PH38532: DEBUG TOOL UNABLE TO DISPLAY DATA ITEMS WHEN THEY ARE VARIABLY LOCATED OR VARIABLE LENGTH

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Debug Tool unable to display data items when they are variably
  located or variable length
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of IBM Debug for z/OS with Enterprise  *
  *                 COBOL V6 programs trying to list data items  *
  *                 that are part of a group that contains ODO   *
  *                 (Occurs Depending On) data items.            *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: For some variably-located or            *
  *                      variable-length items the value of the  *
  *                      item was incorrectly displayed          *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided PTF and recompile         *
  ****************************************************************
  The compiler was generating incorrect DWARF debug info for some
  groups with variably-located and/or variable length data items
  so that Debug for z/OS could not locate them correctly
  

Problem conclusion

• The compiler was changed to correctly generate DWARF debug info
  for Debug for z/OS
  

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:

  PH40828

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 IGYCLIBH IGYCLIBO IGYCLIBR IGYCLSTR IGYCLVL0
  IGYCLVL1 IGYCLVL2 IGYCLVL3 IGYCLVL8 IGYCMALL IGYCOB2E IGYCOPI
  IGYCOPT  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 UI77740

     UP21/10/30 P F110

• R621 PSY UI77741

     UP21/10/30 P F110

• R622 PSY UI77742

     UP21/10/30 P F110

• R62H PSY UI77743

     UP21/10/30 P F110

Fix is available

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