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 Delivered
Workspace IBM Developer for z/OS
Categories Enterprise Service Tools
Created by Guest
Created on Apr 8, 2010

RELATED IDEAS

XML Converter code does not handle COMP-5 items gracefully

If the COBOL compiler options are set to TRUN(BIN) or if the PICTURE CLAUSE USAGE is set to COMP-9, the generated XML to COBOL converter code still looks at the picture clause definition of a numeric item when converting from XML. This gives rise to a branch into the numeric rescue section of the generated COBOL code which causes a decimal overflow because of the C and COBOL inter language operation. This decimal overflow handling causes very high CPU usage in CICS and batch environments.

The RDz generated converter should look at the TRUNC option and the USAGE clause of the data definition to allow for handling of numerical data with digits exceeding the picture clause defined and not limit the conversion to picture clause only. This will prevent the branch to numeric rescue and the increased CPU utilization at runtime for decimal overflow error handling.

Idea priority High
  • 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
    |     Jan 17, 2011

    COMP-5 items can now be converted for up to 10 digit precision with regular compiled MOVE statement instead of a call to numeric rescue routines.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jan 5, 2011

    This RFE was delivered in the last release of RDz. Thanks

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jun 28, 2010

    This is being evaluated for delivery in a future release.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Apr 12, 2010

    This RFE is consistent with our strategy and product roadmap and IBM is continuing to evaluate.

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.