PI97158: Provide a fallback message if the intended message is unavailable due to missing message table maintenance

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APAR status

• Closed as new function.

Error description

• When compiler generated code or the run-time need to issue a
  COBOL run-time message (IGZxxxxs), and the message is not
  available due to missing message table maintenance, an
  equivalent severity level generic message will be produced. That
  message will contain the message id and all the inserts in
  sequence that would otherwise have been issued.
  
  This avoids producing the serious level and otherwise not very
  informative CEE0454S message.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL V5+ who want to    *
  *                 deploy executable compiled with a compiler   *
  *                 version that make use of new/update COBOL    *
  *                 RTE (IGZ) messages, on a system that may be  *
  *                 missing the PTFs that contains the           *
  *                 new/updated COBOL RTE messages.              *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: CEE3487S is issued during execution     *
  *                      when the program/runtime attempt to     *
  *                      issue a message that's not available    *
  *                      in the message module, due to the PTFs  *
  *                      with the updated to the module hasn't   *
  *                      been applied.                           *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided PTF.                      *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  When a message being issued is not available in the message
  module on the execution environment, an generic message of the
  same severity would be issued, together with the message number
  that's being issued and any message insert are printed in
  order.  The user can use the runtime message documentation to
  understand the reason of the messages.  This provided a reduced
  user experience with COBOL runtime message, but reduce the
  dependence of deployment of LE Runtime PTFs.  When the updated
  message module's PTF is installed, the message(s) issued would
  proceed normally.
  
  FIXCAT keyword: COB0501T/K  COB0502T/K  COB0601T/K  COB0602T/K
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• The new feature is to address the user requirement of reducing
  the scheduling dependence of updated compiler generated
  executables to LE COBOL Runtime PTFs on deployment system(s).
  

APAR Information

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

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

  PI97716 UI56042 UI56043

Modules/Macros

• IGZCEV4  IGZLLIBV IGZXAPI  IGZXCDA  IGZXDMR
  IGZXD24  IGZXLPIO IGZXLPKA IGZXLPKB IGZXLPKC IGZXLPKD IGZXLPKE
  IGZXLPKF IGZXLPKG IGZXPK2
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  LE ENT COBOL LI

• Fixed component ID

  568819812

Applicable component levels

• R7A0 PSY UI56042

     UP18/06/01 P F805

• R790 PSY UI56043

     UP18/06/01 P F805

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