PM84266: COBOL variable names are wrongly flagged as reserved words.

Rational Developer for System z Fix Pack 4 (8.5.1.4) for 8.5.1
Rational Developer for System z Fix Pack 5 (8.5.1.5) for 8.5.1
Rational Developer for System z Interim Fix 1 for 8.5.1.6
Rational Developer for System z Fix Pack 7 (8.5.1.7) for 8.5.1
Rational Developer for System z Interim Fix 1 for 8.5.1.4
Rational Developer for System z Fix Pack 6 (8.5.1.6) for 8.5.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• RD/z 8.5.1.0    LPEX or the COBOL editor.
  01 TABLE1.
       02 MY-NAME PICTURE X OCCURS 5 TIMES INDEXED BY AS.
       02 ATTRIBUTES PICTURE X.
  Both of the above statments give syntax errors.
  They both compile okay using Remote Syntax Check.
  The first gives 'IndexNameList' is invalid because AS is wrongly
  assumed to be a reserved word.
  The second gives 'ERROR_TOKEN' unexpected tokens ignored because
  ATTRIBUTES is wrongly assumed to be a reserved word.
  The compiler allows these; so should LPEX and the COBOL editor.
  

Local fix

• None.  Change the variables AS or ATTRIBUTES to something else.
  

Problem summary

• COBOL real-time syntax checking was not allowing several "soft
  keywords" like AS and ATTRIBUTES that can be both keywords and
  user-defined data names.
  

Problem conclusion

• COBOL real-time syntax checking has added the known soft
  keywords so they can be used as user-defined data names.
  
  The problem listed in this APAR has been resolved with
  IBM Rational Developer for System z V8.5.1.4 Fix Pack which
  is available from the Recommended Fixes support download page:
  http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=2294&uid=swg27006335
  

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:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  RATL DEV FOR SY

• Fixed component ID

  5724T0700

Applicable component levels

• R850 PSY

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