WAVV
Requirement Form
Date: 4/27/2004 Requirement #: WAVV200442
Title: (Paraphrase problem in a
single statement)Make VSE COBOL compiler
comply with the COBOL 2002 ISO standard
Detailed
Problem Description: (Description of what you want changed - 400 character entry limit)
The current COBOL for VSE
compiler complies with the 1985 COBOL standard and it's 1989 addendum. A new ISO COBOL standard is now available
that has many useful new features. The
COBOL for VSE compiler should be upgraded to support as many of these new
features as possible.
Priority: (Select one: Urgent
- High - Medium - Low)
medium
Requested
Completion Date: (When? Examples: 3 months, 1 year,
Next Release) next release
Requirement
Type: (Select one:
Acceptability - Compatibility/Migration - Ease of Use - Feature/Function - Performance - Reliability/Availability/Serviceability
- Packaging - Interoperability)
Compatibility/Migration
Business Justification:
(Why?
Non-technical business case
description. Do not reword Detailed Problem Description from above.
What are the benefits to be gained by your company, and the vendor and
others? Quantify: run time, dollars,
manpower, etc. Why should the vendor
do this for the customer?)
The 2002 ISO COBOL standard has many features
that make COBOL more useful for modern systems, as well as being more similar
to other programming languages. It
makes COBOL easier to use as well as more powerful.
Solution: (Optional)(Desired/undesired elements Note: Making a suggestion may limit a
vendors ability to deliver a solution)
This could possibly be done as part of porting
the z/OS Enterprise COBOL compiler to VSE, assuming that the z/OS compiler is
also upgraded to meet the new COBOL standard.
Impact: (Optional) (How
will your company’s business be affected if a solution is not delivered?)
Makes is harder to implement more modern
business functions, since they are not supported by the current COBOL compiler.
Company Name: FirstBank
Data Corporation
Author Name: Frank
Swarbrick Author Title: Senior Developer/Analyst
Author
Address: 12345 W. Colfax Ave. Lakewood,
CO 80215 USA
Author E-mail: frank.swarbrick@efirstbank.com
Telephone: (303) 235-1403