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Status Future consideration
Workspace IBM i
Categories Languages - RPG
Created by Guest
Created on Oct 13, 2023

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DATA-INTO Parser can access Populating Data Structure's Field attribute details

This would allow the parser to make better decisions in many cases. 

For example, 

Example 1: If we need the add some custom logic like if a data is getting truncated. If parser have access to know the populating field attribute it will be possible to implement this logic.

Scott Klement provided the below two example in a midrange email forum.

Example 2: If an element is supposed to get a default value from the parser, should it use a *blank or 0 or d'0001-01-01'  No way to know what to pass right now because the parser knows nothing about the variable it's mapping into. 

Example 3: Suppose the parser wants to implement a feature similar to the "countprefix" feature where there is another field with a prefix that corresponds to the first field.  Since we have no way to see what is in the data structure, we can't evaluate whether there's a field with a prefix -- meaning the parser is limited in the decisions it can make with what to do with the data.

Idea priority Urgent
  • Guest
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    |     Jan 11, 2024
    IBM will use this Idea as input to planning, but no commitment is made or implied. This Idea 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 Idea.

    IBM Power Systems Development
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Dec 7, 2023
    IBM has received your Idea and is evaluating it. IBM will provide a response after evaluation is complete.

    - IBM Power Systems Development

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