A fix is available
APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
The error message IGYDS1563-E "LOCAL-STORAGE SECTION" was found in a prototype "DATA DIVISION" when compiling a User Defined Function Prototype, with SQL option, even in the absence of SQL statements. Also, there's no Local-Storage Section defined in the source code. When compiling with the NOSQL compiler option, this issue doesn't happen. Problem found in the COBOL compiler V6.4 (April 2024 PTFs from customer's joblog, and it happens with the latest April 2025 PTFs).
Local fix
N/A
Problem summary
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL 6.5 compiling * * COBOL programs or user-defined functions, * * and function prototypes in a batch * * compilation (compilation group), with the * * SQL or SQLIMS options in effect. * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When the SQL or SQLIMS options are in * * effect, function prototypes would * * result in the following compile time * * error (when there should be none): * * * * IGYDS1563-E "LOCAL-STORAGE SECTION" was * * found in a prototype "DATA DIVISION". * * "LOCAL-STORAGE SECTION" and all * * contained paragraphs were ignored. * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided PTF. * **************************************************************** SQL and SQLIMS co-processing interfered with the compilation of function prototypes, resulting in the aforementioned compile time error. This prevented users from using the DB2 or IMS co-processors when compiling programs or user-defined functions with function prototypes.
Problem conclusion
The compiler was fixed so that the SQL and SQLIMS options, when in effect, do not cause compile time errors for function prototypes.
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
PH69113
Reported component name
ENT COBOL FOR Z
Reported component ID
5655EC600
Reported release
650
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2025-11-24
Closed date
2025-11-25
Last modified date
2026-01-02
APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
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 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
R650 PSY UO05951
UP25/12/03 P F512
R651 PSY UO05952
UP25/12/03 P F512
R652 PSY UO05953
UP25/12/03 P F512
R65H PSY UO05954
UP25/12/03 P F512
Fix is available
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Document Information
Modified date:
02 January 2026