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R = R in a Circle. Lizette > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Lizette Koehler > Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2017 7:59 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS, V6.1 supports the continuous > delivery model for new features > > And for those that like tiny URLs http://tinyurl.com/zdat9n9 > > IBMR Enterprise COBOL for z/OSR is a leading-edge, z/OS-based compiler that > helps you create and maintain mission-critical, line-of-business COBOL > applications to execute on your z/OS systems. Enterprise COBOL for z/OS > continues to give you access to CICSR, DB2R, IMST, and other transactional and > data systems. > > Enterprise COBOL for z/OS is enhanced to support the continuous delivery > model. > Continuous delivery allows you to receive new and enhanced capabilities > through the compiler service channel. New features and enhancements are > included in Program Temporary Fixes (PTFs) along with corrective and > preventative service. > > With continuous delivery, you benefit in receiving the new features that you > need as soon as the code is ready. You can now receive enhancements in a > faster and more continuous way without having to wait for the next release. > > Continuous delivery is already available for Enterprise COBOL for z/OS, V6.1 > with the inclusion of selected features and enhancements within recently > available PTFs. Among these additional features are enhancements that you > requested to address urgent needs and are made available continuously through > the compiler service channels to deliver: > > INITCHECK (A new compiler option to tell the compiler to look for > uninitialized data items) > Support for Dynamic storage in COBOL (PIC X(1)) linkage section items > > Continuous delivery features for Enterprise COBOL for z/OS, V6.1 are also made > available in conjunction with this announcement to help you find occurrences > of invalid data. The following are the features delivered: > > NUMCHECK compiler option to check zoned decimal (NUMERIC USAGE DISPLAY) > and packed decimal (COMP-3) data items for invalid data, and binary data items > for digits exceeding what the picture clause allows. > SSRANGE (MSG) and SSRANGE (ABD) suboptions to control the runtime behavior > of the COBOL program when an invalid subscript is detected. > > New features that are delivered through continuous delivery are often > controlled by compiler options or by usage of a new function. This gives you > the flexibility to control when you implement the new feature in your > environment. > The two features made available in this continuous delivery release are > implemented by you using options or suboptions. > > > Lizette > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] > > On Behalf Of Edward Gould > > Sent: Friday, March 10, 2017 10:53 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS, V6.1 supports the continuous > > delivery model for new features > > > > > http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ > > > ca /2/897/ENUS217-012/index.html&lang=en&request_locale=en > > > <http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep > > > _c a/2/897/ENUS217-012/index.html&lang=en&request_locale=en> > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > > email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to > [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
