PI18696: ABEND S0C7 ON AN ADD STATEMENT

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• This problem may affect the users of programs which are using a
  COMP-3 variable as the destination of a computation and also as
  an offset into a table in the same computation and compiled
  with Enterprise COBOL 5.1.
  To address the problem the users need to recompile all code
  compiled with Enterprise COBOL 5.1 with the PTF containing the
  fix for this issue.
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL V5.1 with programs *
  *                 that have statements using PACKED-DECIMAL    *
  *                 (COMP-3) data items as both a subscript and  *
  *                 as the receiving data item in an arithmetic  *
  *                 statement.                                   *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Computations may fail with ABEND S0C7   *
  *                      at run time.                            *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided PTF.                      *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  The compiler was generating code that wrote into the
  destination variable before reading its previous value for use
  in the computation.  The generated code then used an incorrect
  value as a subscript, causing the wrong memory to be referenced.
  

Problem conclusion

• The compiler was fixed to ensure that computations don't
  reference invalid data.
  

Temporary fix

• *********
  * HIPER *
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Comments

APAR Information

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

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

  UI18382

Modules/Macros

• IGYCBE
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  ENT COBOL FOR Z

• Fixed component ID

  5655W3200

Applicable component levels

• R510 PSY UI18382

     UP14/05/29 P F405 ½

Fix is available

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