Setting the data import configuration properties for COBOL files

You can set the data import configuration properties for the source COBOL file that you import into your project.

This page allows you to set the data import configuration properties for this data binding file. You can change the defaults for these properties in the Preferences page. Alternatively, you can change the properties in the source code in the Java™ editor once you close the wizard.
Once you have imported your COBOL source file into your project, you can set the data import configuration properties.
  1. Platform: select the platform on which the COBOL program runs.
  2. Code Page Selection: indicate the Codepage of the COBOL program on the target platform.
  3. To set the advanced data import configuration properties, click Show Advanced.
  4. Floating Point Format
    • IEEE 754
    • IBM® Hexadecimal
  5. Endian
    • Little: The little endian representation of integer data.
    • Big: The big endian representation of integer data.
  6. Remote integer endian
    • Little: This property complements working with user exits, such as DFHCNV macros.
    • Big: This property complements working with user exits, such as DFHCNV macros.
  7. External decimal sign
  8. Quote: A figurative constant or reserved word that represents one or more occurrences of the quotation mark character (") or of the apostrophe character (').
    • double: (")
    • single: (')
  9. Trunc: Normally, CICS® or IMS™ COBOL programs would be compiled with the TRUNC(BIN) option.
    • STD
    • OPT
    • BIN
  10. NSymbol:
    • NATIONAL: This property means that the USAGE NATIONAL clause is specified.
    • DBCS: This property means that the USAGE DISPLAY-1 clause is specified.
  11. Click Next.
Now that you have added the data import properties for your COBOL file, you can save these data bean properties.
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