WAVV
Requirement Form
Date: 5/8/2007 Requirement #: WAVV200713
Title: (Paraphrase problem in a
single statement)Add ARITH compiler option to
COBOL/VSE
Detailed
Problem Description: (Description of what you want changed - 400 character entry limit)
Currently COBOL/VSE only
supports 18 digit packed decimal fields.
Packed decimal data in a DB2/UDB database is stored in 31 digits verses
the maximum of 18 digits in a DB2/VM/VSE database. This can produce erroneous results when processing packed decimal data that was
retrieved from a DB2/UDB database in a COBOL/VSE application.
Priority: (Select one: Urgent
- High - Medium - Low)
High
Requested
Completion Date: (When? Examples: 3 months, 1 year,
Next Release) ASAP
Requirement
Type: (Select one:
Acceptability - Compatibility/Migration - Ease of Use - Feature/Function - Performance - Reliability/Availability/Serviceability
- Packaging - Interoperability)
Feature/Function
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?)
If DB2/UDB is the suggested strategic platform
for z/VSE users, then the COBOL/VSE
compiler needs the same capabilities as those found in Enterprise COBOL for
z/OS to fully exploit the DB2/UDB architecture.
Solution: (Optional)(Desired/undesired elements Note: Making a suggestion may limit a
vendors ability to deliver a solution)
At a minimum, provide the ARITH compiler option
for COBOL/VSE
Impact: (Optional) (How
will your company’s business be affected if a solution is not delivered?)
Migration efforts to DB2/UDB will be delayed as
circumventions are developed and/or unique programs are created to fully
support processing in the DB2/UDB environment with a COBOL/VSE application.
Author Name: Karl
DeVore Author Title: Systems Engineer
Company Name: Lake
County, Illinois
&
Address: 18 N. County St. (Street Number and Name)
Dept. of Information &Technology (Department or Attention)
Waukegan, IL
60085 (City/State/Providence/PostalCode/Country)
Author E-mail: kdevore@co.lake.il.us
Telephone:
US/Canada (847) 377-2797 Extension: