Rational Developer for System z

3. COBOL import options

The third page of the Import COBOL Files wizard, titled COBOL Import Options, allows you to specify values for the optional settings that the service flow project tools use when generating COBOL source code files. (You will have another chance to modify these settings when you create the generation properties file.)
The following table lists each optional setting shown on the third page of the wizard. An asterisk (*) following the name of the optional setting in the first column of the table indicates that the option setting controls a COBOL compiler option. The corresponding COBOL compiler option is shown in the second column of the table. For the meaning of each compiler option see the appropriate COBOL language reference manual, such as the Enterprise COBOL for z/OS® Programming Guide.
Option: Effect:
Source platform Sets the default values for various other options on this page, including Code page, Floating-point format, and Byte order
Code page Code page used
Floating point format* Sets the FLOAT compiler option
Byte order* Sets the BINARY compiler option
External decimal sign* Sets the CHAR compiler option
QUOTE* Sets the QUOTE compiler option
TRUNC* Sets the TRUNC compiler option
NSYMBOL* Sets the NSYMBOL compiler option
Create default values from INITIAL VALUEs Disregard this option. With the service flow project tools, this option has no effect on code generation.
Create facets from level 88 VALUE clauses where possible Disregard this option. With the service flow project tools, this option has no effect on code generation.
Create null values for all fields Disregard this option. With the service flow project tools, this option has no effect on code generation.
Padding character for strings Padding character used with strings
To use this page of the wizard:
  1. Select the compiler options that you want to use.
  2. Click Finish to save the compiler options and close the editor.

When you click Finish:
  1. The wizard creates message files from the COBOL files that you specified on the first page of the wizard.
  2. The wizard creates an operations file containing the operations that you created on the second page of the wizard (if any).
  3. The wizard saves the compiler options that you selected on the third page of the wizard.
  4. The wizard closes.

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