A fix is available
APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
When the >>DATA directive for LP(64) programs is specified in the LINKAGE or LOCAL-STORAGE sections of the DATA DIVISION, the directive is ignored and no error message is produced.
Local fix
Problem summary
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL 6.3 * * compiling programs that specify the * * DATA directive in a part of the * * DATA DIVISION that is not the * * WORKING-STORAGE section. * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Missing compiler error message. * * * * The DATA directive is only supported * * in the WORKING-STORAGE SECTION of the * * DATA DIVISION. When the DATA * * directive is specified in an * * unsupported section of the DATA * * DIVISION, the directive was * * ignored and no error message was * * produced. * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the IBM supplied PTF * **************************************************************** The compiler code that was parsing the DATA directive was not properly checking that a DATA directive was only specified in the WORKING-STORAGE SECTION of the DATA DIVISION. If it was specified in the LINKAGE SECTION or the LOCAL-STORAGE SECTION of the DATA DIVISION, the directive was ignored without emitting any error indication to the compiler user.
Problem conclusion
The compiler has been updated so that it properly checks that a DATA directive only appears in the WORKING-STORAGE SECTION of the DATA DIVISION. If a DATA directive is found anywhere else in the users' source program, an error message is produced and the directive is ignored.
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
PH47504
Reported component name
ENT COBOL FOR Z
Reported component ID
5655EC600
Reported release
630
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2022-06-24
Closed date
2022-07-22
Last modified date
2022-08-12
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 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 IGYQCB IGYQCBE IGYQCBG IGYQSPLT IGYTCARA IGYTSALE IGYZQEN6 IGYZQENU IGYZQJP6 IGYZQJPN
Fix information
Fixed component name
ENT COBOL FOR Z
Fixed component ID
5655EC600
Applicable component levels
R630 PSY UI81630
UP22/07/29 P F207
R631 PSY UI81631
UP22/07/29 P F207
R632 PSY UI81632
UP22/07/29 P F207
Fix is available
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Document Information
Modified date:
12 December 2023