COBOL

COBOL

COBOL

COBOL is responsible for the efficient, reliable, secure, and unseen day-to-day operations of the world's economy.

 View Only

July 2022 documentation refresh for Enterprise COBOL for z/OS 6.3

By Yuan Jie Song posted Fri July 29, 2022 08:00 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):
  • PH47372: A new feature of PERFORM with UNTIL is added where users could specify EXIT as the 'condition' and execution proceeds exactly as if the same PERFORM statement were coded with condition-1 specified, except that condition-1 never evaluates as true. (PERFORM with UNTIL phrase)
  • PH47577: A problem is fixed for using figurative constant HIGH-VALUES with fixed byte-length UTF-8 data items of a length not a multiple of 4 bytes. (Using UTF-8-character figurative constants)
Documentation fixes:
- In Programming Guide:
  • Clarified that SSRANGE checks reference modification expressions for non-UTF-8 data items and function values. (SSRANGE)
  • Further clarified how to set INVDATA and NUMPROC options when migrating from earlier COBOL versions. (INVDATA)
  • Indicate that for NUMCHECK(MSG)/SSRANGE(MSG)/ZONECHECK(MSG), the message is displayed but the affected statements are still executed, and for PARMCHECK(MSG), the check is done after the affected CALL statement:
  • Clarified the purpose of the INEXIT exit module. (Processing of INEXIT)
  • Updated the category of the INITIAL compiler option. (Compiler options)
  • Correct statement in MDECK compile option section in MDECK. (MDECK)
  • Clarified additional INITCHECK restriction. (INITCHECK)
- In Language Reference:
- In Migration Guide:
-In Performance Tuning Guide: 
  • Added details about decimal overflows in COBOL and ILC applications. (Decimal overflow implications in ILC applications)
  • Further clarified how to set INVDATA and NUMPROC options when migrating from earlier COBOL versions. (INVDATA)
  • Clarified that SSRANGE checks reference modification expressions for non-UTF-8 data items and function values. (SSRANGE)
- In Customization Guide: 
  • Further clarified how to set INVDATA and NUMPROC options when migrating from earlier COBOL versions. (INVDATA)
  • Clarified that SSRANGE checks reference modification expressions for non-UTF-8 data items and function values. (SSRANGE)
  • Clarified additional INITCHECK restriction. (INITCHECK)
- In Messages and Codes:
  • Updated the message text of IGYCB7314-E. (IGYCB7314-E)
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/enterprise-cobol-zos-documentation-library.
 
If you have any comments regarding COBOL docs, please send them to compinfo@cn.ibm.com.
0 comments
14 views

Permalink

https://community.ibm.com/community/user/blogs/yuan-jie-song1/2022/07/29/july-2022-documentation-refresh-for-enterprise-cob