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There’s one day left in our virtual user group. Recordings from Days 1 and 2 are now available, and the final live session is coming up Thursday, Nov 20 at 11:00 a.m. EST. Day 1 — Thurs, Nov 6: Product Review & Roadmap Deep dive into ChangeMan ZMF 8.3 Patch 1 (8.3.1) enhancements and an exclusive preview of 8.3 Patch 2 (8.3.2), targeted for mid‑Q1 2026. Watch the recording. Day 2 — Thurs, Nov 13: Customer Spotlights Real-world experiences, challenges, successes, and practical insights from two customers. Watch the recording. Last day — Thurs, Nov 20 at 11:00 a.m. EST: Open Forum — The Future of ZMF An open discussion on evolving mainframe needs: Git integration, VS Code, DevOps, and more. Bring your questions and ideas to help shape the roadmap. Register here.Watch the recordings and join us for the live open forum next week— we’d love your input.Thanks for being part of the ChangeMan ZMF community — we look forward to hearing your thoughts and continuing the conversation. 

[Originally posted 10-18-2022]Rocket UniVerse 12.2.1 FAQs

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[Originally posted 08-24-2023]Rocket AccuTerm 8.1.1 FAQ 

Is there anyone in this forum who uses MobiusView, A&AS, Mobius Server? I'm looking for some guidance regarding these softwares. ------------------------------Howard AndersonSystem AdminRaymond James & Associates, Inc.St. Petersburg FL US------------------------------

Hi, we're actually running ChangeMan ZMF 8.3.0 and we're planning ChangeMan activities for next year. I've seen that ChangeMan 8.3.2 should be out in 2026 Q1 so I was searching informations about this version. Is there already a list of fixes and enhancements planned for 8.3.2? I would like also to ask where is the link for the ChangeMan ZMF versions / EOS dates matrix. Thank you. ------------------------------Stefano AntoniazziRaiffeisen Information Service------------------------------

Hi everyone,Enrique Murphy, Software Architect at Aleator Software and a long-time MultiValue (MV) developer, has just released a video addressing the biggest challenge facing our community today: MV Application Modernization to meet the demands of the AI Revolution. We all know the power, robustness, and performance of our MV applications, which have been backbones for decades. But with the shift from simple LLM assistants to transformative Agentic AI, the time to modernize is now. What is the Real Challenge? The path to modernization requires exposing MV functionality through APIs (Application Programming Interfaces). We look at tools like Rocket Multivalue Integration Server (MVIS), which is powerful and capable of exposing MV BASIC subroutines as standard RESTful APIs. However, the video uncovers the two real architectural challenges when trying to build APIs from our traditional MV applications as they are:   Business Logic Refactoring: Most existing MV BASIC subroutines were desi

Hi everyone,A few weeks ago, Scot Nielsen, Vice President of Product Management, sat down with Channel Insider to discuss COBOL modernization, a topic that continues to shape enterprise technology strategies.The conversation explored some of the most pressing challenges organizations face when not modernizing COBOL systems, including:Preserving decades of proven business logic without disrupting operations   Making COBOL development attractive and streamlined for both seasoned engineers and new talent   Ensuring robust security for COBOL applications at the core of business, especially when integrated with numerous third-party services“We want to find ways to always help the organization leverage those [proven COBOL applications] rather than having to do something more profoundly risky like a rewrite. From a high-level perspective, it’s about leveraging what works — what you know works as an organization — rather than ripping it out and starting again.”Scot NielsenIf you hear question

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the Rocket® Mobius® Forum—a dedicated space for our Mobius community to connect, learn, and grow together.This forum is your hub for:Exclusive resources and best practices: Access insights, how-tos, and success stories to help you get the most out of Mobius. Peer-to-peer connections: Share experiences, ask questions, and collaborate with fellow Mobius users. Special events and discussions: Stay tuned for community events, challenges, and opportunities to be recognized for your contributions.Your participation will shape this community. Whether you’re new to Mobius or a seasoned expert, your voice matters here.✅ Subscribe to get notified about new conversations and updates.✅ Visit the Let’s Get Started section to learn more about the platform.✅ Post your first message—introduce yourself, share a tip, or ask a question!Let’s make this forum a dynamic, supportive space for everyone. We can’t wait to see what we’ll accomplish together!

Hi everyone,A few weeks ago, Scot Nielsen, Vice President of Product Management, sat down with Channel Insider to discuss COBOL modernization, a topic that continues to shape enterprise technology strategies.The conversation explored some of the most pressing challenges organizations face when not modernizing COBOL systems, including:Preserving decades of proven business logic without disrupting operations   Making COBOL development attractive and streamlined for both seasoned engineers and new talent   Ensuring robust security for COBOL applications at the core of business, especially when integrated with numerous third-party services“We want to find ways to always help the organization leverage those [proven COBOL applications] rather than having to do something more profoundly risky like a rewrite. From a high-level perspective, it’s about leveraging what works — what you know works as an organization — rather than ripping it out and starting again.”Scot NielsenIf you hear question

Anyone ran into the following? And knows a solution?Environment:Uniface 10.4.02.58 on Windows 10 and RedHat 9.4 Linux Character set for I/O ($DEF_CHARSET: - Windows: CP1252 (default) - Linux: LATIN1 (default)Oracle Database 19c, NLS_CHARACTERSET defined as WE8ISO8859P15; this is supposed to be ISO 8859-15 including £ and € GBP pound sign £ stored in a database table or returned in the text of a Stored Package is displayed in Uniface (both Windows GUI and Linux CHUI) as #. Setting $DEF_CHARSET on the client(s) and userver to UTF8 helps, but has a negative side effect on tables with column LONG RAW, such as PRATT. 

visual cobol program - calling a PCO program - animation shows it calls the PCO, and then continues on - but the PCO seems to be doing NOTHING, even tho we put a display as the first line to execute in the the pro cobol pgm ....  where to start looking at what is wrong

Hi freaksI'm trying to install a listing view for all objecttypes (Thanks David)Working well for almost all object types but not for libprc, libsnp, ...As URL I got only the libraryname but not the procedure nameexpected:   libprc:my_library/prc=my_procactual:       libprc:my_libraryIs this[   ] a bug[   ] a feature[   ] sorry, never intended to work[   ] ...Ingo

Under the Hood: Uniface’s Chromium Framework Gets a Major Security and Performance UpgradeBy Jie Wu,  Software Engineer III As a Uniface engineer, I’m excited to share some big news with all of you who build, maintain, and run Uniface applications: we’ve just shipped an upgrade to the Chromium Embedded Framework (CEF) in Uniface patch 10.4.03-028. If you’re using the HTML widget or working inside the Uniface IDE, this will directly impact your daily work—for the better.Why This MattersAt its core, Uniface leverages Chromium (the open-source backbone of browsers like Chrome and Edge) for HTML rendering and JavaScript execution. This means that whenever you embed web content in your app—be it dashboards, rich UIs, or integrations—you get the same level of power and security that powers modern browsers. By upgrading CEF from version 123.0.7 (Chromium 123.0.6312.46) to CEF 141.0.5 (Chromium 141.0.7390.55), we’re delivering the latest security patches and features, closing the door on previ

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We create update STD calendars in December to exclude dates (holidays, etc.) to prevent jobs using the calendar from loading into the schedule.  These are normally updated once per year, however, one of the calendars were updated 2X since 10/2025.  While I don’t think it’s possible, does anyone know if there is function, job, etc., we can run that would show the calendar Holidays prior to 10/2025 for a specific calendar?

Join Zain Master, Senior Product Manager, as he gives you the MVIS Full Monty. In this 30-minute video, you will be given an overview of the platform's features and value, some use cases, and even a development roadmap.

Hi.Following our migration from MF Enterprise Developer to Rocket Cobol for VSCode, we are experiencing some Language Server errors in VSCode that do not show up in MF, but we are unable to figure out how to fix them. We assume is probably related to missing or incorrect compiler directives, but we are not sure. This is the actual configuration of Cobol directives in MF: ​​​​​​And this is the configuration of Cobol Default Directives on Rocket Cobol (basically replicating the ones in MF, but including a few extra ones, like assign”external” to fix some COBCH0005 errors)  However, with this configuration, we are seeing some errors, such as COBCH0641 , COBCH0628 or COBCH0002, and  we have no clue how to fix them. Here are some of them: (at least we can see the OUTLINE section seems to be working fine and recognizing Cobol structures) Any idea how to ensure Language Server behaves in the same way as MF ? We are NOT using directives.mf files so far, but direct configuration on the Rocket C

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I'm excited to share my work on integrating Model Context Protocol (MCP) with Rocket UniVerse!  What is MCP?Model Context Protocol is a new standardized way for AI assistants like ChatGPT and Claude to connect with external data sources and tools. Think of it as a the USB-C connector that lets AI assistants securely interact with your databases, APIs, and business systems. Why This Matters for MultiValueThis integration opens up powerful new possibilities for UniVerse users:- AI assistants can directly query your UniVerse databases- Natural language database interactions- Automated data analysis and reporting The ImplementationI've built an MCP server that enables seamless communication between AI assistants and Rocket UniVerse databases. This allows Claude and other AI tools to understand and work with your MultiValue data in real-time. Watch the DemoI've created a video walkthrough showing this in action:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdW6NvHuF_U In the video, you'll see:- How the M

Just putting this out there. I’ve had a couple of cases where people upgraded D3 to 10.3.3 or 10.3.4 and started having weird problems with MVSP. In both cases, we upgraded MVSP to 1.8.21 and it solved the issue. When upgrading D3, it’s not good to simply restore your existing MVSP account, especially if you’re going to 10.4. Anybody out there ready to upgrade, please contact me so I can get you the MVSP 1.8.21 version and help you install it. The reason it’s not posted in the RCP Downloads is because the pseudo tape is NOT a patch but rather an account-save, and the steps are different. We can post all day long, but afraid that the instructions will not get read and someone will try to use it as a patch.Most of you know where to find me (bcram@rocketsoftware.com) and many of you already have my cell phone number. If you can’t get to me by other means, just reply to this and I’ll reach out.

I am converting code from native COBOL to .NET and am looking for suggestions whereby in native COBOL I am using a dictionary that is set as an external item so that it can be referenced by a number of programs (DLL’s) but as this is not supported in .NET so I am trying to figure out a viable alternative.Any thoughts or suggestions?