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Status Future consideration
Workspace IBM i
Categories Languages - RPG
Created by Guest
Created on Aug 16, 2019

RELATED IDEAS

Allow ability to control JobLog write with On-Error

Add an operational extender to the on-error opcode that would allow for control over a joblog write. When the programmer has stated that a specific error condition is trapped/controlled, we should be able to optionally suppress the job log message.

Add extender (N) or similar value to the on-error opcode: on-error(n)


Use Case:

Simple example with the common RNX0105 and %dec:

dcl-s txt char(10);
dcl-s num packed(10:0);
dcl-c NUM_LEN %len(num);
dcl-c NUM_DEC %decpos(num);
dcl-c ERR_CHAR_VALUE const(0105);

txt = '1A234';
monitor;
num = %dec(txt : NUM_LEN : NUM_DEC);
on-error ERR_CHAR_VALUE;
num = -1;
endmon;

This code will result in RNX0105 being written to the job log even though we have intentionally trapped and adjusted for the error.

This RFE is to update the on-error opcode so that
on-error(n) 0105;
would not write RNX0105
while maintaining
on-error 0105:
would still write RNX0105 to the job log.


Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jun 23, 2020

    The CAAC has reviewed this requirement and recommends that IBM view this as a medium priority requirement that should be addressed. This impacts everyone who cares about cleaning up the joblog, so it does have broad user appeal. An alternative approach would be to write selected log entries to a database table.

    Background: The COMMON Americas Advisory Council (CAAC) members have a broad range of experience in working with small and medium-sized IBM i customers. CAAC has a key role in working with IBM i development to help assess the value and impact of individual RFEs on the broader IBM i community, and has therefore reviewed your RFE.

    For more information about CAAC, see www.common.org/caac

    For more details about CAAC's role with RFEs, see http://www.ibmsystemsmag.com/Blogs/i-Can/May-2017/COMMON-Americas-Advisory-Council-%28CAAC%29-and-RFEs/

    Nancy Uthke-Schmucki - CAAC Program Manager

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Apr 21, 2020

    IBM will use this request as input to planning but no commitment is made or implied. This request will be updated in the future if IBM implements it. IBM will use votes and comments from others in the community to help prioritize this request.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Apr 17, 2020

    IBM has received the requirement and is evaluating it. IBM will provide a response after evaluation is complete.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Aug 17, 2019

    I would extend this RFE to include the MONITOR opcode. I have many customers who will not use the monitor approach because of the number of log file entries that are created. In fact I would say in many ways this is even more important for monitor that on-exit.

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