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Workspace IBM i
Categories Languages - Other
Created by Guest
Created on Jul 24, 2020

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Preserve case sensitivity of identifiers for COBOL web services

When creating webservices currently COBOL does not have a way preserve the case of identifier names used in the COBOL program when generating PCML.


Use Case:

When interacting with Nadir Amra from IBM, amra@us.ibm.com, whilst trying to solve a problem we were facing when creating a Cobol webservice whose parameters come in mixed case we were unable to compile the program so that the PCML that is generated preserves the case in which the parameters are defined. It seems RPG has an option DCLCASE to compile as follows:CTL-OPT PGMINFO(*PCML:*MODULE:*DCLCASE) that preserves the case. This sort of option would be the one that we are looking to have.


Idea priority High
  • Guest
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    |     Jan 25, 2023
    IBM believes that the solution for the idea described is available. PCML can be generated with mixed case identifier names by specifying the new NOMONOCASE value for the PGMINFO option on the PROCESS statement. This functionality is added by 7.4 PTF SI77581 and 7.5 PTF SI79810. The NOMONOCASE value can be specified for the PGMINFO option after the PCML value with or without the MODULE value, allowing a maximum of three values to be specified as follows: PGMINFO(PCML MODULE NOMONOCASE).

    IBM Power Systems Development
  • Guest
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    |     May 16, 2022

    New function is added by 7.4 PTF SI77581 and 7.5 PTF SI79810. The PTFs enable PCML to be created with mixed case identifier names by specifying the new NOMONOCASE value for the PGMINFO option on the PROCESS statement. This value can be specified after the PCML value with or without the MODULE value, allowing a maximum of three values to be specified as follows: PGMINFO(PCML MODULE NOMONOCASE).

    - IBM Power Systems Development

  • Guest
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    |     Oct 27, 2020

    The CAAC has reviewed this requirement and recommends that IBM view this as a high priority requirement that is important to be addressed. For those who use COBOL, this is high impact, for moving their applications to the web.

    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
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    |     Aug 19, 2020

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Power Systems
    Product - IBM i
    Component - Languages - Other
    Operating system - IBM i
    Source - None

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Power Systems
    Product - IBM i
    Component - Application Development
    Operating system - IBM i
    Source - None

  • Guest
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    |     Jul 24, 2020

    Attachment (Description): Attached is word format document which explains the problema in more detail.

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    Preserve case sensitivity of identifiers for COBOL web services.docx
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