When attempting the COBOL usage clause, COMP-5, in a copybook, CA Datacom Datadictionary processes it as numeric instead of binary.
DDICF using as input a COBOL data layout containing COMP-5 does not recognize this usage and generates incorrect Datadictionary field/column definitions.
An incorrect data type and length is used, possibly introducing errors.
This is corrected by the following APARs:
APAR#: RO90729 in Release 15.1 - https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/solncdndtls?aparno=RO90729&os=OS&docid=640204&actionID=5&fromKBResultsScreen=T
APAR #: RO90730 in Release 15.0 - https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/solncdndtls?aparno=RO90730&os=OS&docid=640203&actionID=5&fromKBResultsScreen=T
APAR #: RO90630 in Release 14.0 - https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/solncdndtls?aparno=RO90630&os=OS&docid=640198&actionID=5&fromKBResultsScreen=T.
See also:
Definition of sizes from the Enterprise COBOL for z/OS Programming Guide PDF page 49 (Native binary (COMP-5) items):
http://publibfp.boulder.ibm.com/epubs/pdf/igy5pg20.pdf