PH38499: THE INTEGER-OF-FORMATTED-DATE INTRINSIC FUNCTION DOES NOT HONOR THE INTDATE COMPILER OPTION

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Although the other intrinsic date functions do honor the
  setting of the starting date based on the INTDATE(ANSI/LILIAN)
  compiler option, the INTEGER-OF-FORMATTED-DATE intrinsic
  function does not honor the INTDATE compiler option.
  
  Instead, the Language Reference at
  https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cobol-zos/6.3?topic=functions-intege
  r-formatted-date documents that it always uses the starting
  date of Jan 1, 1601, i.e. INTDATE(ANSI).  This can cause
  unexpected results if INTDATE(LILIAN) is used.
  
  The INTEGER-OF-FORMATTED-DATE intrinsic function is being
  modified to honor the INTDATE compiler options to bring it in
  line with the other intrinsic date functions.
  
  The Language Reference will be updated as well to reflect this
  change.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL 6.3 compiling and  *
  *                 running programs that are compiled with the  *
  *                 INTDATE(LILIAN) compiler option in effect    *
  *                 and the program uses the                     *
  *                 INTEGER-OF-FORMATTED-DATE intrinsic          *
  *                 function.                                    *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Incorrect result.  The return value of  *
  *                      the INTEGER-OF-FORMATTED-DATE function  *
  *                      is calculated as if the INTDATE(ANSI)   *
  *                      compiler option were in effect.         *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the IBM-provided PTF.                  *
  ****************************************************************
  The INTEGER-OF-FORMATTED-DATE intrinsic function was not
  properly accounting for the INTDATE(LILIAN) compiler option.
  

Problem conclusion

• The compiler was updated to ensure that it properly takes
  account of the INTDATE(LILIAN) compiler option when
  processing the INTEGER-OF-FORMATTED-DATE
  intrinsic function.
  

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 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  IGYQSPLT IGYSIDE2 IGYZQEN6 IGYZQENU
  IGYZQJP6 IGYZQJPN
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  ENT COBOL FOR Z

• Fixed component ID

  5655EC600

Applicable component levels

• R630 PSY UI77327

     UP21/10/01 P F109

• R631 PSY UI77328

     UP21/10/01 P F109

• R632 PSY UI77329

     UP21/10/01 P F109

• R63H PSY UI77330

     UP21/10/01 P F109

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