PI49412: IN XML GENERATE STATEMENT SUPPRESS DOES NOT WORK IF IDENTIFIER-8 IS NOT INCLUDED IN TYPE PHRASE.

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The application built with COBOL V5 may ignore SUPPRESS phrase
  in the user's code and the expected to be suppressed items are
  generated in the XML doc.
  The problem affects the Enterprise COBOL V5.x users compiling
  and running programs that contain XML GENERATE statements
  that have the SUPPRESS identifier-8 phrase specified where
  identifier-8 has not been specified in the TYPE phrase.
  The fix in XML GENERATE library routine was modified
  to correct the SUPPRESS logic to perform the suppression
  correctly.
  

Local fix

• N/A.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Enterprise COBOL V5 users compiling and      *
  *                 running programs that contain XML GENERATE   *
  *                 statements that have the SUPPRESS            *
  *                 identifier-8 phrase specified.  There are    *
  *                 many cases where unconditional SUPPRESS does *
  *                 not work.  It does work if identifier-8 is   *
  *                 TYPE ATTRIBUTE, or is (most cases of) USAGE  *
  *                 DISPLAY or NATIONAL.                         *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Incorrect output: The SUPPRESS wasn't   *
  *                      correctly performed and the             *
  *                      expected-to-be suppressed items are     *
  *                      generated in the XML doc.               *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply provided service.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  The SUPPRESS logic wasn't correctly performed when identifier-8
  has been defined as element or content.
  
  FIXCAT keyword:  COB0501T/K   COB0502T/K
  

Problem conclusion

• The XML GENERATE library routine was modified to correct the
  SUPPRESS logic to perform the suppression correctly.
  
  FIXCAT keyword:  COB0501T/K   COB0502T/K
  

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:

  UI32124 UI32125 UI32126

Modules/Macros

• IGZCEV4  IGZLLIBV IGZXAPI  IGZXDMR  IGZXD24
  IGZXLPIO IGZXLPKA IGZXLPKB IGZXLPKC IGZXLPKD IGZXLPKE IGZXLPKF
  IGZXLPKG IGZXPK2
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  LE ENT COBOL LI

• Fixed component ID

  568819812

Applicable component levels

• R7A0 PSY UI32124

     UP15/10/23 P F510

• R780 PSY UI32125

     UP15/10/23 P F510

• R790 PSY UI32126

     UP15/10/23 P F510

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