PM73767: CMPL COBOL XML PARSE....VALIDATING SHOULD ALLOW AN ALPHANUMERIC GROUP ITEM.

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• A user is trying to do an XML PARSING with VALIDATING for
  a GROUP item, which is alphanumeric and should be allowed.
  
  He gets this error:
  IGYPA3344-S "VALIDATING" phrase identifier "THE-OSR (GROUP)"
              was not of category alphanumeric.  The statement
              was discarded.
  
  THE-OSR is coded as
  01 osr-len   pic 9(8) comp.
  01 the-osr.
    02 pic x(32000).
  The flagged statement is
    xml parse "document-name" validating with the-osr
       processing procedure "procedure-name".
  

Local fix

• Change the flagged group to an elementary data item.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL Version 4.2 who    *
  *                 use the verb XML PARSE that has a VALIDATING *
  *                 WITH phrase that references a group data     *
  *                 item.                                        *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Compiler diagnostic message IGYPA3344-S *
  *                      issued when XML PARSE VALIDATING        *
  *                      identifier-2 is a group item.           *
  *                      For Example:                            *
  *                        01 the-osr.                           *
  *                          02 PIC X(32760).                    *
  *                                                              *
  *                          XML PARSE xml-document-1            *
  *                            VALIDATING WITH the-osr           *
  *                            PROCESSING PROCEDURE pp           *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided PTF.                      *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  The Enterprise COBOL compiler was not allowing identifier-2 in
  an XML PARSE VALIDATING phrase to be an alphanumeric group item.
  

Problem conclusion

• The Enterprise COBOL compiler is changed to allow identifier-2
  in an XML PARSE VALIDATING phrase to be an alphanumeric group
  item.
  

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:

  UK82734

Modules/Macros

•    IGYNDATA
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  ENT COBOL FOR Z

• Fixed component ID

  5655S7100

Applicable component levels

• R420 PSY UK82734

     UP12/10/19 P F210

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