PH68581: NEW FUNCTION: OPTION SMARTBIN(NAMES) ADDS INFORMATION ABOUT THE NAMES OF USER SYMBOLS TO THE BINARY METADATA

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APAR status

• Closed as new function.

Error description

• NEW FUNCTION: Option SMARTBIN(NAMES) adds information about the
  names of user symbols to the binary metadata
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL 6.4 compiling      *
  *                 COBOL programs that will be analyzed         *
  *                 by IBM watsonx Code Assistant for Z          *
  *                 Code Optimization Advice and require         *
  *                 more accurate matching of problem            *
  *                 recommendations to user symbols.             *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: New function:  A new option,            *
  *                      SMARTBIN(NAMES|NONAMES), is             *
  *                      provided to let users indicate that     *
  *                      information about the names of          *
  *                      user symbols should be added to         *
  *                      the additional binary metadata.         *
  *                                                              *
  *                      Since IBM watsonx Code Assistant for Z  *
  *                      Code Optimization Advice uses the       *
  *                      names of user symbols in its report of  *
  *                      problems in the source code, having     *
  *                      this information included in the binary *
  *                      metadata in the COBOL modules will      *
  *                      provide for more accurate matching      *
  *                      of problem recommendations to           *
  *                      user symbols.                           *
  *                                                              *
  *                      The default is SMARTBIN(NONAMES)        *
  *                      which preserves existing behaviour.     *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided PTF.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  Information about the names of user symbols is not
  currently available in the binary metadata, and is not
  needed by IBM Automatic Binary Optimizer for z/OS when
  using that product to automatically optimize COBOL
  modules.  Users of IBM watsonx Code Assistant for Z Code
  Optimization Advice are recommended to use this option
  to improve analysis results.
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• The compiler was updated to provide the SMARTBIN(NAMES|NONAMES)
  option. This option allows users to control the inclusion/
  omission of
  information about the names of user symbols in the binary
  metadata.
  
  For a more detailed description of changes, please refer to the
  following
  section in the Enterprise COBOL for z/OS 6.4 IBM Documentation
  online:
  
  1. Programming Guide -> Compiling and debugging your program ->
      COBOL compiler and runtime options ->
      Compiler Options -> SMARTBIN
  
  2. Customization Guide -> Enterprise COBOL compiler options ->
       SMARTBIN
  

APAR Information

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

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

Modules/Macros

• IGY8CICS IGY8RWRD 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 IGYCJGEN IGYCLIBR IGYCLSTR
  IGYCLVL0 IGYCLVL1 IGYCLVL2 IGYCLVL3 IGYCLVL8 IGYCMALL IGYCOB2E
  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  IGYQSPLT
  IGYZQEN6 IGYZQENU IGYZQJP6 IGYZQJPN
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  ENT COBOL FOR Z

• Fixed component ID

  5655EC600

Applicable component levels

• R640 PSY UO05555

     UP25/11/06 P F511

• R641 PSY UO05556

     UP25/11/06 P F511

• R642 PSY UO05557

     UP25/11/06 P F511

• R64H PSY UO05558

     UP25/11/06 P F511

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