PH30975: NEW JSON GENERATE CONDITIONAL SUPPRESS FEATURE

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APAR status

• Closed as new function.

Error description

• Add the new JSON GENERATE conditional SUPPRESS feature
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL V6.3 who use the   *
  *                 SUPPRESS phrase of the COBOL JSON GENERATE   *
  *                 statement.                                   *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Using the JSON GENERATE statement,      *
  *                      users cannot suppress data items        *
  *                      conditionally based on their content.   *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided PTF.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  Users have requested the ability
  to conditionally suppress data items
  based on their content, similar to
  the XML GENERATE SUPPRESS phrase.
  

Problem conclusion

• New syntax has been added to the SUPPRESS phrase of the
  JSON GENERATE statement that allows users to suppress
  data items conditionally.
  

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:

  PH32356

Modules/Macros

• IGY8RWTU IGYCASMB IGYCCBE  IGYCCCRT IGYCCICS IGYCCSRV IGYCDGEN
  IGYCDIAG IGYCDMAP 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 IGYCLIBR IGYCLSTR IGYCLVL0 IGYCLVL1 IGYCLVL2
  IGYCLVL3 IGYCLVL8 IGYCMALL 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  IGYMSGXT
  IGYQCBE  IGYQSPLT IGYZQEN6 IGYZQENU IGYZQJP6 IGYZQJPN
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  ENT COBOL FOR Z

• Fixed component ID

  5655EC600

Applicable component levels

• R630 PSY UI72712

     UP20/11/28 P F011

• R631 PSY UI72713

     UP20/11/28 P F011

• R632 PSY UI72714

     UP20/11/28 P F011

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