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PM45639: SHORT ON STORAGE WHEN DEBUGGING COBOL PROGRAM WITH SEARCH ALL STATEMENT OF LARGE TABLE WITH AUTOMONITOR ON

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APAR status

  • Closed as unreproducible in next release.

Error description

  • When degugging a COBOL application, Short on Storage condition
    occurs with AUTOMONITOR ON and performing a SEARCH ALL of a
    very large table.
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED: Users with COBOL programs containing         *
    *                 large tables who run with the Debug Tool     *
    *                 and have the AUTOMONITOR option turned ON.   *
    *                                                              *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When running COBOL programs with the    *
    *                      Debug Tool using AUTOMONITOR, stepping  *
    *                      to a statement such as SEARCH or CALL,  *
    *                      that references a large table may       *
    *                      cause a shortage of storage.            *
    *                                                              *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided PTF.                      *
    *                                                              *
    ****************************************************************
    Attempts to display large tables in the automon window may
    exhaust storage.
    

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

  • COBOL is enhanced to support efforts to reduce storage usage
    when using the Debug Tool with AUTOMONITOR on.
    
    The changes made in this APAR will have no effect unless the
    Debug Tool update associated with APAR PM40717 is also applied.
    

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PM45639

  • Reported component name

    LE COBOL LIB

  • Reported component ID

    568819802

  • Reported release

    760

  • Status

    CLOSED UR1

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2011-08-12

  • Closed date

    2011-09-16

  • Last modified date

    2011-10-03

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

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

    UK72005 UK72007 UK72006 UK72008

Modules/Macros

  •    IGZIGLU  IGZINSH  IGZIXPR  IGZIZLL
    

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    LE COBOL LIB

  • Fixed component ID

    568819802

Applicable component levels

  • R750 PSY UK72005

       UP11/09/20 P F109

  • R760 PSY UK72006

       UP11/09/20 P F109

  • R770 PSY UK72007

       UP11/09/20 P F109

  • R780 PSY UK72008

       UP11/09/20 P F109

Fix is available

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Document Information

Modified date:
22 January 2021