PH31047: NEW FUNCTION: ADD SUPPORT FOR DATE/TIME INTRINSIC FUNCTIONS DEFINED IN THE 2002/2014 COBOL STANDARD

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APAR status

• Closed as new function.

Error description

• Date Time Intrinsic Functions to be added -
  
    COMBINED-DATETIME
    FORMATTED-CURRENT-DATE
    FORMATTED-DATE
    FORMATTED-DATETIME
    FORMATTED-TIME
    INTEGER-OF-FORMATTED-DATE
    SECONDS-PAST-FORMATTED-TIME
    SECONDS-PAST-MIDNIGHT
    TEST-DATE-YYYYMMDD
    TEST-DAY-YYYYDDD
    TEST-FORMATTED-DATETIME
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL V6.3 who           *
  *                 want to compile and run programs that make   *
  *                 use of 11 additional date and time related   *
  *                 intrinsic functions from the 2014 COBOL      *
  *                 Standard.                                    *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: New Function: the compiler lacked       *
  *                      support for the following date and      *
  *                      time                                    *
  *                      related intrinsic functions from the    *
  *                      2014 COBOL Standard:                    *
  *                        COMBINED-DATETIME                     *
  *                        FORMATTED-CURRENT-DATE                *
  *                        FORMATTED-DATE                        *
  *                        FORMATTED-DATETIME                    *
  *                        FORMATTED-TIME                        *
  *                        INTEGER-OF-FORMATTED-DATE             *
  *                        SECONDS-PAST-FORMATTED-TIME           *
  *                        SECONDS-PAST-MIDNIGHT                 *
  *                        TEST-DATE-YYYYMMDD                    *
  *                        TEST-DAY-YYYYDDD                      *
  *                        TEST-FORMATTED-DATETIME               *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided PTF.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  The IBM Enterprise COBOL compiler had not yet added support for
  these 11 date and time related intrinsic functions, defined in
  the 2014 COBOL Standard.
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• New Function: support was added to the compiler for the
  following date and time related intrinsic functions from the
  2014 COBOL Standard:
    COMBINED-DATETIME
    FORMATTED-CURRENT-DATE
    FORMATTED-DATE
    FORMATTED-DATETIME
    FORMATTED-TIME
    INTEGER-OF-FORMATTED-DATE
    SECONDS-PAST-FORMATTED-TIME
    SECONDS-PAST-MIDNIGHT
    TEST-DATE-YYYYMMDD
    TEST-DAY-YYYYDDD
    TEST-FORMATTED-DATETIME
  

APAR Information

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

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

Modules/Macros

• 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 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  IGYMSGXT
  IGYQCBE  IGYQSPLT IGYZQEN6 IGYZQENU IGYZQJP6 IGYZQJPN
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  ENT COBOL FOR Z

• Fixed component ID

  5655EC600

Applicable component levels

• R630 PSY UI72712

     UP20/11/28 P F011

• R631 PSY UI72713

     UP20/11/28 P F011

• R632 PSY UI72714

     UP20/11/28 P F011

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