PH09682: ZONEDATA(NOPFD) DIFFERING RESULTS ON A MOVE WITH INVALID DATA

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• With ZONEDATA(NOPFD), there is a difference between the way
  V5.2 and V6.2 is handling invalid data on a MOVE when invalid
  data is used.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL V6.2 compiling     *
  *                 programs that MOVE non-numeric data          *
  *                 contained in alphanumeric data items to      *
  *                 numeric-edited data items.                   *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The receiver may contain a different    *
  *                      value than in previous versions of the  *
  *                      compiler (V6.1 or earlier).             *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided PTF.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  The compiler was previously changed to generate
  better-performing code for moves to numeric-edited data items.
  As the compiler doesn't guarantee the same behaviour as older
  versions for invalid data, the new instructions produced
  different results when non-numeric data was used.
  

Problem conclusion

• The compiler was modified to use less-efficient instructions
  that have the same behaviour as previous versions for customers
  using ZONEDATA(NOPFD) or ZONEDATA(MIG). Customers should use
  ZONEDATA(NOPFD) if they have invalid data and used
  NUMPROC(NOPFD|PFD) in V4.2, or ZONEDATA(MIG) if they have
  invalid data and used NUMPROC(MIG) in V4.2.
  

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:

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 IGYCOB2  IGYCOB2E
  IGYCOPI  IGYCOPT  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  IGYZQDRV
  IGYZQENU IGYZQJPN
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  ENT COBOL FOR Z

• Fixed component ID

  5655EC600

Applicable component levels

• R620 PSY UI62019

     UP19/03/29 P F903

• R621 PSY UI62020

     UP19/03/29 P F903

• R622 PSY UI62021

     UP19/03/29 P F903

• R62H PSY UI62022

     UP19/03/29 P F903

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