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WCA4Z Explanation should display error messages when using translation to native language

WCA4Z Explanation displays errors when the generation of the explanation fails, for example if a call to the API "/explanation/PL1?level=SIMPLE" fails with the error: "stop_reason":"max_tokens". However, no error is displayed if the error happens ...
3 months ago in watsonx Code Assistant Ideas / watsonx Code Assistant for Z 5 Under review

ADDI - Program Flow and Flow Chart Updates For Sections in COBOL

ADDI is designed to pick up COBOL Paragraphs. The vendor uses the word SECTION for the COBOL paragraphs. This results in displaying the words FIRST_SENTENCES in the paragraph name in the Program Flow and Flow Chart reports. Example: Code = C100-PR...
3 months ago in watsonx Code Assistant Ideas / watsonx Code Assistant for Z 0 Under review

Field Expansion Report.

ADDI analyzes the target variable and the parent record. This is fine, but from the parent record, it jumps to all the other variables in the copy. This greatly broadens the result and adds complexity to the analysis. The only impacts from the par...
3 months ago in watsonx Code Assistant Ideas / watsonx Code Assistant for Z 0 Under review

If PCBs are passed as pointers, it is not supported in our PL1 compiler.

When clients want to see the relationship btw PL1 and IMSDB, it cannot shown. Since if PCBs are passed as pointers, it is not supported in our PL1 compiler. Background: In our client's current PL/I program, Program Communication Blocks (PCBs) are ...
9 months ago in watsonx Code Assistant Ideas / watsonx Code Assistant for Z 1 Planned for future release

Remove confusing warning WCZTM5043W about missing copybooks when running a Prepare COBOL

In WCA4Z, running Prepare COBOL always displays the warning message WCZTM5043W COBOL transformation preparation completed. Some copybooks were not found, potentially affecting the transformation process. Please ensure all required copybooks, inclu...
3 months ago in watsonx Code Assistant Ideas / watsonx Code Assistant for Z 0 Under review

Cobol to Java Transformation - Suppress Missing Copybook Error Message when Copybooks are not Required.

When preparing the Cobol to Java transformation, an Exclamation error message may be displayed indicating that copybooks are missing. “COBOL transformation preparation completed. Some copybooks were not found, potentially affecting the transformat...
12 months ago in watsonx Code Assistant Ideas / watsonx Code Assistant for Z 0 Planned for future release