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Status Not under consideration
Categories Client Install
Created by Guest
Created on Jun 10, 2020

Add code review rules to IDZ to help with Syntax Check with migration to COBOL6

Add these 4 code review rules to IDZ to help with Syntax Check with migration to COBOL6:
1. Zeroth occurrence is referred in the array
2. Non numeric data to numeric fields. Move or condition check for Zone decimal fields against non-numeric data causing run time error
3. Usage of uninitialized data items in source code
4. When a zoned decimal or packed decimal data item is not checked against the IS NUMERIC clause in the source code

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
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    Jun 22, 2020

    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. At this time we have no plans to address this request within the next two years, please feel free to resubmit in the next year or so for our consideration. Again, thank you for your suggestion and continued support.