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    Performance impact when compiling with DB2 coprocessor

    When preparing a Cobol-DB2 program with integrated DB2 coprocessor, the Cobol compiler generate an unique SQLDA and feeds it before each SQL access, (DB2 pr?-processor generate an independant SQLDA for each SQL access, and resolve host-variable ad...
    almost 10 years ago in COBOL Compilers 10 Not under consideration

    Eliminate recording mode warning

    RECORDING MODE is an IBM extension that is required only to "specif[y] the format of the physical records in a QSAM file", and unless one needs format 'U' it can be assumed based on the other characteristics of the file definition. I would like to...
    over 10 years ago in COBOL Compilers 4 Not under consideration

    Ask for OPEN I-O statement set the open input flag in SMF 62

    We need to make statistics on how files are used on our system. For that we use SMF record 62. But when the file is open in I-O in a Cobol Program, COBOL open the File In OUTPUT only, so the flag Input Processing in field SMF62MC1 remains to NO.We...
    over 10 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Not under consideration

    Cobol V5 sequence detection

    Detect the following sequence at compilation with a warning : 'move num-4b (binary format) to num-4p (packed format)' that can give truncation at execution
    over 10 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Not under consideration

    RDz CARMA support long file name in Endevor

    RDz does not yet have support for CA Endevor long names, it can now only support up to 10 characters. However Endevor allow long file name since v7 in 2005. All the existing long file name element in Endevor cannot be interface with CARMA now.
    over 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 3 Not under consideration

    Allow RDZ CARMA Endevor to extract specific programs to local

    CARMA Endevor "Extract to local" feature only available when selecting in "type" level, This option is disabled when users select one or multiple element. It should allow users to select the elements want to extract to local.
    over 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 6 Not under consideration

    RDz911- Auto export to source library when saved the code changes in Remote projects

    Hi,We are trying to Compare code changes of one developer with other developer changes on the same source module.When i edit the source in Remote projects and made changes to the source file, i want to see if there is any changes happened to the s...
    over 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 2 Not under consideration

    Only for testing purposes - do _not_reply! Thanks.

    This RFE is only for testing purposes (notification doesn't work correctly). Do not replay on this RFE. Thanks.
    almost 11 years ago in COBOL Compilers 3 Not under consideration

    RDz gets ICH408I message printed in the syslog on CARMA connect attempt try to write /u/sys/RSED/.profile

    ICH408I message printed in the syslog everytime a user connect to CARMA. It seems it and request was denied due to insufficient authority. Administrators may notice that every time we connect thru CARMA, there are messages similar to these in the ...
    about 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 2 Future consideration

    possibility to resolve copybooks during SCLM browse

    When browsing a program in SCLM perspective the copybooks are not resolved by COBOL or LPEX editors. It works during edit and operation log shows an extra step:SYSLIB Retrieval Operation Copybook support has been introduced for edit with http://ww...
    about 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 2 Not under consideration

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