PI97627: S0C7 ON MOVE OF PACKED DECIMAL FIELD WITH INVALID DATA

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• s0c7 data exception may occur for programs that MOVE an
  uninitialized packed decimal number to a zoned decimal field.
  

Local fix

• Ensure sending field is a valid packed decimal number
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL V6.2 running       *
  *                 programs that MOVE a PACKED-DECIMAL data     *
  *                 item to a USAGE DISPLAY data item, where     *
  *                 the receiver more digits to the right of     *
  *                 the decimal place than the sender and the    *
  *                 difference in number of digits to the right  *
  *                 of the decimal place is a multiple of two,   *
  *                 and the sender has invalid data during       *
  *                 execution.                                   *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The compiled program terminates at      *
  *                      runtime with an S0C7 exception.         *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided PTF.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  Newer versions of Enterprise COBOL generate different
  instructions than COBOL V4.2 and earlier. The instructions
  generated when moving a PACKED-DECIMAL data item to a USAGE
  DISPLAY data item with the receiver having a multiple of two
  digits more to the right of the decimal place than the sender
  produce valid results with valid data but abend with invalid
  data.
  

Problem conclusion

• The compiler was changed to generate the same instruction
  sequence as COBOL V4.2 when moving a PACKED-DECIMAL data item
  to a USAGE DISPLAY data item with the receiver having a
  multiple of two digits more to the right of the decimal place
  than the sender.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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

  PI96600

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

Modules/Macros

• IGY8RWTU IGYCASMB IGYCCBE  IGYCCCRT IGYCCICS IGYCCSRV IGYCDGEN
  IGYCDIAG IGYCDMAP IGYCDOPT IGYCEN$0 IGYCEN$1 IGYCEN$2 IGYCEN$3
  IGYCEN$4 IGYCEN$5 IGYCEN$8 IGYCEN$D IGYCEN$R IGYCFGEN IGYCFREE
  IGYCINIT IGYCJA$0 IGYCJA$1 IGYCJA$2 IGYCJA$3 IGYCJA$4 IGYCJA$5
  IGYCJA$8 IGYCJA$D IGYCJA$R IGYCLIBH IGYCLIBO IGYCLIBR IGYCLSTR
  IGYCLVL0 IGYCLVL1 IGYCLVL2 IGYCLVL3 IGYCLVL8 IGYCMALL IGYCOB2
  IGYCOPI  IGYCOPT  IGYCOSCN IGYCPGEN IGYCRCTL IGYCRDPR IGYCRDSC
  IGYCREAL IGYCRWT  IGYCSCAN IGYCSIMD IGYCUE$0 IGYCUE$1 IGYCUE$2
  IGYCUE$3 IGYCUE$4 IGYCUE$5 IGYCUE$8 IGYCUE$D IGYCUE$R IGYCXREF
  IGYDRV   IGYEQCWI IGYMSGE  IGYMSGK  IGYMSGT  IGYQCBE  IGYZQDRV
  IGYZQENU IGYZQJPN
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  ENT COBOL FOR Z

• Fixed component ID

  5655EC600

Applicable component levels

• R620 PSY UI56120

     UP18/06/01 P F805

• R621 PSY UI56121

     UP18/06/01 P F805

• R622 PSY UI56122

     UP18/06/01 P F805

• R62H PSY UI56123

     UP18/06/01 P F805

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