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April 2021 documentation refresh for Enterprise COBOL for z/OS, 6.2

By Yuan Jie Song posted Fri April 30, 2021 06:30 AM

  
Enterprise COBOL for z/OS 6.2 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):
  • PH31500: 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)
  • PH36688: RULES: New suboptions LAXREDEF | NOLAXREDEF are added to the RULES option to inform users of redefined items with mismatched lengths. (RULES) 
  • PH36690: OFFSET: The OFFSET option behavior is changed. If there are multiple blocks of instructions for a single line of COBOL code, multiple entries will be generated for those instructions in the OFFSET table. (OFFSET)
Documentation fixes in COBOL 6.2:
-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 UI71111). (NUMCHECK)
Other highlights:
-In What's New:
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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