PH42230: FUNCTION FORMATTED-TIME incorrectly calculates time for Zulu time formats when a UTC offset is specified

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When using one of the Zulu formats like "hhmmssZ" to format
  local time as the equivalent UTC time, FUNCTION FORMATTED-TIME
  adds the argument-3 UTC offset to the local time instead of
  subtracting it.
  
  (Unlike TZ usage, the UTC offset is positive east of the prime
  meridian, and negative west of it.)
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL 6.3 and later      *
  *                 releases running programs that use           *
  *                 the FORMATTED-TIME intrinsic function.       *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: FORMATTED-TIME with a UTC offset value  *
  *                      (argument-3) calculates UTC time        *
  *                      incorrectly.                            *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Install the provided PTF.                    *
  ****************************************************************
  There is a logic error in the FORMATTED-TIME with a UTF offset
  value (argument-3) when calculating the UTC time. It currently
  adds the UTC offset to a time. The UTC offset should
  be subtracted.
  
  COB0603T/K
  

Problem conclusion

• The error in the COBOL runtime library FORMATTED-TIME routine
  has been corrected.
  

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:

  UI78474 UI78475 UI78476

Modules/Macros

• IGZCEV4  IGZCMGEN IGZCMGUE IGZLLIBV IGZXAPI  IGZXCA31 IGZXCDA
  IGZXD24  IGZXDMR  IGZXJNI2 IGZXLPIO IGZXLPKA IGZXLPKB IGZXLPKC
  IGZXLPKD IGZXLPKE IGZXLPKF IGZXLPKG IGZXPK2
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  LE ENT COBOL LI

• Fixed component ID

  568819812

Applicable component levels

• R7B0 PSY UI78474

     UP21/12/15 P F112

• R7C0 PSY UI78475

     UP21/12/15 P F112

• R7D0 PSY UI78476

     UP21/12/15 P F112

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