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Whilst this RFE is a valid COBOL Standard requirement, based on our current plans and priorities, it is not likely that this could be implemented in the next 12 months, or in the next IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS compiler release. Correspondingly this requirement is being declined at this point. The requirement will be kept in our internal RFE backlog. As we work towards becoming aligned with the COBOL Standard, this RFE might be reassessed in the future. You also have an opportunity to resubmit in 12 months time if you wish it to be reconsidered then.
This is now even more important as Db2 on z/OS now allows DECFLOAT as an index column. The usage of this type will rise and the need to at least hold the data selected in a COBOL variable will grow!
This is a valid request. The RFE will be updated once it has been put into plan.
Description missing above; should be:
Copied from old SHARE Requirements system SSLANG13002: Voting Priority=3.1
NOTE 1:
This is a follow-up (possible replacement for) the two existing requirements::
SSLNGC0413617 ISO 2002 defined floating point data types
Priority: 2.7 Submitted: 2004-11-16 Response Date: 2005-01-01 Code: RC
Response:#:
SSLNGC07005 COBOL support for Hardware decimal floating point
Priority: 3.1 Submitted: 2007-10-10 23:56 Response Date: 2009-04-17 Code: RC-Recognized MR#: MR1012071911
NOTE 2:
As of the creation of this requirement, the ISO 2014 COBOL Standard has not yet been approved. However, it is expected that it will be approved and published (without any technical changes from its current content) by the end of 2014 and before IBM is likely to respond to this requirement
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IBM should provide full support in COBOL for the same data types that are already available in Assembler, PL/I, C/C-- and Java for decimal floating-point data items.
For example, See the PL/I documentation on "Decimal floating-point data" at:
http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/pdthelp/v1r1/topic/com.ibm.entpli.doc_4.4/lr/dflpd.htm
This requirement requests:
- Data Specifications for the hardware decimal floating point data available with current z/OS systems
- All applicable data types specified in IEEE 754 (aka " ISO/IEC/IEEE 60559: 2011, Information technology - Microprocessor systems - Floating-Point Arithmetic")
- Using the COBOL specifications for decimal floating point as defined in the ISO 2014 COBOL Standard
Originally submitted by William Klein on 2014-03-13