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    Provide COBOL support for YAML and utility to convert DTD to a COBOL record definition,

    We have a data structure/format in .YAML /YML file. And require ability/utility to convert YML DTD to a COBOL equivalent copybook
    over 1 year ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 2 Not under consideration

    Consistent variables names for building blocks for Ansible and Python translator

    The configuration of the existing building blocks make use of different variable names (depending on the building block). This should be consolidated by deprecating the old names and move to consistent variable names across both translators.
    4 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Wazi Deploy 0 Future consideration

    Introducing Local Working Storage (Valid only inside a Section)

    Hi, it would be great, if COBOL would allow local variables which would be defined into a COBOL section and are valid only in this COBOL Section. This would bring a huge benefit making COBOL programs much more structured and reducing the working s...
    almost 3 years ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 7 Not under consideration

    Adopt Dataname Picture and Usage in Mainframe COBOL

    It would be extremely useful, and would help to prevent logic errors, if the COBOL compiler would allow a dataname to adopt the PICTURE and USAGE from another dataname at compile time. At execution time, logic errors (and even abends) can occur in...
    almost 5 years ago in COBOL Compilers 3 Future consideration

    Nested Occurs Depending On (ODO) for JSON Generate

    When several "Occurs Depending On" (ODO) are nested into each other, modifying the number of occurence for an ODO during run time change the way the storage is reorganized. We want nested ODO to behave in a way that would generate JSON tables with...
    about 5 years ago in COBOL Compilers 4 Not under consideration

    Improve documentation of data available in jinja2 templates

    We use jinja2 templates to generate JCL submited by job_submit templates. We often need to loop trough the artifacts and generate jcl. For us it is not clear what data wazi provides that can we can exploit in the templates. there is a note on this...
    5 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Wazi Deploy 0 Future consideration

    Load evidences into a Database

    In our environment we deploy to multiple sysplexes. We would like to store the evidence files in a central databse (e.g. DB2)We would like to get an option to load the evidence files into a database so that we can centrally query all deployments. ...
    5 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Wazi Deploy 0 Future consideration

    Boolean support and bit manipulation

    Support for Standard COBOL "Boolean support and bit manipulation".This includes (but is not limited to those I might have overlooked):- Boolean data PICTURE clause, i.e.: USAGE DISPLAY PICTURE 1.- USAGE BIT, i.e.: USAGE BIT PICTURE 1(8).- GROUP-US...
    over 10 years ago in COBOL Compilers 6 Not under consideration

    Show inserted CICS elements as part of the source code COBOL listing

    When compiling with the COBOL co-processor, when CICS elements DFHEIBLK and DFHCOMMAREA are not coded by the programmer they are inserted by the compiler into the LINKAGE SECTION and as parameters on the PROCEDURE DIVISION statement.The elements d...
    about 8 years ago in COBOL Compilers 9 Not under consideration

    Add recommended data types to command documentation

    When reviewing code, we try to teach the developers to use the right data type for the right purpose - use a binary index, don't do calculations with display numerics, etc. It would be very helpful if they didn't have to figure for themselves whic...
    over 5 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Future consideration

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