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In a web services bottom up generation scenario, we use the OCCURS DEPENDING ON clause in our COBOL Copybooks to have variable length arrays and RDz correctly translates to the schema equivalent of minOccurs and maxOccurs. The use of the ODO clause requires a counter (object of the ODO clause) field and typically, that field is then exposed in the interface itself. This is ok for Response interface definition because we can manually exclude the counter field from appearing in the interface definition. The same cannot be done for the counter field in an input interface definition. If we EXCLUDE the counter field from the input interface, then the XML conversion fails because the converter does not populate the counter field with the number of occurrences of the array item from the XML request.
The enhancement request is whenever the counter field for an ODO is excluded from the INPUT interface, the xml converter should populate the value from the actual XML input.
Idea priority | High |
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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
Delivered in recent RDz release
This RFE is being considered for delivery in an upcoming RDz release. Thanks.
this request is in line with IBM strategy.