PI94451: REQUIRE PARENTHESIS AROUND SSRANGE SUB-OPTIONS THAT ARE BEING OVERRIDDEN BY THE COMPILER OPTION DEFAULT USERMOD

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Add a syntax check to verify that the SSRANGE sub-options are
  surrounded by a set of parenthesis when assembling the compiler
  default options usermod, IGYCDOP.  When missing, the results
  are not as intended.
  
  For example, if SSRANGE=NOZLEN is coded, then the code
  incorrectly sets SSRANGE to NOSSRANGE with no invalid syntax
  error during the assembly.  (The lack of parenthesis changes
  the logic path.)  The output from the assembly of the usermod
  will say:
  IGY1023 (SSRANGE) SUBSCRIPT RANGE CHECKING WILL NOT BE PERFORMED
  
  Note also that when overriding any compiler option that has
  multiple suboptions, all sub-options must be listed in the
  override and not just some of the sub-options.
  SSRANGE=(NOZLEN) is not valid, but SSRANGE(NOZLEN,ABD) is valid.
  

Local fix

• Add parenthesis to the SSRANGE option if missing in the default
  compiler options usermod.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of the Enterprise COBOL V6.2 compiler  *
  *                 who try to set the default compiler option   *
  *                 SSRANGE=NOZLEN in IGYCDOPT.                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Incorrect output: When the SSRANGE      *
  *                      syntax as described in the              *
  *                      Customization Guide is not followed,    *
  *                      the compiler incorrectly interprets     *
  *                      SSRANGE=NOZLEN as SSRANGE=NO.           *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided PTF.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  When SSRANGE=NOZLEN was specified in IGYCDOPT, the compiler
  incorrectly interpreted it as SSRANGE=NO.  This occurred
  because  other suboptions must be enclosed in parentheses.  If
  the user had specified SSRANGE=(NOZLEN), the compiler would
  have produced an error message because all suboptions are
  required, not just the one whose default value was to be
  overridden.
  

Problem conclusion

• The compiler has been changed so that it checks for an exact
  match in the case of SSRANGE=NO.  Any characters beyond NO in
  the suboption value will now produce an error message.
  

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:

  PI96234

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 IGYCLIBH IGYCLIBO IGYCLIBR IGYCLSTR IGYCLVL0
  IGYCLVL1 IGYCLVL2 IGYCLVL3 IGYCLVL8 IGYCMALL IGYCOPI  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  IGYWCL   IGYWCLG  IGYZQDRV IGYZQENU
  IGYZQJPN
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  ENT COBOL FOR Z

• Fixed component ID

  5655EC600

Applicable component levels

• R620 PSY UI54510

     UP18/03/28 P F803

• R621 PSY UI54511

     UP18/03/28 P F803

• R622 PSY UI54512

     UP18/03/28 P F803

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