PH02803: ADD SUPPORT FOR XMLSS SEGMENTED PARSING OF NATIONAL STRINGS WITH UN-REPRESENTABLE CHARACTERS

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APAR status

• Closed as new function.

Error description

• Currently if unrepresentable characters are presented in the
  XML DOC, and in some cases where it is only available in the
  next segment of XML DOC, the user may get a X'0720' XML-INFO
  code that indicate an error (A character reference for an
  unrepresentable character was not resolved.) with the parse,
  and the parse is terminated.
  

Local fix

• Passing the completed XML document to the parser could
  workaround the problem.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Enterprise COBOL V5+ user with programs that *
  *                 contain XML PARSE statements compiled with   *
  *                 XMLPARSE(XMLSS) option, and wants use the    *
  *                 XML segmented parsing (where the XML         *
  *                 document is given to the parser in multiple  *
  *                 segments) to process input NATIONAL XML      *
  *                 documents containing unrepresentable         *
  *                 character.                                   *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: If unrepresentable characters           *
  *                      exist in an XML document, the           *
  *                      segmented parsing process may terminate *
  *                      with XML - INFO code X'0720',           *
  *                      indicating a character reference for an *
  *                      unrepresentable character was not       *
  *                      resolved.                               *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided PTF.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  When segmented parsing is used, the COBOL Runtime routine that
  handles the information returned by the XMLSS parser during
  segmented parsing does not handle unrepresentable character.
  
  FIXCAT keyword: COB0501T/K COB0502T/K COB0601T/K COB0602T/K
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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

  PH01721

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

Modules/Macros

• IGZBALCT IGZCEV4  IGZCMGEN IGZCMGJA IGZCMGUE IGZEDCCT IGZIBMCT
  IGZIGZCT IGZLLIBV IGZXAPI  IGZXCDA  IGZXD24  IGZXDMR  IGZXFBIN
  IGZXFHEX IGZXLPIO IGZXLPKA IGZXLPKB IGZXLPKC IGZXLPKD IGZXLPKE
  IGZXLPKF IGZXLPKG IGZXNMVF IGZXNVFQ IGZXPK2  IGZXTNMV IGZXTNVC
  IGZXTNVF IGZXUNFQ IGZXUNVF
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  LE ENT COBOL LI

• Fixed component ID

  568819812

Applicable component levels

• R7B0 PSY UI58603

     UP18/09/27 P F809

• R7BJ PSY UI58604

     UP18/09/27 P F809

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