PH48200: ABO OPTIMIZED MODULE ABENDS WITH 'SQLCODE -310 DECIMAL HOST VARIABLE OR PARAMETER NUMBER CONTAINS NON-DECIMAL DATA'

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• In rare cases, COBOL-compiled programs containing CALL
  statements with large numbers of parameters may be optimized
  incorrectly by ABO, resulting in incorrect parameters being
  passed to the target program. The problem is most likely to
  occur when there are multiple consecutive CALL statements to the
   same program with varying parameters. Symptoms may be "SQLCODE
  -310 DECIMAL HOST VARIABLE OR PARAMETER number CONTAINS
  NON-DECIMAL DATA", but other unexpected behavior, abends and
  wrong results are also possible.
  
  ABO was modified to correctly optimize programs containing CALL
  statements with large numbers of parameters.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of IBM Automatic Binary Optimizer      *
  *                 (ABO) for z/OS, 2.2.                         *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: In rare cases, COBOL-compiled           *
  *                      programs containing CALL statements     *
  *                      with large numbers of parameters        *
  *                      may be optimized incorrectly by ABO,    *
  *                      resulting in incorrect parameters       *
  *                      being passed to the target program.     *
  *                      The problem is most likely to occur     *
  *                      when there are multiple consecutive     *
  *                      CALL statements to the same program     *
  *                      with varying parameters. Symptoms       *
  *                      may be "SQLCODE -310 DECIMAL HOST       *
  *                      VARIABLE OR PARAMETER number            *
  *                      CONTAINS NON-DECIMAL DATA", but         *
  *                      other unexpected behavior, abends       *
  *                      and wrong results are also possible.    *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply provided service.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  ABO was modified to correctly
  optimize programs containing CALL
  statements with large numbers of
  parameters.
  

Problem conclusion

• ABO was modified to correctly
  optimize these types of input modules.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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

  PH47546

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

Modules/Macros

• BOZBXITA BOZEXE1  BOZJIVP  BOZMSGE  BOZMSGK  BOZMSGT  BOZOBJ1
  BOZOBJ2  BOZOPT   BOZPA    BOZPAJ   BOZRIDT  BOZSMF   BOZSMFJ
  BOZSMFR  BOZSRC1  BOZSRC2
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  AUTO BINARY OPT

• Fixed component ID

  5697AB200

Applicable component levels

• R220 PSY UI82050

     UP22/08/26 P F208

• R22J PSY UI82051

     UP22/08/26 P F208

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