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Status Delivered
Workspace COBOL Compilers
Created by Guest
Created on Apr 3, 2019

COBOL should allow generation of a JSON document without a "top level parent name"

JSON documents are not required to have a "top level parent name". The Enterprise COBOL JSON PARSE feature has an option "NAME <name> IS OMITTED" that allows for parsing one of these so-called "anonymous" JSON objects. However, there is currently no option for COBOL to generate an anonymous JSON object. A new option should be added to JSON GENERATE to allow generating an anonymous JSON object.

Idea priority Low
  • Guest
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    Feb 10, 2020

    Support for this RFE was delivered in the Nov 2019 V6.3 PTF (APAR PH18641) and in the Dec 2019 V6.2 PTF (APAR PH20084).

    V6.3 PH18641: https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PH18641
    V6.2 PH20084: https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PH20084

  • Guest
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    May 6, 2019

    This RFE is being accepted and will be updated once put into plan.