WAVV
Requirement Form
Date: 4/11/2008 Requirement #: WAVV200812
Title: (Paraphrase problem in a
single statement)Binary truncation USAGE
clause (COMP-5) support
Detailed
Problem Description: (Description of what you want changed - 400 character entry limit)
Non-Cobol systems (DB2, C,
etc.) support binary truncation logic for binary fields. By default Cobol supports
"decimal" trucation. Cobol
offers the TRUNC(BIN) compile option, but it pertains to all binary (COMP)
fields in the entire program.
Priority: (Select one: Urgent
- High - Medium - Low)
medium
Requested
Completion Date: (When? Examples: 3 months, 1 year,
Next Release) 6 months
Requirement
Type: (Select one:
Acceptability - Compatibility/Migration - Ease of Use - Feature/Function - Performance - Reliability/Availability/Serviceability
- Packaging - Interoperability)
Interoperability
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?)
Support for the COMP-5 USAGE clause will allow
for binary truncation on a field by field basis. Also z/OS affinity.
Solution: (Optional)(Desired/undesired elements Note: Making a suggestion may limit a
vendors ability to deliver a solution)
Impact: (Optional) (How
will your company’s business be affected if a solution is not delivered?)
Author Name: Frank Swarbrick Author Title: Senior Systems Analyst
Company Name: FirstBank
Data Corporation
&
Address: 12345 W. Colfax Ave.
Lakewood, CO 80215 USA
Author E-mail: frank.swarbrick@efirstbank.com
Telephone:
US/Canada (303) 232-3000 Extension: 1403