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November 2021 documentation refresh for Enterprise COBOL for z/OS 6.3
By
Dan Zhang
posted
Mon November 29, 2021 03:01 AM
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Enterprise COBOL for z/OS
6.3 documentation
is
refreshed today
to include the following enhancements:
Enhancements in COBOL 6.3 with PTFs installed:
(For a complete list of Enterprise COBOL PTFs, check
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/604539
)
:
PH40562: A new signature information byte is added for the
DECIMAL-POINT IS COMMA
clause so that the compiler can indicate to the debugger when COBOL programs have the
DECIMAL-POINT IS COMMA
clause. (
Signature information bytes
)
PH42280: The following messages are updated to report additional information and return codes:
IGYSI5305-U
IGYSI5306-U
Documentation fixes:
- In Programming Guide:
Updated considerations and restrictions for mixed AMODE 31 and AMODE 64 COBOL applications. (
Other considerations and restrictions
)
Updated considerations and restrictions for COBOL programs in AMODE 31 interacting with Java programs in AMODE 64. (
Other considerations and restrictions
)
Corrected link-edit considerations for AMODE and RMODE settings. (
RMODE
)
Added a link to the example showing that a recursive program uses both WORKING-STORAGE and LOCAL-STORAGE. (
Identifying a program as recursive
)
-In Performance Tuning Guide:
Clarified that
RTEREUS cannot be used with z/OS UNIX process or with programs running in AMODE 64. The usage under IMS is not recommended and should be avoided.
(
RTEREUS
)
The English PDF files are also refreshed to include the updates above. You can find the latest English PDF files from the Enterprise COBOL for z/OS library page at
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/enterprise-cobol-zos-documentation-library
.
If you have any comments regarding COBOL docs, please send them to
compinfo@cn.ibm.com
.
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