PH56100: COBOL JSON GENERATE STATEMENT CREATES AN INVALID JSON OUTPUT DOCUMENT

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• JSON Generate statement  creates an invalid output JSON document
  when the count field is an element of the array.
  

Local fix

• BYPASS/CIRCUMVENTION:
  None
  
  RECOVERY ACTION:
  Apply PTF
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL 6.3 compiling and  *
  *                 running COBOL programs containing the JSON   *
  *                 GENERATE statement with the COUNT phrase,    *
  *                 where identifier-3 on the COUNT phrase is    *
  *                 subscripted.                                 *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: In the case described above, the JSON   *
  *                      GENERATE statement produces invalid     *
  *                      JSON at runtime.                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided PTF.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  The compiler incorrectly generated code when identifier-3 of the
  COUNT phrase of JSON GENERATE was subscripted.
  

Problem conclusion

• The compiler has been fixed.
  

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:

  PH57687

Modules/Macros

• IGY8RWTU IGYCASMB IGYCCBE  IGYCCCRT IGYCCICS IGYCCSRV IGYCDGEN
  IGYCDIAG IGYCDMAP IGYCDOPT IGYCEN$0 IGYCEN$1 IGYCEN$2 IGYCEN$3
  IGYCEN$4 IGYCEN$5 IGYCEN$8 IGYCEN$D IGYCEN$R IGYCFGEN IGYCFREE
  IGYCINIT IGYCJA$0 IGYCJA$1 IGYCJA$2 IGYCJA$3 IGYCJA$4 IGYCJA$5
  IGYCJA$8 IGYCJA$D IGYCJA$R IGYCLIBR IGYCLSTR IGYCLVL0 IGYCLVL1
  IGYCLVL2 IGYCLVL3 IGYCLVL8 IGYCMALL IGYCOSCN IGYCPGEN IGYCRCTL
  IGYCRDPR IGYCRDSC IGYCREAL IGYCRWT  IGYCSCAN IGYCSIMD IGYCUE$0
  IGYCUE$1 IGYCUE$2 IGYCUE$3 IGYCUE$4 IGYCUE$5 IGYCUE$8 IGYCUE$D
  IGYCUE$R IGYCXREF IGYDRV   IGYEQCWI IGYMSGE  IGYMSGK  IGYMSGT
  IGYQCBE  IGYQSPLT IGYZQEN6 IGYZQENU IGYZQJP6 IGYZQJPN
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  ENT COBOL FOR Z

• Fixed component ID

  5655EC600

Applicable component levels

• R630 PSY UI93646

     UP23/09/28 P F309

• R631 PSY UI93647

     UP23/09/28 P F309

• R632 PSY UI93648

     UP23/09/28 P F309

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