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PM36961: COBOL COMPILER IS GETTING RC=8

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Per PMR 49190,999,000
    
    ================================================================
    Date reported: 04/11/2011
    
    Severity: medium
    
    Users Affected:
     All IMU users of MU V3.2
    Problem Description:
     COBOL Compiler is getting RC=8
    Problem Summation
     IMU generates a bad picture for accumulators when OVERFLOW=TAG
     option is in use. The bad picture is generated for fields
     containing MASK of all Z?s, i.e.,  masks that contain Z in the
     last position are failing.
    
     Example:
      WS-NUMBER    W      3   N 0 MASK (?ZZZ?)
       a work around would be:
      WS-NUMBER    W      3   N 0 MASK (BWZ ?ZZ9?)
    
    Problem Conclusion:
     A change was made to CHKOVF0 macro to generate the proper
     picture.
    
     Changed:  CHKOVF0
    ================================================================
    

Local fix

  • N/A
    

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED: All IMU v3.2 Users                           *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: COBOL Compiler is getting RC=8.         *
    *                      IMU generates a bad picture for         *
    *                      accumulators when OVERFLOW=TAG option   *
    *                      is in use. The bad picture is generated *
    *                      for fields containing MASK of all Z?s,  *
    *                      i.e.,  masks that contain Z in the      *
    *                      last position are failing.              *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION: Apply PTF.                                   *
    ****************************************************************
    

Problem conclusion

  • A change was made to CHKOVF0 macro to generate the proper
    picture.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PM36961

  • Reported component name

    MIGRATION UTILI

  • Reported component ID

    5697N4400

  • Reported release

    320

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2011-04-14

  • Closed date

    2011-04-19

  • Last modified date

    2011-05-02

  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Modules/Macros

  •    FSYCKOVF
    

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    MIGRATION UTILI

  • Fixed component ID

    5697N4400

Applicable component levels

  • R320 PSY UK66901

       UP11/04/21 P F104

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Document Information

Modified date:
27 October 2020