PH57400: JSON GEN/PARSE DYNAMIC-LENGTH AND UTF-8 (PIC U) ITEM SUPPORT

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APAR status

• Closed as new function.

Error description

• JSON GEN/PARSE dynamic-length item support
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL 6.4 who would like *
  *                 to parse or generate JSON from or to         *
  *                 dynamic-length elementary items and/or UTF-8 *
  *                 (PIC U) items.                               *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: N/A                                     *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided PTF.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  N/A
  

Problem conclusion

• The compiler has been enhanced to allow users to specify
  dynamic-length elementary items and/or UTF-8 (PIC U) items on
  the JSON PARSE and JSON GENERATE statements.
  

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:

  UI94116 UI94117 UI94118

Modules/Macros

• IGY8RWTU IGYCASMB IGYCCBE  IGYCCCRT IGYCCICS IGYCCSRV IGYCDGEN
  IGYCDIAG IGYCDMAP 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 IGYCJGEN 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

• R640 PSY UI94116

     UP23/11/01 P F310

• R641 PSY UI94117

     UP23/11/01 P F310

• R642 PSY UI94118

     UP23/11/01 P F310

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