PH26789: NEW FUNCTION: ADD JSON PARSE AND JSON GENERATE BOOLEAN SUPPORT TO COBOL V6

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APAR status

• Closed as new function.

Error description

• New Function: Add JSON PARSE and JSON GENERATE BOOLEAN support
  to COBOL V6
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL 6.3 who use the    *
  *                 JSON GENERATE or the JSON PARSE COBOL        *
  *                 statements.                                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: There is no ability for users to        *
  *                      generate or parse JSON boolean values.  *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:  Apply the provided PTF.                     *
  ****************************************************************
  Users would like the ability for the COBOL JSON GENERATE and
  JSON PARSE statements to generate and parse JSON boolean values
  respectively.
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• A new phrase (CONVERTING) has been added to the JSON GENERATE
  and JSON PARSE statements that allow users to generate or
  parse JSON boolean values respectively.
  

APAR Information

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

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

  PH28546

Modules/Macros

• IGY8CICS IGY8RWRD 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 IGYCLIBR IGYCLSTR IGYCLVL0
  IGYCLVL1 IGYCLVL2 IGYCLVL3 IGYCLVL8 IGYCMALL IGYCOB2  IGYCOB2E
  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  IGYQSPLT IGYZQEN6
  IGYZQENU IGYZQJP6 IGYZQJPN
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  ENT COBOL FOR Z

• Fixed component ID

  5655EC600

Applicable component levels

• R630 PSY UI70598

     UP20/07/24 P F007

• R631 PSY UI70599

     UP20/07/24 P F007

• R632 PSY UI70600

     UP20/07/24 P F007

• R63H PSY UI70601

     UP20/07/24 P F007

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