PH42857: CHANGE DB2 DCLGEN TO USE COMP-5 INSTEAD OF COMP IN COBOL COPYBOOKS FOR SMALLINT , INTEGER , AND BIGINT COLUMNS

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as new function.

Error description

• Because the SMALLINT (binary) data items are defined as COMP
  instead of COMP-5 for COBOL, it forces the customer to have
  to circumvent errors by making a manual change to the
  DCLGEN copybook for COBOL to change the declaration(s) to
  COMP-5 or to use the TRUNC(BIN) compiler option (which is not
  optimal for performance).
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All users of DCLGEN (DECLARATIONS                            *
  * GENERATOR) for COBOL programs.                               *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * DCLGEN generates COMP for                                    *
  * SMALLINT, INTEGER and BIGINT columns                         *
  * which doesn't meet COBOL compiler                            *
  * requirement.                                                 *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Apply corrective PTF when available                          *
  ****************************************************************
  COBOL compiler expects DCLGEN to generate COMP-5 instead
  of COMP for SMALLINT, INTEGER and BIGINT columns, varchar
  column length field, and indicator variables, etc.
  

Problem conclusion

• DCLGEN is updated to generate COMP-5 for SMALLINT, INTEGER and
  BIGINT columns, varchar column length field, and indicator
  variables, etc.
  Additional Keywords: COBO501T/K COBO502T/K COBO601T/K
                       COBO602T/K COBO603T/K
  

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:

  UI79893

Modules/Macros

• DSNECP61
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DB2 OS/390 & Z/

• Fixed component ID

  5740XYR00

Applicable component levels

• RC10 PSY UI79893

     UP22/04/02 P F204

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