PI93063: LEVEL 88 ITEM WITH MANY ENTRIES DEFINED AS PIC 9 GIVES EXCESSIVE ZONED COMPARISONS & PERFORMANCE DEGRADATION.

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• At OPT(1/2), a level 88 item with thousands of entries defined
  as PIC 9 can lead to excessive zoned comparisons resulting in a
  performance degradation.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL V6.1 compiling     *
  *                 programs with packed-decimal data items      *
  *                 with a large amount of level 88 values.      *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: An IF clause checking a level 88 data   *
  *                      item with a large amount of values      *
  *                      causes the compiler to generate a       *
  *                      large internal representation of the    *
  *                      program which causes compilation time   *
  *                      to increase.                            *
  *                                                              *
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  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided PTF.                      *
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  A level 88 check expands into IF statements on each level 88
  value. A very large amount of level 88 values generates a very
  large amount of IF statements which generates very large
  internal representation of the program.
  

Problem conclusion

• The internal representation of level 88 checks for
  packed-decimal types was compacted to simplify the program's
  internal representation.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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

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

  PI95048 PI95049

Modules/Macros

•    IGYQCBE
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  ENT COBOL FOR Z

• Fixed component ID

  5655EC600

Applicable component levels

• R610 PSY UI53916

     UP18/02/28 P F802

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