PH02242: ADD RUN-TIME SUPPORT FOR NUMVAL-F, TEST-NUMVAL, TEST-NUMVAL-C, TEST-NUMVAL-F, HEX-TO-CHAR AND BIT-TO-CHAR INTRINSIC FUNCTIONS

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APAR status

• Closed as new function.

Error description

• Add run-time support for NUMVAL-F, TEST-NUMVAL, TEST-NUMVAL-C,
  TEST-NUMVAL-F, HEX-TO-CHAR and BIT-TO-CHAR intrinsic functions
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL V6.2 who would     *
  *                 like to use new intrinsic functions          *
  *                 NUMVAL-F, TEST-NUMVAL, TEST-NUMVAL-C,        *
  *                 TEST-NUMVAL-F, HEX-TO-CHAR and BIT-TO-CHAR.  *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: New Function: Customers need the        *
  *                      ability to process floating point       *
  *                      numbers with exponent fields using an   *
  *                      intrinsic function the same way fixed   *
  *                      point numbers are processed using the   *
  *                      NUMVAL intrinsic function. Customers    *
  *                      need the ability to validate inputs to  *
  *                      intrinsic functions NUMVAL and          *
  *                      NUMVAL-C before processing is done.     *
  *                      Customers need the ability to process   *
  *                      HEX and BINARY inputs into              *
  *                      alphanumeric data items in COBOL. This  *
  *                      APAR provides support for intrinsic     *
  *                      functions NUMVAL-F, TEST-NUMVAL, TEST-  *
  *                      NUMVAL-C, TEST-NUMVAL-F, HEX-TO-CHAR    *
  *                      and BIT-TO-CHAR for processing          *
  *                      floating point numbers with exponent    *
  *                      fields, validating input to intrinsic   *
  *                      functions NUMVAL, NUMVAL-C and          *
  *                      NUMVAL-F and processing HEX and BINARY  *
  *                      inputs into alphanumeric data items in  *
  *                      COBOL.                                  *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided PTF to use the new        *
  *                 intrinsic functions NUMVAL-F, TEST-NUMVAL,   *
  *                 TEST-NUMVAL-C, TEST-NUMVAL-F, HEX-TO-CHAR    *
  *                 and BIT-TO-CHAR.                             *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  Customers currently don't have a way to to process floating
  point numbers with exponent fields using an intrinsic function
  the same way fixed point numbers are processed using the NUMVAL
  intrinsic function, customers find that they need to
  create their own user COBOL libraries if they want to validate
  inputs to intrinsic functions NUMVAL and NUMVAL-C before
  processing is done and customers don't have a way to process
  HEX and BINARY inputs into alphanumeric data items in COBOL.
  This APAR provides support for intrinsic functions NUMVAL-F,
  TEST-NUMVAL, TEST-NUMVAL-C, TEST-NUMVAL-F, HEX-TO-CHAR and BIT-
  TO-CHAR for processing floating point numbers with exponent
  fields, validating inputs to intrinsic functions NUMVAL,
  NUMVAL-C and NUMVAL-F and processing HEX and BINARY inputs into
  alphanumeric data items in COBOL.
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• The runtime was changed to add support for processing floating
  point numbers with exponent fields with intrinsic function
  NUMVAL-F, validating inputs to intrinsic functions NUMVAL,
  NUMVAL-C and NUMVAL-F with intrinsic functions TEST-NUMVAL,
  TEST-NUMVAL-C and TEST-NUMVAL-F and processing HEX and BINARY
  inputs into alphanumeric data items in COBOL with intrinsic
  functions HEX-TO-CHAR and BIT-TO-CHAR.
  

APAR Information

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

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

  PH02800

Modules/Macros

•    IGZXLPKA
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  LE ENT COBOL LI

• Fixed component ID

  568819812

Applicable component levels

• R7A0 PSY UI58595

     UP18/09/27 P F809

• R790 PSY UI58596

     UP18/09/27 P F809

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