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Status Not under consideration
Workspace COBOL Compilers
Created by Guest
Created on Sep 4, 2017

COBOL for AIX should Support SSRANGE(MSG), which has been implemented with PI74933 for z/OS

SSRANGE can only find one problem per
run: Currently, when the SSRANGE code
detects the first subscript or index
out-of-range condition, it issues a
terminating error message and then
ABENDs. There is no way to dåetect
additional out-of-range problems,
without fixing the previous problem,
and submitting a new compile and run.
New function is needed.

Idea priority High
  • Guest
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    Dec 15, 2020

    IBM COBOL for AIX is a continuous delivery offering, and aims to satisfy the needs of a rapidly evolving market segment.
    Product strategy evolves and requirements are continuously evaluated against that strategy. This RFE has recently been reappraised against the wider product strategy and does not fall into IBMs delivery plans for the next 12 month. Whilst this RFE might be valid and we might look to deliver it longer term, this RFE is being rejected at this time. The requirement will be kept in our internal RFE backlog and might be reassessed in the future.

  • Guest
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    Sep 9, 2020

    This RFE has been put into plan.

  • Guest
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    Sep 28, 2017

    This is a valid RFE. Moving it to uncommitted candidate state. Once it has been put into, the RFE will be updated.