The Enterprise COBOL for z/OS, V6.1 Knowledge Center is refreshed today. Major updates include: - For Programming Guide: Remove ZONEDATA from the list of 85 Standard conforming options: http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS6SG3_6.1.0/com.ibm.cobol61.ent.doc/PGandLR/ref/rpcosstd.html Update the SET and MOVE statements description : http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SS6SG3_6.1.0/com.ibm.cobol61.ent.doc/PGandLR/ref/rpctl12.html and... [More]

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For COBOL customers using Enterprise COBOL V5.2 or V6.1 and running code compiled with ARCH(11) on z13, please note that you'll need to be running z/OS 2.1 or later. From the z/OS 2.2 announcement :  z/OS V2.2 provides support for the new vector extension facility (SIMD)  instructions available on z13 servers. This new support, also available  for z/OS V2.1 with the PTFs for APARs OA43803 and PI12412, is intended  to help enable high-performance analytics processing and is exploited  by z/OS XL C/C++; z/OS... [More]

The Enterprise COBOL V5.2 and V5/V6 May 2016 Runtime PTFs are now available for download. Here are the details:         COMPILER        UI38258, UI38259, UI38260        V5 RUNTIME       UI38153(V1R13) / UI38155(V2R1) / UI38154(V2R2)       V6 RUNTIME      UI38155(V2R1) / UI38154(V2R2)   L i s t   o f   A P A R s   f o r   E n t e r p r i s e   C O B O L   f o r   z / O S   V 5... [More]

The Enterprise COBOL V5/V6 April 2016 Runtime PTFs are now available for download. Here are the details:         V5 RUNTIME       UI36966(V1R13) also requires LE PTF UI36962/UI33639/UI33640(JAP)     V5/V6 RUNTIME      UI36955(V2R1) also requires LE PTF UI36963/UI33641/UI33642(JAP)     UI36954 (V2R2) also requires LE PTF UI36961/UI33637/UI33638(JAP)   L i s t   o f   A P A R s   f o r   E n t e r p r i s e   C O B O L... [More]

  IBM is now offering the  Automatic Binary Optimizer for z/OS (ABO) Trial Cloud Service.       This new offering allows you to easily evaluate the performance gains  that can be obtained by optimizing your existing COBOL modules with the IBM Automatic Binary Optimizer for z/OS. To use the service you simply: 1. Upload one of your existing COBOL modules to the ABO Trial Cloud Service. 2. Download the optimized COBOL module that has been optimized on the cloud by the IBM Automatic Binary Optimizer for z/OS Trial. 3... [More]

The Enterprise COBOL V5.2 and V5/V6 March 2016 Runtime PTFs are now available for download. Here are the details:         COMPILER        UI36448, UI36449, UI36450        V5 RUNTIME       UI36468(V1R13) / UI36470(V2R1) / UI36469(V2R2)       V6 RUNTIME      UI36470(V2R1) / UI36469(V2R2)   L i s t   o f   A P A R s   f o r   E n t e r p r i s e   C O B O L   f o r   z / O S   V 5... [More]

IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS V6.1 is designed to unleash the full performance potential of z Systems processor architectures and continues to deliver the performance roadmap set forth in 2013.  It fully supports z13 and z13s hardware. Well-structured, compute intensive batch applications running on z13 compiled with COBOL V6.1 have shown CPU time reduction of up to 5% over the same applications compiled with COBOL V5.2; up to 40% over the same applications compiled with COBOL V4.2. 1    With expanded capacity, COBOL V6.1 can now... [More]

The Runtime support  for Enterprise COBOL V6.1 is now available. Here are the details:        RUNTIME PTFs:     UI36153(V2R1) / UI36152(V2R2)    L i s t   o f   A P A R s   f o r V6/V5 March 2 0 16 Runtime P T Fs

Along with the Enterprise COBOL for z/OS, V6.1 GA, the V6.1 documentation is now available at IBM knowledge center: http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS6SG3_6.1.0/welcome.html?lang=en .   Compared to the V5 collection, documentation updates in V6.1 mainly include: New and changed COBOL statements: ALLOCATE statement. http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS6SG3_6.1.0/com.ibm.cobol61.ent.doc/PGandLR/ref/rlpsallo.html?lang=en . FREE statement.... [More]

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The  COBOL for AIX Fix Pack 1 (February 2016 PTF) for 5.1  is now available at the following links and on  Fix Central : COB O L f o r A I X F i x P a ck  1 (February 2 016  PTF)  for  5.1 COB O L Runtime f o r A I X F i x P a ck  1 (February 2 016  PTF)  for  5.1 Fix   lis t  fo r  CO B OL  f or  A I X Fixed APARs are listed on the 'Fix list' page, along with links to all COBOL for AIX Fix... [More]

The IBM Automatic Binary Optimizer for z/OS, V1.1 Knowledge Center is  refreshed today. The latest documentation applies to IBM Automatic Binary Optimizer  for z/OS V1.1 and IBM Automatic Binary Optimizer  for z/OS Trial V1.1.  In this March KC refresh, updates mainly include:  English version of the User's Guide Add optimizer return codes:  http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSERQD_1.1.0/com.ibm.opt.d oc/ug/returncodes.html Add optimizer messages: ... [More]

Both IBM Automatic Binary Optimizer for z/OS, V1.1 Trial and IBM Automatic Binary Optimizer for z/OS, V1.1 product  now support z/OS V2R1. Here are the details:      ABO       UI35231, UI35232      ABO RUNTIME       (LE V2R1) : UI34924 which prereq LE PTFs: UI34935 , UI34414      (LE V2R2) : UI33525 which prereq LE PTFs: UI33445 , UI32944       ABO Trial      UI35271, UI35272     ... [More]

The Enterprise COBOL for z/OS V5.1 February 2016 Compiler and V5 February 2016 Runtime PTFs are now available for download. Here are the details:         COMPILER        UI35332, UI35333, UI35334        RUNTIME       UI35306(V1R13) / UI35307(V2R1) / UI35305(V2R2)   L i s t   o f   A P A R s   f o r   E n t e r p r i s e   C O B O L   f o r   z / O S   V 5 . 1 February 2 0 16 P T F

The Enterprise COBOL for z/OS V5.2 January 2016 Compiler and V5 January 2016 Runtime PTFs are now available for download. Here are the details:         COMPILER        UI34689, UI34690, UI34691        RUNTIME       UI34684(V1R13) / UI34685(V2R1) / UI34683(V2R2)   Note: Before applying the compiler PTFs (UI34689, UI34690, UI34691), the compiler Runtime PTFs (January 2016 PTFs) UI34684(V1R13)/UI34685(V2R1)/UI34683(V2R2) MUST be FIRST installed on all systems... [More]