A fix is available
APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
This APAR PE's the following June 2025 COBOL Runtime PTFs: z/OS V2.5: UO03702 z/OS V3.1: UO03703 z/OS V3.2: UO03747, UO03748 (Japan) APAR PH66670 in the June 2025 COBOL Runtime PTFs introduced a bug that has already been corrected by APAR PH67397 in the July 2025 COBOL Runtime PTFs. APAR PH67397 - COBOL JSON GENERATE INCORRECTLY PRODUCES A JSON NUMBER PREFIXED WITH \U See https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/apar/PH67397 for more information. If the June COBOL runtime PTFs above are already applied, the following July 2025 COBOL runtime PTFs can be applied immediately to resolve the problem. July PTFs z/OS V2.5: UO04166, UO04167 (Japan), UO04174 (64-bit) z/OS V3.1: UO04169, UO04170 (Japan), UO04177 (64-bit) z/OS V3.2: UO04171, UO04172 (Japan), UO04179 (64-bit) If the June PTFs are not applied, customers wishing to apply the July PTFs listed above may do so. However, even though they are PE'd, the June PTFs will need to be applied first, followed by the July PTFs, due to a dependency requirement in the July PTFs that cannot be bypassed. Use the statement BYPASS(HOLDERROR(DH67856 EH67856 FH67856 AH67856)) to bypass any hold errors caused by the PE'ing APAR PH67856. Otherwise, the PTF for this APAR (APAR PH67856) should be applied when available, which will also correct the problem caused by the June 2025 COBOL Runtime PTFs.
Local fix
See the "Error Description" for details.
Problem summary
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL V6.1/6.2/6.3 * * releases running programs that use * * JSON GENERATE after applying APAR PH66670 * * with the affected COBOL Runtime PTFs below: * * * * June 2025 PTFs: * * V2R5: UO03702 * * V3R1: UO03703 * * V3R2: UO03747, UO03748(JPN) * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The COBOL JSON GENERATE statement * * produces incorrect output when * * generating COBOL numeric data items * * after applying the COBOL Runtime * * June 2025 PTFs. * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: Install the provided PTF. * **************************************************************** In the June 2025 COBOL Runtime PTFs, APAR PH66670, introduced an issue with COBOL JSON GENERATE output for numeric data items. Customers with this PTF installed may observe values being incorrectly prefixed with '\u', or the generated JSON output overflowing its bounds. This APAR PH67856 officially marks the June 2025 COBOL Runtime PTFs as "Program in error (PE)". The PE'd June PTFs include: V2R5: UO03702 V3R1: UO03703 V3R2: UO03747, UO03748(JPN) COB0601T/K COB0602T/K COB0603T/K
Problem conclusion
This APAR PH67856 must be applied to correct the problem introduced through APAR PH66670 in the June 2025 COBOL Runtime PTF. The changes from APAR PH66670 have been corrected and the JSON Generate output no longer prepends '\u' before numeric data items.
Temporary fix
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APAR Information
APAR number
PH67856
Reported component name
LE ENT COBOL LI
Reported component ID
568819812
Reported release
7D0
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
YesPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2025-08-21
Closed date
2025-09-26
Last modified date
2025-10-02
APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
UO05068 UO05069 UO05074 UO05075 UO05076 UO05077
Modules/Macros
CEESG004 IGZ1OPT IGZ2OPT IGZ3OPT IGZ4OPT IGZ5OPT IGZ6OPT IGZACALL IGZBALCT IGZBXITA IGZCER4 IGZCEV4 IGZCJNI2 IGZCMGEN IGZCMGJA IGZCMGUE IGZEDCCT IGZIBMCT IGZIGZCT IGZLLIBV IGZRIDT IGZRTMON IGZWUXOI IGZX2BIN IGZX2HEX IGZX2LW IGZX2LW8 IGZX2LWU IGZX2UP IGZX2UP8 IGZX2UPU IGZXACP IGZXACS IGZXACS1 IGZXACS2 IGZXAIO IGZXALOC IGZXANE IGZXANE1 IGZXANE2 IGZXAPI IGZXAPS IGZXBIO IGZXBS61 IGZXBSP IGZXBSP1 IGZXBSP2 IGZXBSP3 IGZXBSP4 IGZXBSP5 IGZXBST IGZXBST1 IGZXBST2 IGZXBST3 IGZXBST4 IGZXBST5 IGZXBU1L IGZXBU1P IGZXBU1R IGZXBU1S IGZXBU1V IGZXBU1W IGZXBU2L IGZXBU2P IGZXBU2R IGZXBU2S IGZXBU2V IGZXBU2W IGZXBUI4 IGZXCA31 IGZXCANC IGZXCDA IGZXCDT IGZXCFGU IGZXCFIG IGZXCKP IGZXCLDB IGZXCLKA IGZXCLN IGZXCLS IGZXCMDT IGZXCMSG IGZXCRST IGZXD24 IGZXD2F IGZXDACS IGZXDASN IGZXDATE IGZXDATN IGZXDAYS IGZXDCAL IGZXDCOS IGZXDCS2 IGZXDCSU IGZXDEA IGZXDED IGZXDER IGZXDIVZ IGZXDLG1 IGZXDLOG IGZXDMOD IGZXDMR IGZXDMSG IGZXDPOW IGZXDPW1 IGZXDSIN IGZXDSP IGZXDSQT IGZXDTAN IGZXDYWK IGZXE2E IGZXE2EN IGZXE2H IGZXE2N IGZXE2N2 IGZXEXT IGZXF2D IGZXF2D1 IGZXF2I IGZXFAC IGZXFBIN IGZXFCAL IGZXFCDT IGZXFDT IGZXFDTM IGZXFHEX IGZXFPC1 IGZXFPW IGZXFREE IGZXFRST IGZXFTM IGZXFWSA IGZXGDR0 IGZXGDR1 IGZXGDR2 IGZXGFI IGZXGMTO IGZXGTST IGZXH2E IGZXIDB IGZXIFDT IGZXII2 IGZXINSP IGZXJGF IGZXJNI2 IGZXJPI IGZXLCLS IGZXLOCT IGZXLOPN IGZXLPIO IGZXLPKA IGZXLPKB IGZXLPKC IGZXLPKD IGZXLPKE IGZXLPKF IGZXLPKG IGZXMED IGZXMEDQ IGZXMFIG IGZXMSG IGZXMVU8 IGZXNE2N IGZXNE3N IGZXNMV IGZXNMVC IGZXNMVF IGZXNMVQ IGZXNVCQ IGZXNVFQ IGZXOPT IGZXPK2 IGZXPPL IGZXPR2 IGZXPRC IGZXPRS IGZXPRV IGZXPRVQ IGZXQACS IGZXQASN IGZXQATN IGZXQCLS IGZXQCOS IGZXQLG1 IGZXQLOG IGZXQMOD IGZXQOPN IGZXQPOW IGZXQPW1 IGZXQSIN IGZXQSQT IGZXQTAN IGZXQXPQ IGZXRAND IGZXRAS1 IGZXRAS2 IGZXRAS4 IGZXRAS5 IGZXRAS6 IGZXRAS7 IGZXRAS8 IGZXRAS9 IGZXRES1 IGZXRES2 IGZXRES3 IGZXRES4 IGZXRES5 IGZXRES6 IGZXRES7 IGZXRES8 IGZXRES9 IGZXREV IGZXREVT IGZXREVU IGZXRT1 IGZXRTN IGZXSCC1 IGZXSCC2 IGZXSCH IGZXSFFT IGZXSGL IGZXSM0 IGZXSM1 IGZXSM2 IGZXSM3 IGZXSM4 IGZXSM5 IGZXSM6 IGZXSMSG IGZXSPA IGZXSPMT IGZXSRT IGZXSRV IGZXSTD IGZXSTDQ IGZXSTG IGZXSXPQ IGZXTDTM IGZXTMSG IGZXTNMV IGZXTNVC IGZXTNVF IGZXTREC IGZXTREN IGZXTRM
Fix information
Fixed component name
LE ENT COBOL LI
Fixed component ID
568819812
Applicable component levels
R7D0 PSY UO05068
UP25/10/01 P F509 {
R7DJ PSY UO05069
UP25/10/01 P F509 {
R7E0 PSY UO05074
UP25/10/01 P F509 {
R7EJ PSY UO05075
UP25/10/01 P F509 {
R7F0 PSY UO05076
UP25/10/01 P F509 {
R7FJ PSY UO05077
UP25/10/01 P F509 {
Fix is available
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Document Information
Modified date:
02 October 2025