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Status Delivered
Workspace IBM Developer for z/OS
Categories Enterprise Service Tools
Created by Guest
Created on Apr 11, 2014

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Requesting RDz v9.x to support Enterprise COBOL v5.1

Our application developers use Rational Developer for System z ("RDz") to generate Web Service programs for CICS. We are implementing the Enterprise COBOL v5.1 compiler in order to exploit the new and faster machine instructions on the zEnterprise processors, but RDz v9.0.1.2 supports only Enterprise COBOL v4.x.

Idea priority High
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Oct 2, 2015

    This feature was delivered in version 9.5.

  • 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 - Developer for System z

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Rational
    Product family - Design & development
    Product - Developer for System z

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     May 8, 2015

    The feature that is described in this request is a candidate for a future release.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Nov 11, 2014

    It seems interesting that this is an RFE and not a standard product lifecycle activity. COBOL 5.1 is a supported and current release of COBOL, RDz 9.1 is the current release of Radional Developer for System z, I am not sure why we need to petition for support, this should be baked into the lifecycle management of the products.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Apr 28, 2014

    Thank you for taking the time to suggest an enhancement to our product. Many of our product enhancements result from feedback from our customers, so your input is always very important to us. Your request is currently inline with our product strategy and we have planned it for a future release of the product. Thank you for your suggestion and continued support.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Apr 21, 2014

    A preliminary evaluation of this request indicates that it is consistent with our business strategy. Further evaluation of this RFE is underway.

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