PI79257: INCREASED RUNTIME CPU TIME FOR COB V6 DB2 PROGRAM WITH USAGE OF NATIONAL-OF and DISPLAY-OF INTRINSIC FUNCTIONS.

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Increased runtime CPU time for COB V6 DB2 program with usage of
  NATIONAL-OF and DISPLAY-OF intrinsic functions.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED: User of Enterprise COBOL v5+ compiling and   *
  *                 running programs that have invocations of    *
  *                 NATIONAL-OF and DISPLAY-OF intrinsic         *
  *                 functions.                                   *
  *                                                              *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Runtime performance: The overhead of    *
  *                      NATIONAL-OF and DISPLAY-OF is higher    *
  *                      than expected, result in a degradation  *
  *                      of execution performance in COBOL V5+   *
  *                      compared to COBOL V4 and earlier.       *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided PTF.                      *
  *                                                              *
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  The runtime routines that support the NATIONAL-OF and
  DISPLAY-OF intrinsic function used more CPU cycles for
  initiation of parameter for the underlying z/OS Unicode
  Service, which has been tuned up.
  

Problem conclusion

• The runtime routines that support the NATIONAL-OF and
  DISPLAY-OF intrinsic function have been tuned up for
  performance.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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

Modules/Macros

•    IGZXLPKA
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  LE ENT COBOL LI

• Fixed component ID

  568819812

Applicable component levels

• R7A0 PSY UI46585

     UP17/04/29 P F704

• R790 PSY UI46586

     UP17/04/29 P F704

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