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Enterprise COBOL for z/OS, V6.3 documentation refreshed today

By Dan Zhang posted Mon January 27, 2020 09:36 PM

Enterprise COBOL for z/OS, V6.3 documentation is refreshed today to include the following enhancements:

Enhancements with PTFs installed: (For a complete list of Enterprise COBOL PTFs, check http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27041164)

APAR PH20724: Restored the use of passing a file-name to a subprogram with the USING phrase of the CALL statement. For details, see https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SS6SG3_6.3.0/lr/ref/rlpscall.html.
APAR PH20997: Introduced the UUID4 intrinsic function. For details, see https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SS6SG3_6.3.0/lr/ref/rlinfuuid4.html. Note that COBOL Runtime LE PTF UI66560(V2R2)/UI66555(V2R3)/UI66557(V2R4) must also be applied on all systems where programs that make use of this new feature are linked or run.
Runtime APARs PH20569(V2R2) and PH21261(V2R3/V2R4): Added support for DFSORT option NOBLKSET and the conventional merge method. For details, see https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SS6SG3_6.3.0/migrate/ilboabn0_a.html.

Documentation fixes:

- In Programming Guide:

Added a topic describing instructions and tricks about how to use zlib compression from a COBOL program: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SS6SG3_6.3.0/pg/tasks/tpzlib.html
Added a new restriction for sorting and merging files and clarified situation when COBOL program uses SORT or MERGE statements: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SS6SG3_6.3.0/pg/tasks/tpfio31.html
Clarified DDName in GO statement: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SS6SG3_6.3.0/pg/ref/rpmvs07.html

-In Language Reference:

Added the Function All Intrinsic feature to table "2002/2014 COBOL Standard features implemented in V3 or later versions that will not affect existing programs": https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SS6SG3_6.3.0/lr/ref/rlstdim.html
Corrected misleading information about the REPOSITORY paragraph: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SS6SG3_6.3.0/lr/ref/rlconrep.html

-In Migration Guide:

Added questions frequently asked before migration and their answers: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SS6SG3_6.3.0/migrate/igymapxa015.html
Added a new topic describing how to use DFSORT option NOBLKSET: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SS6SG3_6.3.0/migrate/ilboabn0_a.html

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 http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27036733. Note that it may take up to 24 hours for the PDF files to be republished.

If you have any comments regarding COBOL docs, please send them to compinfo@cn.ibm.com.

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