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Workspace File Manager for z/OS
Created by Guest
Created on Mar 30, 2012

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Special COBOL compiler

When using a copybook to describe the data structure, FM calls the standard COBOL compiler. The copybook must match by itself the COBOL compiler requirements.
As a result, some copybook designs generates errors and the user must create templates...
Can you allow more varieties of copybooks ?
See the attached document for specific situations.

Idea priority High
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Nov 19, 2015

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Development Tooling
    Product - IBM File Manager

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - WebSphere
    Product family - Enterprise Tooling
    Product - IBM File Manager

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Nov 7, 2012

    V12 UK83148 introduced a number of new features. Copybooks containing copy replacing statements will now be tolerated for specified copybooks. It also provides an template XML API which will allow all specifications on how to compile a copybook, (01 name, source range, redefines etc) to be specified in a batch job - criteria can also be specified if more than one layout is used. So anything that can be done in a template can now be specified in the JCL of a batch job.

    Example. Run a print job referring to an 01 that needs an 01 name inserted.
    //FMBAT EXEC PGM=FILEMGR                                      
    //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*                                        
    //DDIN  DD DISP=SHR,DSN=FMN.RFM0642.DATA(FMNCDATA)            
    //TDDIN DD DATA                                               
                               
                                                       
      TYRONED.COBOL                            
                       
                                                      
                                                       
    /*                                                            
    //SYSIN DD *                                                  
    $$FILEM DSP FORMAT=SNGL                                       
    /*

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