *                 new compiler option to get IS INITIAL        *
  *                 behavior without having to change the        *
  *                 source program.                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Some users would like the behavior of   *
  *                      the IS INITIAL clause of the            *
  *                      PROGRAM-ID  paragraph for a program,    *
  *                      but they do not want to change the      *
  *                      source program.                         *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided PTF.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  There is no way to get IS INITIAL behavior without changing the
  source program.
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• A new compiler option, INITIAL, is added to allow users to get
  a program that has initial values in data items each time the
  program is called, without having to add the IS INITIAL clause
  to their PROGRAM-ID paragraph, and without having to use
  dynamic CALL and CANCEL.
  

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 IGYCOB2  IGYCOB2E
  IGYCOPI  IGYCOPT  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 UI62019

     UP19/03/29 P F903

• R621 PSY UI62020

     UP19/03/29 P F903

• R622 PSY UI62021

     UP19/03/29 P F903

• R62H PSY UI62022

     UP19/03/29 P F903

Fix is available

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