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Status Future consideration
Workspace z/OS Connect
Created by Guest
Created on Nov 2, 2017

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Omit low-valued numerics: New advanced output option for z/OS Connect services.

We want to have a new service advanced output option like "Omit low-valued numerics". Or we want to have the "Omit fields with uniform byte values 0x00" advanced output option to take effect on numeric fields as it does on non-numeric field ? It now applies only to string fields.
As long as a numeric field is not pure BINARY or COMP OR COMP-5, this option could apply. For instance, if my field QD5015A2_DAT_EMPLOI PIC 9(8) contained ALL X'00' (LOW-VALUES) z/OS Connect would omit this field in the output JSON ... This way, we could distinguish between a null value and a zero value... And, it would become symetrical with the way input numeric fields are treated (with the Initialize field not checked). If they are omitted in the JSON, binary zeroes are put in the numeric input field in the data structure.

Idea priority High

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