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    RDz EST to support UTF8 request codepage

    In Create New Service Interface, the current RDz EST client cannot support UTF-8 request code page if the corresponding copybook field is defined as PIC X
    almost 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Enterprise Service Tools 3 Not under consideration

    Make some BINARY data types immune to TRUNC compiler option

    Enterprise COBOL has four binary "USAGE"s. BINARY, COMP, COMP-4 and COMP-5.Compiler option TRUNC affects the code generated for these, except for COMP-5, which is always treated as COMP-5, whatever the setting of TRUNC.If I want to "divide by 10 a...
    about 12 years ago in COBOL Compilers 3 Not under consideration

    OPEN Operation Extensions

    Allow for additional processing to be associated with OPEN operations based on whether the file is OPEN as INPUT or OUTPUT.(Feature is not available for OPEN I/O or EXTEND.) The aim is to facilitate easier introduction of Headers and Trailers proc...
    about 12 years ago in COBOL Compilers 3 Not under consideration

    Webservice in RDz: -INC is not recognized by the web service generator wizard

    When creating a new CICS web service using the "Enterprise Service Tool" bottom-up approach, the process is based on a Cobol or PL/1 program.During the process, the program is syntax checked and any errors will stop the process. In Danske Bank we ...
    about 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Enterprise Service Tools 3 Not under consideration

    Provide Language Environment support for JES symbol service

    A new facility in z/OS 2.1 is the JES Symbol Service (IAZSYMBL), which, among other things, allows an assembler program to obtain the value of JES system symbols SYS_CORR_CURRJOB, SYS_CORR_LASTJOB, and SYS_LASTJOBID after a task has submitted a jo...
    about 12 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Not under consideration

    Optimize code set conversion for character based PLI fields in ws converter code generated by RDz, xsebatch

    PLI xml-converter generated by RDz, xsebatch suitable for IMS-SGW product interacts with SGW based on UTF-8 XML on one side. On the other side the converter interacts with IMS based on a choosable target CCSID. During the request/response handling...
    over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Enterprise Service Tools 2 Not under consideration

    Create a CICS CBL statement to indicate a COBOL program is threadsafe

    Create a CBL statement that can be included in the COBOL source program that indicates the program is threadsafe. At compile/linked time the compiler/linkeditor should detect this CBL statement and indicate that the load module is threadsafe. If r...
    over 12 years ago in COBOL Compilers 5 Not under consideration

    Ability to compare JES output between two jobs.

    The ability to compare JES output for multiple jobs would make test validation easier.
    over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Enterprise Service Tools 2 Not under consideration

    SYSDEBUG and the compile listing do not have the same information for APA to report the consistant CPU time

    Bank of America is complaining about the difference between the 2 reports produced in APA.They also say the results using the listing are correct because more code is generated at the END-PERFORM. The compile listing shows the correct results. The...
    over 12 years ago in COBOL Compilers 6 Not under consideration

    optionally add a SOAP-header in MPP to the web service response

    Use case: building IMS based web services based on wsdl first approach. With current version it's possible to pass an optional SOAP-header in the request to the MPP. Similar to the request, it should be possible to optionally pass back a SOAP-head...
    over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Enterprise Service Tools 2 Not under consideration

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