IBM Z Software


This portal is to open public enhancement requests against IBM Z Software products. To view all of your ideas submitted to IBM, create and manage groups of Ideas, or create an idea explicitly set to be either visible by all (public) or visible only to you and IBM (private), use the IBM Unified Ideas Portal (https://ideas.ibm.com).


Shape the future of IBM!

We invite you to shape the future of IBM, including product roadmaps, by submitting ideas that matter to you the most. Here's how it works:

Search existing ideas

Start by searching and reviewing ideas and requests to enhance a product or service. Take a look at ideas others have posted, and add a comment, vote, or subscribe to updates on them if they matter to you. If you can't find what you are looking for,

Post your ideas

  1. Post an idea.

  2. Get feedback from the IBM team and other customers to refine your idea.

  3. Follow the idea through the IBM Ideas process.


Specific links you will want to bookmark for future use

Welcome to the IBM Ideas Portal (https://www.ibm.com/ideas) - Use this site to find out additional information and details about the IBM Ideas process and statuses.

IBM Unified Ideas Portal (https://ideas.ibm.com) - Use this site to view all of your ideas, create new ideas for any IBM product, or search for ideas across all of IBM.

ideasibm@us.ibm.com - Use this email to suggest enhancements to the Ideas process or request help from IBM for submitting your Ideas.

Add a new idea Subscribe
Status Not under consideration
Workspace COBOL Compilers
Created by Guest
Created on Jun 26, 2014

RELATED IDEAS

PERFORM with WHILE phrase

A Perform While should be exactly as Perform Until except "the procedures referred to are performed while the
condition specified by the WHILE phrase is true"

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Sep 14, 2015

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Programming Languages
    Product - COBOL Compilers

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Rational
    Product family - Design & development
    Product - COBOL Compilers

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Aug 27, 2014

    We are rejecting this RFE because this is against the COBOL Standard syntax. If changes to the syntax are required, this should be brought up with the COBOL Standard committee. Thanks.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Aug 7, 2014

    Still waiting to hear back from client.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jul 16, 2014

    Please see previous comment.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jul 11, 2014

    This functionality is available already by using PERFORM TEST UNTIL and TEST AFTER (reverse the conditions and we'll get what the RFE is requesting for).

    May we know what the main purpose for this request is for? Do you prefer 'WHILE' just for making this clearer?

    Thanks.

By clicking the "Post Comment" or "Submit Idea" button, you are agreeing to the IBM Ideas Portal Terms of Use.
Do not place IBM confidential, company confidential, or personal information into any field.