PH44022: JSON GEN RETURNING A BAD RESULT WHEN SUPPRESS PHRASE IS USED.

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• JSON Gen returning a bad result when suppress phrase is used.
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL 6 and later        *
  *                 Releases running programs using              *
  *                 JSON GENERATE with SUPPRESS                  *
  *                 WHEN LOW-VALUES clause.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:  JSON output intermittently displays    *
  *                      Incorrect results when JSON GENERATE    *
  *                      with SUPPRESS WHEN LOW-VALUES           *
  *                      clause is used. COBOL data items in the *
  *                      generated JSON document are incorrectly *
  *                      suppressed leading to missing           *
  *                      data-items                              *
  *                      in the JSON output.                     *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Install the provided PTF.                    *
  ****************************************************************
  JSON documents generated using JSON GENERATE
  with SUPPRESS WHEN LOW-VALUES clause
  incorrectly intermittently suppresses extra data items
  
  COB0601T/K COB0602T/K COB0603T/K
  

Problem conclusion

• The error in the COBOL Runtime logic has been corrected.
  The problem was resolved by ensuring that a specific
  data-item is not supressed unless it meets the conditions
  defined by the SUPPRESS phrase in JSON GENERATE.
  

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

• 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 UI79452

     UP22/03/01 P F202

• R7C0 PSY UI79453

     UP22/03/01 P F202

• R7D0 PSY UI79454

     UP22/03/01 P F202

Fix is available

• Select the PTF appropriate for your component level. You will be required to sign in. Distribution on physical media is not available in all countries.