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PTFs for 7.2 and 7.3 will be available for download by March 19, 2018. The PTFs provide support for a new DATA-INTO operation code, which supports any type of structured document such as JSON. DATA-INTO is similar to XML-INTO, but it requires a parser for the type of structured document. A sample JSON parser is provided with a PTF.
For information about the PTFs you need and where to find documentation, see http://ibm.biz/data-into-rpg-opcode-ptfs.
IBM agrees with the request and a solution appears to be desirable and feasible. IBM intends to provide a solution. The solution will be in the form of a new DATA-INTO operation code that can handle any structured language such as JSON or CSV. DATA-INTO requires a parser program or procedure to actually parse the document. However, the code for sample JSON parser will be provided that programmers will be able to copy and modify as needed.
The CAAC has reviewed this requirement and recommends that IBM view this as a high priority requirement that is important to be addressed.
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/
Dawn May - CAAC Program Manager
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.
Also it would be really nice if we could have a json generator like the COBOL XML GENERATE function. It seems like we should have almost all the information already defined in the data structures to do this with JSON, with the main exception of null field handling, but I think I remember another RFE to allow that on fields too. If we had both that would be awesome!
IBM has received the requirement and is evaluating it. IBM will provide a response after evaluation is complete.
Creating a new RFE based on Community RFE #90319 in product IBM i.