PH03576: 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 6.1 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:

  PH02336

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

Modules/Macros

• IGY8RWTU IGYCCBE  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 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

• R610 PSY UI59050

     UP18/10/19 P F810

• R611 PSY UI59051

     UP18/10/20 P F810

• R612 PSY UI59052

     UP18/10/20 P F810

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