PH16562: PROGRAM ABENDS WITH S0C7 ON COMPARE INSTRUCTION

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When comparing two unsigned USAGE DISPLAY data items, both
  ZONEDATA(NOPFD) and ZONEDATA(MIG) will convert the senders to
  packed decimal to eliminate invalid zone bits. After doing so,
  the comparison would sometimes be done as a numeric comparison,
  which would abend when digits or sign code were invalid, rather
  than doing a bitwise compare as V4 did, which would not abend.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL V6.1 compiling     *
  *                 programs with ZONEDATA(NOPFD|MIG) that       *
  *                 compare two unsigned USAGE DISPLAY data      *
  *                 items where one or both have invalid digits  *
  *                 or an invalid sign code                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Program abends with 0C7 code.           *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided PTF.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  When comparing two unsigned USAGE DISPLAY data items, both
  ZONEDATA(NOPFD) and ZONEDATA(MIG) will convert the senders to
  packed decimal to eliminate invalid zone bits. After doing so,
  the comparison would sometimes be done as a numeric comparison,
  which would abend when digits or sign code were invalid, rather
  than doing a bitwise compare as V4 did, which would not abend.
  

Problem conclusion

• The compiler was fixed to ensure a comparison of two unsigned
  USAGE DISPLAY data items was done using a bitwise compare after
  converting to packed, when ZONEDATA(NOPFD) or ZONEDATA(MIG)
  were specified.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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

  PH13381

• 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 UI65349

     UP19/09/21 P F909

• R611 PSY UI65350

     UP19/09/24 P F909

• R612 PSY UI65351

     UP19/09/24 P F909

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