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PI87920: COBOL APPLICATION TAKES A LONG TIME TO RUN

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • When large COBOL programs process records in the following
    manner, they can take a long time to finish:
    READ NEXT, DELETE and WRITE of same record
    

Local fix

  • N/A
    

Problem summary

  • USERS AFFECTED:
    Clients who make use of START, READ NEXT/PREV,
    WRITE/REWRITE/DELETE while processing records in that specific
    order
    may encounter this issue.
    
    PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
    There was a COBOL runtime optimization that was causing a
    performance degradation with the above sequence of statements
    

Problem conclusion

  • The optimization has been corrected to handle the above sequence
     properly to avoid a runtime degradation
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PI87920

  • Reported component name

    COBOL FOR AIX

  • Reported component ID

    5724Z8700

  • Reported release

    510

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2017-09-26

  • Closed date

    2017-10-12

  • Last modified date

    2017-10-12

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

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

    PI99619

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    COBOL FOR AIX

  • Fixed component ID

    5724Z8700

Applicable component levels

  • R510 PSY

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Document Information

Modified date:
19 October 2021