PH02336: The PPA4 field 'Offset UsrWrkStrg' is incorrect if the first user working-storage items are the objects of REDEFINES

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• PI76232 introduced the 'Offset UsrWrkStrg' PPA4 field which
  indicates the offset of the first user defined item in
  working-storage; special registers start at offset zero.
  
  This offset is incorrectly the offset of the first user item
  that is not redefined.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL 6.2 compiling and  *
  *                 running programs that have a redefined data  *
  *                 item as the first or last data item in       *
  *                 working storage.                             *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Information in PPA4 indicating the      *
  *                      offset of the first user data item in   *
  *                      working storage and the length of the   *
  *                      user working storage area may be        *
  *                      incorrect. This may affect the          *
  *                      behavior of tools that rely on this     *
  *                      information.                            *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided PTF.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  The compiler was not taking into account redefined data items
  when calculating the beginning and length of user working
  storage.
  

Problem conclusion

• The compiler was updated to take into account redefined data
  items when calculating the beginning and length of user working
  storage.
  

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:

  PH03576 PH03582

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 IGYCLIBH IGYCLIBO 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  IGYQCBE  IGYZQDRV IGYZQENU
  IGYZQJPN
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  ENT COBOL FOR Z

• Fixed component ID

  5655EC600

Applicable component levels

• R620 PSY UI58632

     UP18/09/27 P F809

• R621 PSY UI58633

     UP18/09/27 P F809

• R622 PSY UI58634

     UP18/09/27 P F809

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