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Status Delivered
Workspace COBOL Compilers
Created by Guest
Created on Feb 5, 2015

PGAD0712-1525 File Description to support codepage (CCSID) definition for z/OS Host languages

SUBMITTER SECTION
Submitted by: xgadwei
Submitters Company: GAD eG

PUBLIC
Requirement Number and Title: PGAD0712-1525 File Description to support codepage (CCSID) definition for z/OS Host languages
Homework Assigned: No
Requirement Category: Core Technology
Current Status: Investigate
Closed Status:
Session:
Requirement Value Category: System Management - Operations
Product Affected: DF/SMS
Problem Description: Today z/OS Host Compiler COBOL and PL/I have also Unicode support which means that program variable definitions can be in Unicode. The data processing with files is not so easy because Unicode data can expand from 1 M-^V 4 bytes if UTF-8 representation is used.

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
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    Jun 4, 2020

    Hi,

    UTF-8 support has been added in Enterprise COBOL for z/OS. V6.3. Please test. If new functionality is still needed, please open a new RFE.

    Thanks.

  • Guest
    Reply
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    Jun 28, 2016

    Accepting the RFE on the grounds that we can use this request to improve our documentation on how to work with files encoded in UTF-8. Please let us know if you have any concerns.

  • Guest
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    May 26, 2016

    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
    Component - Miscellaneous
    Operating system - IBM z/OS
    Source - zBLC

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - z Systems Software
    Product - z/OS
    Component - LE
    Operating system - IBM z/OS
    Source - zBLC

  • Guest
    Reply
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    Aug 7, 2015

    Creating a new RFE based on Community RFE #65618 in product z/OS.

  • Guest
    Reply
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    Aug 7, 2015

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - z Systems Software
    Product - z/OS
    Component - LE
    Operating system - IBM z/OS
    Source - zBLC

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - zBLC family
    Product - zBLC
    Component - zBLC Requirements
    Operating system - IBM z/OS
    Source - zBLC