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Status Not under consideration
Workspace IBM Java SDK for z/OS
Created by Guest
Created on May 15, 2025

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Permissive mode for JZOS Fields

JZOS fields throw exceptions on their input values holding invalid data (e.g. Packed Decimal fields with > 0x9 digit nibbles or invalid sign codes); COBOL programs, on the other hand, don't always store valid values in their fields.


Could we add a "permissive mode" to applicable JZOS fields that always returns a value rather than throwing an exception when provided with invalid input? The returned value may be undefined (i.e. behaviour is deliberately implementation defined and undocumented, such that clients may not rely on a fixed value). The alternative is doing some tricky bit-fiddling code before the JZOS Field call, or (possibly extensive) client-side COBOL modifications.

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
    Aug 7, 2025
    .Closing, as per requester.
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