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Enterprise COBOL for z/OS, V6.2 and V6.1 documentation refreshed today

By Dan Zhang posted Thu February 06, 2020 11:21 PM

Enterprise COBOL for z/OS, V6.2 and V6.1 documentation are refreshed today, to include the following enhancements:

Enhancements in COBOL V6.2 with PTFs installed: (For a complete list of Enterprise COBOL PTFs, check http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27041164):

Runtime APARs PH20569(V2R2) and PH21261(V2R3/V2R4): A new runtime option (IGZCOMPAT) for MERGE statement is introduced to obtain support for DFSORT option NOBLKSET and the conventional merge method for Enterprise COBOL V5 or later versions. For details, see https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SS6SG3_6.2.0/pg/tasks/tpfio31.html.

Enhancements in COBOL V6.1 with PTFs installed: (For a complete list of Enterprise COBOL PTFs, check http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27041164):

Runtime APARs PH20569(V2R2) and PH21261(V2R3/V2R4): A new runtime option (IGZCOMPAT) for MERGE statement is introduced to obtain support for DFSORT option NOBLKSET and the conventional merge method for Enterprise COBOL V5 or later versions. For details, see https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SS6SG3_6.1.0/pg/tasks/tpfio31.html.

Documentation fixes for V6.2:

- 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_6.2.0/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_6.2.0/pg/tasks/tpfio31.html
Added detailed explanation and an example to DDName in GO statement: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SS6SG3_6.2.0/pg/ref/rpmvs07.html
Added information that procedure and function pointers point to a function descriptor rather than directly to the entry point: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SS6SG3_6.2.0/pg/tasks/tpsub20.html

-In Language Reference:

Added information that procedure and function pointers point to a function descriptor rather than directly to the entry point: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SS6SG3_6.2.0/lr/ref/rlddefnc.html and https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SS6SG3_6.2.0/lr/ref/rlddepro.html

-In Migration Guide:

Added questions frequently asked before migration and their answers: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SS6SG3_6.2.0/migrate/igymapxa015.html
Added a new topic describing how to use DFSORT option NOBLKSET: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SS6SG3_6.2.0/migrate/ilboabn0_a.html

Documentation fixes for V6.1:

- 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_6.1.0/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_6.1.0/pg/tasks/tpfio31.html
Added detailed explanation and an example to DDName in GO statement: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SS6SG3_6.1.0/pg/ref/rpmvs07.html
Added information that procedure and function pointers point to a function descriptor rather than directly to the entry point: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SS6SG3_6.1.0/pg/tasks/tpsub20.html

-In Language Reference:

Added information that procedure and function pointers point to a function descriptor rather than directly to the entry point: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SS6SG3_6.1.0/lr/ref/rlddefnc.html and https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SS6SG3_6.1.0/lr/ref/rlddepro.html

-In Migration Guide:

Added questions frequently asked before migration and their answers: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SS6SG3_6.1.0/migrate/igymapxa015.html
Added a new topic describing how to use DFSORT option NOBLKSET: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SS6SG3_6.1.0/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 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/611415.

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

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