PI71169: SUPPRESS OPTION OF XML GENERATE MAY GENERATE INVALID OUTPUT

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The problem occurs if some items are suppressed during XML
  GENERATE, and the element for the parent group has
  only attributes, but neither any elements nor any content after
  the SUPPRESS. In that case, the parent element is "empty" and
  gets incorrectly suppressed even if it still has some
  un-suppressed attributes remaining.
  
  FIXCAT keyword:  COB0501T/K   COB0502T/K   COB0601T/K
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL V5 and V6          *
  *                 compiling and running programs that contain  *
  *                 XML GENERATE statements with the SUPPRESS    *
  *                 phrase where some items of the generated     *
  *                 XML document are attributes.                 *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Incorrect output at runtime: The        *
  *                      problem occurs if some items are        *
  *                      suppressed during XML GENERATE, and     *
  *                      the element for the parent group has    *
  *                      only attributes, but neither any        *
  *                      elements nor any content after the      *
  *                      SUPPRESS. In that case, the parent      *
  *                      element is "empty" and gets             *
  *                      incorrectly suppressed even if it       *
  *                      still has some un-suppressed            *
  *                      attributes remaining.                   *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided PTF                       *
  ****************************************************************
  The suppress logic of XML GENERATE was incorrect since it
  suppressed a parent group solely based on remaining elements or
  content, and without taking into account any remaining
  attributes in the group.
  

Problem conclusion

• The suppress logic in XML GENERATE has been corrected. The
  current behavior is that if only attributes remain in the
  element for the group after any suppression, these
  un-suppressed attributes will be generated in the output. In
  other words, an XML parent element will be generated if there
  is at least one element, attribute, or content item remaining.
  

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

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Modules/Macros

• IGZXLPKA
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  LE ENT COBOL LI

• Fixed component ID

  568819812

Applicable component levels

• R7A0 PSY UI42659

     UP16/11/26 P F611

• R790 PSY UI42660

     UP16/11/26 P F611

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