PH06042: NEW FUNCTION: AVOID RULES(NOEVENPACK) MESSAGES FOR DB2 AND CICS DATA ITEMS

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APAR status

• Closed as new function.

Error description

• New Function
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL V6.1 who want to   *
  *                 use the RULES(NOEVENPACK) compiler option to *
  *                 find data items defined as PACKED-DECIMAL    *
  *                 but with an even number of digits.           *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Data items that users have no control   *
  *                      over are flagged by the option, such    *
  *                      as Db2 data items that start with DSN   *
  *                      or SQL and CICS data items that start   *
  *                      with DFH or EYU.                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided PTF.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  This APAR implements new function for the RULES(NOEVENPACK)
  compiler option, and prevents flagging data items defined by
  CICS and Db2.
  

Problem conclusion

• RULES(NOEVENPACK) should only flag data items owned by the COBOL
  programmer, not data items defined by other IBM products, and
  this APAR provides a big improvement in this area for
  RULES(NOEVENPACK).
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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

  PH04369

• 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 UI60241

     UP18/12/18 P F812

• R611 PSY UI60242

     UP18/12/19 P F812

• R612 PSY UI60243

     UP18/12/19 P F812

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