PH70961: NEW FUNCTION: ADD SEPARATE AND EMBEDDED SUBOPTIONS TO THE ADATA COMPILER OPTION

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as new function.

Error description

• NEW FUNCTION: Add SEPARATE and EMBEDDED suboptions to the ADATA
  compiler option
  

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 flexibility in controlling whether      *
  *                 SYSADATA information is included in          *
  *                 the NOLOAD section of the object             *
  *                 program as binary metadata.                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: New function:  New options,             *
  *                      SEPARATE and EMBEDDED, are              *
  *                      added to ADATA to let users indicate    *
  *                      whether SYSADATA information should     *
  *                      be included in the NOLOAD section       *
  *                      of the object program.                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided PTF.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  SYSADATA Information is not currently available
  in the binary metadata, so users of IBM watsonx
  Code Optimization Advice must provide the
  SYSADATA files separately for program analysis.
  Users now have the flexibility to control whether
  to include the SYSADATA information in the binary
  metadata.
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• The compiler was updated to provide the
  ADATA(EMBEDDED|SEPARATE) options.
  
  For a more detailed description of changes, please refer to the
  following
  section in the Enterprise COBOL for z/OS 6.x IBM Documentation
  online:
  
  1. Programming Guide -> Compiling and debugging your program ->
      COBOL compiler and runtime options ->
      Compiler Options -> ADATA
  
  2. Customization Guide -> Enterprise COBOL compiler options ->
       ADATA
  

APAR Information

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

  PH70635

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

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 IGYCJBLD IGYCJGEN IGYCLIBR IGYCLSTR IGYCLVL0
  IGYCLVL1 IGYCLVL2 IGYCLVL3 IGYCLVL8 IGYCMALL IGYCOB2  IGYCOB2E
  IGYCOPI  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 UO07531

     UP26/04/28 P F604

• R641 PSY UO07532

     UP26/04/28 P F604

• R642 PSY UO07533

     UP26/04/28 P F604

• R64H PSY UO07534

     UP26/04/28 P F604

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