Easytrieve, mainframe data tables page 7 actuarial outpost. Easytrieve can process input files sequentialvsam and read databases including adabas, db2, ca datacomdb, ims and idms. The sum of all working storage fields cannot exceed 32k workstation only. Though i had coded length 100 when define file in easytrieve,the ezt write. Easytrieve will call the cobol program with the edited field, which you can copy into an additional parameter. Pdf vax datatrieve guide to programming and customizing. If we want to have values as shown above, how should we declare the variable. I am reading ims database with easytrieve, i have a fields defined as s93v92 comp3 and this value should be written to the output file as ex 50. Line mxnual defines the detail lines for the report. Establishing initial values of working storage fields. Variable initialization value clause equivalent functionality for redefines. Specify the status parameter whenever there is a possibility for unsuccessful completion of the inputoutput request. Easytrieve guide for mainframe programmers 4 of 20 srinimf. Each execution of the dataminer job parses, compiles in storage, and executes.
Display working storage variables in spool area and then copy spool data in. Ibm imsdli applications programming manual program capabilities following is a list of some important ca easytrieve plus capabilities. When not coded with the data item, the actual field name is used as a heading. Easytrieve soc4 an old easytrieve job aborted with an 0c4 abends0c4 u0000 reason00000010 712 144 a006 program interrupt code 4 protection excp interrupt occurred at 0de6 from ep d02006061511. So far we have executed only easytrieves pgms with sql statements and called pure cobol subroutinesno db2 access. I defined the output file as below outpct 6 a and working storage variable as wpctn w 6 a. Environment section the parm statement is not supported directly by dataminer.
The tutorial does not describe all product features, and some of the described features may not be available in all implementations of the product. For the exact values, refer to the ibm cobol compiler manual for your operating system. They can either be working storage fields or fields in. Flow activates a trace of the statements being executed. Now we need to have sql statements in easytrieve and also in cobol subroutines.
It is not necessary to declare all the fields in your input file. If your organization is licensed to use easytrieve, all of the manuals are. These programs could be written by nonprogramming staff quickly and easily. Easytrieve conversions automated, maintainable, customized. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Decimal positions for numeric data items, you can indicate the number of decimal places 0 18 by adding the appropriate numeric value after the data format value. The 8 is the length in bytes, so it represents 15 digits not 16 that another.
For further easytrieve plus db2 examples, see the easytrieve plus reference manual. If we assume that your file will be in sequence, and you want the easytrieve report to give similar output to your sort control card, then. This table determines which macros are to be generated as cobol copybooks. As a result, many layouts in easytrieve programs are badly fragmented and out of order. How to convert cobol copybooks into easytrieve it would be nice to have them both in the same data dictionary. It looks like you want a summary report, so look at that. The pds must be concatenated to fjcpylb in the first step of your translator jcl. Status checks inputoutput processing to see if it was performed properly. The easytrieve presention by srinimf linkedin slideshare. Variable declaration statement has 4 mandatory parts. This video shows how to use ca easytrieve sds to create a report and submit and run it. Look at sequence, specifying the field, control, specifying the field final noprint if you dont want a final total. Easytrieve guide for mainframe programmers 5 of 20 srinimf. If your site is only ever going to do this once, you can consider the manual way.
Easytrieve plus methods of defining all types of record structures and field formats are consistent and easy to use, including. A larger project may involve multiple language conversions assembler, pli, cobol, etc. But if we want to declare any variable in the middle of program logic activity section, we can do so, by using the keyword define and the letter w working storage variable at the start position as shown above for netpay note. Dfsortsyncsort icetoolsynctool idcams fileaidfilemanager iebptpch isrsupc easytrieve using rexx checking with execio listdsi using sort is the easiest. These easytrieve pgms also calls cobol subroutines which is also having sql access to db2 statements. Start position of the variable should be given as w for working storage variables.
Compiling cobol with truncopt option will increase the maximum value of 2byte and 4byte fields to their maximum capacity. Easytrieve plus db2 page 10 information systems training is training. Working storage fields must be uniquely named within working storage. For this i have declared the variable as 1 p 5, but its giving invalid declaration. Easytrieve language conversions are often only part of a companys overall attempt to optimize their it operations. The heading can be specified by simply using the heading parameter of the field definition. The articles in this section explain how to write ca easytrieve programs. The below tutorial gives brief overview of easytrieve. This chapter tells you how to define files, tables, records and working storage in migration. Variable declaration comment lines continuation character.
The point statement in easytrieve points a record on a keyed file. Pansophic systems, incorporated, 1983 computer programs. If your site is going to do this in multiple programs, either use the exit method or at least try to create a macro to do the manual method. The difference is mainly in the reporting engine, but since youll just be extracting to flat files to download, you may not even need to contend with that. This award winning software program was used on mainframe computers to provide fast and efficient reports and programs.
Cobol stands for common business oriented language. Easytrieve define wsvariable w 1 n define wsvariable w 1 n. The problem is that easytrieve allows fields to be defined out of sequence. For working storage fields, this is the defined field, or the base field if the defined field is a redefinition. Ibm imsdli applications programming manual program capabilities following is a list of some important caeasytrieve plus capabilities. It can sort and manipulate data, and invoke other programs for additional processing. Allows fixed, variable, undefined, or spanned record formats. It can take a value from the set of integers between 0149 or from one of the special level. Using easytrieve sds to create and run mainframe reports. And i found from the available easytrieve manual that before decimal declaration must be greater than or equal to the after decimal declaration.
The indicated external table file is not in ascending sequence by the defined argument arg, or the table has a duplicate key. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. Host variables a host variable is a data item declared in cobol to use it in embedded sql. The biggest challenge writing the translator was to translate the easytrieve defined record and working storage layouts to cobol. Conversion of cobol copybooks to easytrieve format. Declaring working storage variables in easytrieve this is a part of easytrieve variable declaration.
The programming lessons section is a tutorial for persons who are familiar with data processing concepts. Intended audience this manual assumes you have a working knowledge of datatrieve, or you know the basic concepts of data processing and are familiar with the vms operating system. The input file contains the data of all the employees as shown below. Easytrieve plus programming table of contents sysedcomputer education techniques, inc. In united states, if you would like to earn free stocks, credit card. All of the files, their associated fields, and working storage fields in your. This example illustrates that static working storage fields are not copied to work files and therefore are not sequenced, as are nonstatic type w fields. Easytrieve free download as powerpoint presentation. The cblcnvrt cobol to caeasytrieve plus routine converts cobol file. Easytrieve, mainframe data tables actuarial outpost. Declaring working storage variables in easytrieve use. You can define working storage fields anywhere in a easytrieve library section, activity, or procedure.
The us department of defense, in a conference, formed codasyl conference on data systems language to develop a language for business data processing needs which is now known as cobol. The specified record length for a file with variable length records must include. I want to know how to define a variable with decimal point in ezytrieve. Portal manuals references downloads info programs jcls mainframe. Easytrieve a007 table input is not in sequence filename. Caeasytrieve calls the three sections environment library, and activity lets look at all three, and again you will see how similar dataminer and caeasytrieve truly are. Cobol is used for writing application programs and we cannot use it to write system software. Easytrieve is designed as an easy to use language for quickly generating reports from databases and other data sources. What i do is to compile a cobol program with the compile listing to show. Variables variable declaration declaring working storage variables comp and comp3. Sequence tells that the report needs to be sorted first by branch in ascending order and then the totalsal in descending order. For employee table, host variable declaration is look like as follows.
Try %cblcnvrt macro of easytrieve i think its new function within 1. Table name that contains the list of easytrieve macros that qualify for file record or working storage copybook layout. Defining all field formats, including binary and unsigned packed fields. Number of bytes the variable occupies note that this is not number of digits but number of. Easytrieve sample program display totals and summary. The static field shown in the previous example contains the value seven 7 at the time any averaging is performed at endofreport. Heading report headings can be supplied in the field definition of a data item. Skills for other programming languages are not required. How many ways are there to identifying answer fred. Any host variables referred to in a declare statement must already have been defined in. Software solutions by custom computer solutions, inc.