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May 2021 documentation refresh for Enterprise COBOL for z/OS 6.3

By Dan Zhang posted Mon May 31, 2021 05:35 AM

  
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):
  • PH35643: SOURCE: New suboptions DEC | HEX are added to the SOURCE option to control whether the generated sequence numbers for the listing of the source are in decimal or hexadecimal format. (SOURCE)
  • PH37328: INVDATA: The new INVDATA compiler option replaces the deprecated ZONEDATA compiler option and provides users fine-grained control over how the compiler generates code to handle USAGE DISPLAY and USAGE PACKED-DECIMAL data items that contain invalid data. (INVDATA)

Documentation fixes in COBOL 6.3:
-In Programming Guide:
  • Added the functionality of NUMCHECK whereby it now checks alphanumeric senders in MOVE statements when the receiver is numeric (introduced in PTF UI71591). (NUMCHECK)
-In Customization Guide: 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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