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    Bring SQL-Compiler-Suboptions into LoadModule, especially ATTACH(TSO/CAF/ULI)

    We try to find out whit compiler options are used for some programs on load library. When using the FM-LoadModule-Analyzer, we can list the compiler options of the load modules. If the program uses SQL, we see "SQL" as COBOL-option, but not the us...
    over 2 years ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 3 Planned for future release

    Enterprise Cobol V6R2+ Support REPLACE directive with ALSO phrase

    ISO/IEC 1989:202x WD 1.00 describes the ALSO phrase for compiler directive REPLACE. This is currently not implemented in Enterprise Cobol 6.2. ALSO will enable us to use more than one REPLACE statement in Cobol source without overriding the replac...
    almost 6 years ago in COBOL Compilers 3 Future consideration

    Free Source Format

    The e-COBOL Compiler should follow the standard 2002 with the definition of free source format. It should be implemented how it was done in COBOL for AIX.- variable length up to 252 columns- existence of area A and area B (not standard-2002!!!)- s...
    over 12 years ago in COBOL Compilers 3 Not under consideration

    license cobolscript interpreter on your platform. http://www.cobolscripting.com

    small cobol interpreter tool for cobol programmers.
    10 months ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 1 Not under consideration

    Add possibility to create director when creating unit test

    When creating a new unit test you usally want it in another directory in the repo than the source (i.e. /test/<program> instead of /src/cobol) It would be an enhancment if you are not forced to create the <program> directory first but ...
    10 months ago in Test Accelerator for Z / Early Development Testing 0 Under review

    Test case editor unreadable with Dark theme

    The test case editor is unreadable when switching to dark theme in IDz which is used by many developer Black text on dark grey background means you have to select the text to read it
    10 months ago in Test Accelerator for Z / Early Development Testing 0 Under review

    Provide ISO 2014COBOL Decimal Floating Point Support

    Submitted By: 3100012QSB #56Submitted Date: 2016-06-14, Submitted By: Cheryl Watson
    over 9 years ago in COBOL Compilers 4 Not under consideration

    Implement dynamic-capacity tables

    Implement dynamic-capacity tables as defined by the COBOL 2014 standard (INCITS/ISO/IEC 1989:2014 [2014]).
    over 10 years ago in COBOL Compilers 7 Not under consideration

    Isolated recordings for IMS/CICS

    We do have both CICS and IMS. In our installation all the transactions arrive via front end channel applications (no 3270 screens/terminals), so our only way to record transactions in VTP is recording transactions coming from the channel. Besides,...
    11 months ago in Test Accelerator for Z / Early Development Testing 0 Future consideration

    SSRANGE have more granular suboption such as enabling checking to target (update) fields only

    During runtime whenever COBOL code don't well handle for reference modification fields such as below it would cause serious storage overlay especially within CICS. WS-A PIC X(10)WS-B PIC X(20)WS-POS PIC S9(04) COMP MOVE WS-A TO WS-B (WS-POS:) Whil...
    over 7 years ago in COBOL Compilers 4 Not under consideration

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