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    option to always check "Discover the pending changes to load for building x" in User Build

    When opening the User Build dialog, we see an option on the second page called "Discover the pending changes to load for building x".We would like a preference to set the default value of this option, so that when the preference is true, this "dis...
    about 2 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 0 Submitted

    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

    Add Visual and Logical Text Layer in DB2 properties for IDz 16.x

    Hi, For Hebrew users (or other languages that write from right to left), there is a need to read the SQL results in Visual Text Layer, otherwise the data is displayed in reverse order. We can't find the Text Layer option on Default BiDi Settings i...
    10 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 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

    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

    Missing DB2 load/import option in IDz 17.0.2

    Until IDz v15, with the Data Source Explorer, the Db2 load/import option was available, but now that Data Studio has been deprecated (since IDz v16), the functionality is missing?
    about 1 month ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 3 Under review

    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

    Fail gracefully if SYSMDECK undefined or wrongly defined

    With 5655-EC6 IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS 6.4.0, if SYSMDECK is omitted or defined to SYSOUT=*, the compiler fails with an assertion failure: Assertion failed at ../../ibm/env/ListingAgent.cpp:6191: 0 Could not open source DD:SYSMDECK TR_MvsCall...
    3 months ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 1 Is a defect

    Messages IGZ0201x to be written on syslog too

    When a COBOL file definition does not match in record length with the JCL job, then it is running with high CPU (looping). At the moment the message IGZ0201W (A file attribute mismatch was detected. File ... in program ... had a record length of x...
    6 months ago in COBOL Compilers 3 Future consideration

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