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December 2021 documentation refresh for Enterprise COBOL for z/OS, 6.2 and 6.1

By Meng Chai posted Tue December 28, 2021 09:13 AM

  
Enterprise COBOL for z/OS 6.2 and 6.1 documentation is refreshed today, to include the following enhancements:

Enhancements in COBOL 6.2 with PTFs installed: (For a complete list of Enterprise COBOL PTFs, check https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/604539):
PH42575: The following messages are updated to report additional information and return codes:

Documentation fixes in COBOL 6.2:
  • In Programming Guide:
    • Updated the note for INVDATA(CLEANSIGN|NOCLEANSIGN). (INVDATA)
    • Added a link to the example showing that a recursive program uses both WORKING-STORAGE and LOCAL-STORAGE. (Identifying a program as recursive)
    • Added clarification to INLINE/NOINLINE option. (INLINE)
    • Added restrictions to INITCHECK option that a data item will be considered to have its address taken, if this data item is in a group with other items that have had their address taken. (INITCHECK)
  • In Migration Guide:
  • In Performance Tuning Guide:
  • In Customization Guide:
    • Added clarification to INLINE/NOINLINE option. (INLINE)
    • Added restrictions to INITCHECK option that a data item will be considered to have its address taken, if this data item is in a group with other items that have had their address taken. (INITCHECK)
  • In Messages and Codes:

Documentation fixes in COBOL 6.1:
  • In Programming Guide:
    • Added a link to the example showing that a recursive program uses both WORKING-STORAGE and LOCAL-STORAGE. (Identifying a program as recursive)
    • Added clarification to INLINE/NOINLINE option. (INLINE)
    • Added restrictions to INITCHECK option that a data item will be considered to have its address taken, if this data item is in a group with other items that have had their address taken. (INITCHECK)
  • In Migration Guide:
    • Clarified the performance impact of decimal overflows. (Performance of decimal overflows)
    • Added clarification to INLINE/NOINLINE option. (INLINE)
    • Added restrictions to INITCHECK option that a data item will be considered to have its address taken, if this data item is in a group with other items that have had their address taken. (INITCHECK)
  • In Performance Tuning Guide:
  • In Customization Guide: 
    • Added clarification to INLINE/NOINLINE option. (INLINE)
    • Added restrictions to INITCHECK option that a data item will be considered to have its address taken, if this data item is in a group with other items that have had their address taken. (INITCHECK)
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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