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PI51053: XML GENERATE WITH SUPPRESS MAY GIVE INCORRECT RESULTS FOR USAGE NATIONAL LOW-VALUES DATA ITEMS

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • XML GENERATE SUPPRESS ... WHEN LOW-VALUES clause trigger
    incorrectly on NATIONAL data items that has HEX 00 in first
    byte.
    
    FIXCAT keyword:  COB0501T/K   COB0502T/K
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL z/OS V5.1 and 5.2  *
    *                 running programs that have 'XML GENERATE     *
    *                 ...  FROM identifier-2 SUPPRESS ... WHEN     *
    *                 LOW-VALUES' and identifier-2 contains        *
    *                 NATIONAL data items.                         *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Incorrect output: The NATIONAL data     *
    *                      item that is not LOW-VALUE but has HEX  *
    *                      00 in the first N/2 bytes, where N is   *
    *                      the total number of bytes in data       *
    *                      item, is incorrectly suppressed.        *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
    ****************************************************************
    During SUPPRESS processing, the logic that was to suppress
    LOW-VALUEs for NATIONAL data item is incorrect and suppressed
    more data items than expected.
    

Problem conclusion

  • Apply provided service.
    

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PI51053

  • Reported component name

    LE ENT COBOL LI

  • Reported component ID

    568819812

  • Reported release

    790

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2015-10-22

  • Closed date

    2015-11-24

  • Last modified date

    2016-01-04

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

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

Modules/Macros

  • IGZCEV4  IGZLLIBV IGZXAPI  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 UI33265

       UP15/12/02 P F512

  • R780 PSY UI33266

       UP15/12/02 P F512

  • R790 PSY UI33267

       UP15/12/02 P F512

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Document Information

Modified date:
14 December 2020