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    Allow TAZ to capture calls that get the current date for replay

    There are programs that perform logic based on the current date. For example, transaction processing. The way to handle the transaction could vary based on when the transaction was received. When capturing the original test case, the recording cap...
    about 1 month ago in Test Accelerator for Z / Early Development Testing 0 Submitted

    Support for PL/I

    Unit Testing currently has support for Cobol, but not for PL/I at the moment yet there is a huge number of clients using PL/I
    about 1 year ago in Test Accelerator for Z / Early Development Testing 1 Future consideration

    IBM Enterprise COBOL V6R4+ - Compilation directive to inform the compiler of the end of sequential code execution (call to exit / abend routine)

    Hi, We have observed that compiler optimization, particularly PERFORM inlining, can be disrupted by certain constructs in the COBOL source code: EXEC CICS RETURN EXEC CICS HANDLE ABEND LABEL CALL to subprogram without expected return, (abend...
    20 days ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 0 Submitted

    IBM Enterprise COBOL V6R4+ - Review of SQL coding rules when using the Db2 coprocessor integrated into the compiler

    Hi, Based on our tests, when using the Db2 coprocessor integrated into the COBOL compiler, it is possible to declare an SQL cursor that uses host variables before those host variables are declared . This restriction should only apply to the use of...
    22 days ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 0 Submitted

    Port STCK functions from PL/I to COBOL

    Hello. COBOL provides intrinsic functions to get date in time in formatted format. I need to also get the STCK (and/or STCKE) values in bin/hexadecimal. PL/I has these features : pex PLISTCK(val) to put the STCK value in val. Is it possible to por...
    over 1 year ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 1 Future consideration

    Handle controlled abends

    Having a main program running, calling a subprogram where the subprogram does an controlled abend is causing issue in TAZ -EDT When recording a program where the abend occurs in a submodule, the correct data is recorded, but during replay the prog...
    2 months ago in Test Accelerator for Z / Early Development Testing 0 Submitted

    SECTION name special register

    A common challenge in CBL development is the need to add program references in error handling including of course the Procedure Section where the issue has originated from. Developers often manage to incorrectly set this, the classic invalid metho...
    3 months ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 4 Needs more information

    The error "EQA4093E A valid DBRM file for PROGXYZ is not found" is raised during replay even though the test is successful

    When replaying a DB2 COBOL testcase, the error "EQA4093E A valid DBRM file for PROGXYZ is not found" can be seen in the job output but the replay is actually successful and then job ends with a return code 0. The error message can be resolved by a...
    2 months ago in Test Accelerator for Z / Early Development Testing 0 Submitted

    Better documentation of debugger requirements

    it is not clear in the documentation that TAZ has requirements to the configuration of the debug component. Specifically that Delayed Debug cannot be enabled i EQAOPTS. If it is a early development testing recording will fail as it cannot located ...
    about 1 month ago in Test Accelerator for Z / Early Development Testing 0 Submitted

    IBM Enterprise COBOL - Suspected error in the usage example in the documentation of the CURRENT-DATE function

    Hi, The Language Reference documentation for the CURRENT-DATE function describes a receiving structure with a WS-DIFF-FROM-GMT field declared in S9(4) DISPLAY. By default, signed fields in DISPLAY format are zone-signed, and therefore the field wi...
    about 1 month ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 2 Under review

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