PH17022: ERRONEOUS IGYDS1551-E COMPILE MESSAGE ISSUED FOR UTF-8

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• A test program has two UTF-8 data items within it.  When using
  the PIC U notation, the optional USAGE UTF-8 keyword
  causes the compiler to throw an unexpected GYDS1551-E error
  referencing a "group" that does not seem to exist.
  
  Compiles without Error:
  
    000018                01 U1 PIC U(10).          <=== No error
    000019               *01 U1 PIC U(10) USAGE UTF-8.
    000020                01 U2 PIC U BYTE-LENGTH 40 USAGE UTF-8.
  
  Compiles with Error:
  
    000018               *01 U1 PIC U(10).
    000019                01 U1 PIC U(10) USAGE UTF-8.  <===
             Error is generated simply by adding "USAGE UTF-8".
    000020                01 U2 PIC U BYTE-LENGTH 40 USAGE UTF-8.
  
  
  ==000020==> IGYDS1551-E A data item in a UTF-8 group was
              defined without the "BYTE-LENGTH" phrase
              of the PICTURE clause.  The "BYTE-LENGTH" phrase
              was assumed.
  

Local fix

• Remove optional "USAGE UTF-8" clause for PIC U data item.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL 6.3 compiling      *
  *                 programs with fixed character-length UTF-8   *
  *                 data items that include an explicit USAGE    *
  *                 UTF-8 clause in their definition.            *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Incorrect compiler error message:       *
  *                                                              *
  *                      6 IGYDS1551-E A data item in a          *
  *                      UTF-8 group was defined without the     *
  *                      "BYTE-LENGTH" phrase of the PICTURE     *
  *                      clause. The "BYTE-LENGTH" phrase was    *
  *                      assumed.                                *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided PTF.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  The compiler was confusing the GROUP-USAGE UTF-8 clause with the
  USAGE UTF-8 clause in the definition of fixed character-length
  UTF-8 data items.
  

Problem conclusion

• The compiler was updated to address the confusion between the
  GROUP-USAGE UTF-8 clause and the USAGE UTF-8 clause for fixed
  character-length UTF-8 data items.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

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 IGYCLIBR IGYCLSTR IGYCLVL0 IGYCLVL1 IGYCLVL2
  IGYCLVL3 IGYCLVL8 IGYCMALL 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
  IGYQSPLT IGYZQEN6 IGYZQENU IGYZQJP6 IGYZQJPN
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  ENT COBOL FOR Z

• Fixed component ID

  5655EC600

Applicable component levels

• R630 PSY UI66646

     UP19/12/04 P F912

• R631 PSY UI66647

     UP19/12/04 P F912

• R632 PSY UI66648

     UP19/12/04 P F912

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