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Status Not under consideration
Workspace COBOL Compilers
Created by Guest
Created on Nov 23, 2020

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Add the hability to obtain ODO counter with the JSON PARSE statement

As of now, when the API we call return a dynamical JSON array, we need to declare a COBOL array with a large number of occurences in order to be sure to retrieve all the data with the JSON PARSE statements.

But, in most cases, the json array will be way smaller than the max size of the COBOL array, and we will not know how many of its occurences are actually populated.

The solution given in the COBOL documentation (https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SS6SG3_6.3.0/lr/ref/rlpsjsopd.html) is not really doable, especially if the API return multiple dynamical arrays.

It would be really useful to us to be able to parse dynamical json arrays into ODO cobol tables, with the JSON PARSE statement giving us the number of actual occurences filled. Ideally by automatically update the ODO counter.

It would also be very handy if this was possible for imbricated dynamical arrays with different numbers of occurences, wich are very common in json.

Idea priority High
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jan 26, 2021

    IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS 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 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
    Reply
    |     Dec 22, 2020

    This RFE is being discussed further.

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