PH43141: Unpredictable behavior occurs when an invalid record length is specified for SYSPUNCH

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as unreproducible in next release.

Error description

• The logical record length for SYSPUNCH is documented as
  defaulting to 80, with a maximum of 255 characters. Outside this
  range, a DISPLAY ... UPON SYSPUNCH may abend 0C4 or loop.
  

Local fix

• Correct the SYSPUNCH definition.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL 5 and later        *
  *                 releases running programs which use the      *
  *                 SYSPUNCH DD statement.                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Users running COBOL programs which use  *
  *                      the SYSPUNCH DD statement with an       *
  *                      Logical Record Length (LRECL)           *
  *                      less than 80 or greater than 255 could  *
  *                      come across unpredictable results       *
  *                      instead of a definitive recurring       *
  *                      error.                                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Install the provided PTF.                    *
  ****************************************************************
  When the SYSPUNCH DD statement with an invalid Logical
  Record Length (LRECL) of less than 80 or greater than 255 was
  used, there were unpredictable results and no definitive
  recurring error was emitted.
  
  COB0501T/K COB0502T/K COB0601T/K COB0602T/K COB0603T/K
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• NEW FUNCTION.
  
  New terminating COBOL Runtime message IGZ0382S is emitted when
  the SYSPUNCH DD statement is specified with an invalid Logical
  Record Length (LRECL) less than 80 or greater than 255
  

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Modules/Macros

• IGZBALCT IGZCER4  IGZCEV4  IGZCJNI2 IGZCMGEN IGZCMGJA IGZCMGUE
  IGZEDCCT IGZIBMCT IGZIGZCT IGZLLIBV IGZXAPI  IGZXCA31 IGZXCDA
  IGZXD24  IGZXDMR  IGZXDPOW IGZXDPW1 IGZXJNI2 IGZXLPIO IGZXLPKA
  IGZXLPKB IGZXLPKC IGZXLPKD IGZXLPKE IGZXLPKF IGZXLPKG IGZXPK2
  IGZXQPOW IGZXQPW1
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  LE ENT COBOL LI

• Fixed component ID

  568819812

Applicable component levels

• R7B0 PSY UI80292

     UP22/04/29 P F204

• R7BJ PSY UI80293

     UP22/04/29 P F204

• R7C0 PSY UI80294

     UP22/04/29 P F204

• R7CJ PSY UI80295

     UP22/04/29 P F204

• R7D0 PSY UI80296

     UP22/05/02 P F204

• R7DJ PSY UI80297

     UP22/05/02 P F204

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