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I have windows Enterprise Developer and want to compile linux executable , need clear documentation on how to achive that my server is on Redhart 9.8 Need documentation on how to configure the Windows Developer to compile Linux compatible code

Implementing a mainframe modernization project using Rocket ED and Rocket ES on AWS. Target will run on RHEL. ED v11has been installed on AWS Workspace for individual developers.ES v11 has be installed on RHEL 9.8. On the ED, developers are creating remote projects on ED installed on Single Shared Linux box where the code will be compiled and tested. During development environment setup, we experienced challenges with remote compilation/builds from Enterprise Developer (on aws workspace) to a shared Linux environment. As a workaround, we provisioned dedicated EC2 instances for individual developers, with ED installed and configured on each developer server. This approach was also intended to provide isolated development workspaces and local Git repositories for concurrent development activities.Would like to confirm:Whether provisioning a dedicated EC2 instance per developer is recommended/supported architecture for Rocket Enterprise Developer. Whether a shared Linux build environment

New Insights from Scot Nielsen, VP Product Management, Application ModernizationScot argues that technical debt should be managed as a modernization roadmap, not just a maintenance problem. He outlines a five-step approach: discover debt, map it to business impact, modernize incrementally, prevent new debt through governance and security, and make debt management an ongoing discipline. Technical readers should read this for its practical guidance on prioritizing remediation, combining AI with deterministic analysis, reducing modernization risk, and turning technical debt into a measurable driver of performance, cost optimization, and long-term agility.A 5-Step Recipe for Technical Debt Management | LinkedIn

New Thought-Leadership from Rocket's SVP of Engineering, Neil FowlerNeil Fowler challenges the myth that AI can automate application modernization end-to-end. While generative AI can accelerate code analysis, documentation, testing, and knowledge transfer, successful modernization still requires engineers to apply architectural judgment, preserve business logic, manage risk, and validate outcomes. For technical leaders and practitioners, the article offers a pragmatic framework for using AI where it adds value while avoiding the "magic button" mindset that causes many modernization efforts to fail.https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-doesnt-modernize-applications-engineers-do-neil-fowler-uwhce 

BackgroundCurrently, I have added and enabled a VSAM External Security Manager (ESM) to my Rocket Enterprise Server. I added the VSAM ESM to the security managers list at the ES Administration and Directory Server security domain levels. I can sign on using the users I manage at the ES Administration level through the VSAM ESM’s verification and authentication. The IssueAlthough I have added the same VSAM ESM I’m using at the ES Administration and Directory Server security domains to the region’s security facility configuration, I cannot start the region using any of the default users provided in the default VSAM ESM. In the region, I navigated to [General → Verify]. On the Verify page, I clicked the [Run] button and got some more insight. It seems it is successfully loading the ESM configuration “VSAM ESM”, but it has failed to initialize the SAF manager due to reason 16. The error message states, “Safmgr initialization failed, reason = 16”. I can’t start the region using the VSAM ESM

Hi all,If you originally signed up for the AI Unit Test Beta that started last month, but have yet to get started - we are running a short ‘Getting Started’ Webinar, next Thursday 16th July at 15:00 BST. Here we will provide you with all the information you need to explore the exciting prospect of using AI to create unit tests for your COBOL programs.To sign up, please follow this link - https://rocketsoftware.registration.goldcast.io/webinar/b11b290c-b0ff-4145-a55a-61e4b96cb153

I am getting BPX1SLP program not found while running a batch job. I believe BPX1SLP is IBM utility. Needs some help in fixing this issue. 

Within a "Mainframe COBOL Project," I'm trying to generate a Java client for a COBOL program. To do this, I'm using the context menu option on the COBOL program: New -> Java Interface. This has created the "Java Interfaces" path within the project, and inside that path, a file with the .xml extension containing the mapping between the Java attributes and the COBOL Linkage structure.So far, so good, but when I run the "Generate Client" option from the context menu of the .xml file, the following error message appears: "Please Set Up Java EE classpath in the properties dialog." I've been investigating, and it seems the problem is that it can't find the mfccl.jar Java library, but I don't know where I need to declare it to avoid the error and generate the Java client.Thanks.

My application jobs runs and Enterprise server and the logs are in ESCWA, i wanted to retrieve the log information from ESCWA via API. Does ESCWA provides API with all the logs details of a JOB which can be then used my process to use them in analysis.

ED V11 PU3 on windows VMHi All, Below ES Alloc override setting doesn’t take effect unless DSORG is explicitly set in the JCL. File defaults  to to PS when cataloged though. Rule:    - condition:    DSORG      value:        PS      SUBDIRECTORY: $MFSYSCATDIR\Seq---Is it working as expected? Is there a config setting that I have to set to overcome this? Regards,Karthik

Hi There,My application source code is using IKJEFT01 utility to execute PL/I DB2 program using below syntax: //DB201    EXEC PGM=IKJEFT01,DYNAMNBR=50,//  PARM=('%DBDB20 RUN,DB2(&DB2SYS)PG(&PROGRAM)PL(&PLAN)',//        'RTR(&RETRY)PRM(&PARMSTR)LNG(&LANG)RC(&RC)')//SYSTSIN  DD  DUMMYI have added below to the legacy.xml in <BatchProg> but it is not recognizing the relationship.      <item> IKJEFT01,PARM,2,PG(%P) </item>

Hi Community,I am seeking assistance regarding a persistent ORA-19702 error ("device parameter exceeds maximum length of string") occurring in an Enterprise Server 11.0 environment on Windows.Environment Summary:Product: Rocket Enterprise Developer / Enterprise Server 11.0. Architecture: 32-bit region (Working Mode 32). Database: Oracle 19c via XA interface. Switch Module: Custom-built dynamic module (ESORAXA_D.dll) compiled using the 32-bit Oracle precompiler (procob) and Microsoft Manifest Tool (mt.exe).Context and Troubleshooting History: We have already overcome several initial configuration hurdles:Current Status: The Resource Manager now initializes successfully during region startup, as confirmed by the console log: CASXO0015I DBP XA interface initialized successfully.The Current Problem: The issue arises during runtime. When a COBOL program executed via JCL attempts to open a cursor (SQL DECLARE/OPEN), the system returns: SQLCODE=-0000019702 (ORA-19702: device parameter exceeds

Environment:Product: Rocket Enterprise Developer 11.0.0.84 Platform: Windows 11 Architecture: 32-bit (Region configured with mfCAS64Bit: 0) Database: Oracle 19c (Instant Client NT 19.30, 32-bit) Region Type: Batch (JCL), although CICS personality is currently active.Problem Description: I am experiencing a critical memory failure (RTS 114 / Signal 11) in the XA switch module ESORAXA during the startup of my region PROVARE5. The region initially reports that the XA interface is loaded and initialized, but it crashes immediately when reaching the PLTPI Phase 1 (XA recovery).This crash leads to a CICS PIP1 transaction abend (ASRA), forcing the entire region to shut down before it can finish initialization.Current Console Log Snippet:CASXO0015I DBP XA interface initialized successfullyCASSI4104I PLTPI Phase 1 starting XA recovery programCASSP0014S Process termination due to RTS error. Execution error: file 'ESORAXA' error code: 114, pc=0, call=1, seg=0 114 Attempt to access item beyond bou

Summary: Rocket Analyzer is not detecting %INCLUDE statements that are wrapped in conditional compilation directives (%IF).Problem Description: We have a PL/I program `PL1PGM1.pl1` that includes a copybook `PL1INCL1.inc` which contains multiple %INCLUDE statements. Some of these includes are wrapped in conditional compilation directives using %IF statements. Rocket Analyzer's dependency analysis only detects %INCLUDE statements where the conditional compilation evaluates to TRUE based on preprocessor variable values. It excludes includes where conditions evaluate to FALSE. Example from PL1INCL1.inc%IF $COND1 = 'YES' %THEN %DO;%INCLUDE PL1INCL2;%END; %IF $COND2 = 'YES' %THEN %DO;%INCLUDE PL1INCL3;%END; %IF $COND3 = 'YES' %THEN %DO;%INCLUDE PL1INCL4;%END; Since `COND1` and `COND2` are not set to 'YES', Rocket Analyzer excludes PL1INCL2 and PL1INCL3 from the dependency graph. To check, I changed the condition %IF $COND1= 'YES' %THEN %DO; to %IF $COND1= 'NO' %THEN %DO; and the dependency n

Hi There,Is there a capability or option in Rocket Enterprise Analyzer to generate DB2 analysis reports. I need to perform an analysis for data type portability, data object compatibility for both DB2 LUW and PostgresSQL target database. and then the gap analysis.Thanks,Gauri

I have a JCL script that executes a COBOL program through a procedure (PROC0001). Specifically, the goal is to pass parameters to the procedure so that any COBOL program can be executed, and this is source code that is running in a production environment. However, when I try to run the same code on my PC with Enterprise Developer for Eclipse 11 on a Windows platform, the following errors occur:But when running the JCL script, a series of errors occur.Specifically, here is the relevant portion of the JCL script://JCL0001 JOB (0),'JCL0001',CLASS=?,MSGCLASS=?,USER=????????//STEP1 EXEC PROC=PROC0001,// PROGRAM=PGM00001,// DSN=DBP,// PLAN=PPGM0001,// LOAD1=PGMS.LIB.LOADHere I attach the part of PROC PROC0001 that I find relevant://PROC0001 PROC PROGRAM=XXXL9999,// DSN=XXX,// PLAN=XXXP9999,// LOAD1=STEC.LIBDUMMY.LOAD,// LOAD2=STEC.LIBDUMMY.LOAD,// LOAD3=STEC.LIBDUMMY.LOAD,// OUTC=*,// RGN=0K,// PARMS=&PARMSAnd the result of the execution produces the following errors:1 //JCL0001 JOB (0),

We’re looking to make some performance improvements in how we manage CICS connections from our webapps.Here’s what we’ve got:Enterprise Server v11 running a single CICS region with a CISAM data store. The CICS region has a main driver program (IMO0000) and a primary transaction ID (IMDE), both of which we can consider to be constant for all requests.  The driver program is responsible for decoding the request, and delegating to the appropriate program for processing. There is no configured service, per se, that handles these requests.  The transaction (IMDE) is wired to the default mirror program (DFHMIRS), which goes back to the ECI request to find the program name (IMO0000) to invoke. 99.999% of CICS requests come through the Java webapps over TCP.  All CICS requests are completely stateless, and each opens its own socket/connection, and closes it upon completion of the request.  The other 0.001% of CICS requests are mainly one-offs that would occur rarely during batch cycles.  We wi

The rapid rise of GenAI is transforming the way we approach legacy code and modernization. Recent breakthroughs prove that AI coding assistants can now refactor utilities, add mainframe screens, and implement logic in COBOL environments, tasks once thought immune to automation. Yet, as companies face heightened pressure to close the COBOL skills gap and accelerate transformation, an essential question emerges: How can organizations leverage AI to modernize critical workloads—without introducing risk?We believe modernization should be about more than speed; it should also be about trust, transparency, and business continuity. While Product Manager Guy Sofer's recent experiment using AI tools to update and extend a classic COBOL banking application was impressively productive—delivering in hours what once took days—it also exposed the limitations and blind spots of generic large language models. Automated code generation can overlook critical architectural layers or introduce subtle erro

I have the following JCL and called PROCJCL//QCR10201 JOB(00123-QCR-P-010,BX01),QCR,CLASS=A,MSGCLASS=X//PROCLIB JCLLIB ORDER=(PROD1.PROCLIB)//CB110201 EXEC CB110201//SYSIN DD *00179   989/*///*EOF  PROC//CB110201 PROC//CB110201 EXEC PGM=IKJEFT01//SYSDUMP DD SYSOUT=*//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*//SYSLOG DD SYSOUT=*//SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=*//SYSTSPRT DD SYSOUT=*//SYSTSIN           DD *                DSN SYSTEM(QCRS)                RUN PROGRAM(CB110201)                END/* When run it gets**** JCLCM0437E UNEXPECTED STATEMENT4 //SYSIN DD * Any ideas what is wrong?

I have PROD1.PROCLIB listed in the System Procedure Library in JES configuration.  But unless I include the JCLLIB statement in my JCL it can’t find the procedure.

Is it possible to migrate JAVA code that use JCICS in CICS Liberty server on zOS to run on Rocket Enterprise server on Linux ?  Is there any guide for such migration ?

I'm submitting a job submisison request to JESControl using the REST client to the following url  POST "">ip.address.of.server:10086/.../jescontrol" But my request is getting rate limited and I'm getting the following response: { "ErrorTitle" : "Error 429 - Too Many Requests", "ErrorMessage" : "Session limit has been reached. Please try again later."} How do I handle this response. Is the amount to wait before sending the next request is available in any HTTP header ? Usually when rate-limiting is implemented, the amount of seconds to wait will be available in the 'retry-after' header, however for the above request, I did not see any such header in the response received. So wanted to know if Enterprise Server JESControl is setting this value in any other header or if there is any other way to handle this.  Thanks for your response. Really appreciate.#EnterpriseServer

All of my requests being sent via RESTful API that previously worked have recently been receiving a 429 HTTP status code indicating too many requests have been sent to the API.I'm getting the following response:{"ErrorTitle" : "Error 429 - Too Many Requests","ErrorMessage" : "Session limit has been reached. Please try again later."}The error is a general HTTP message, not specific to the product.How do I mitigate this obstacle? What is the admin configuration setting in the Enterprise Server to extend the session limit and relax the rate-limiting?The Retry-After header is an HTTP response header that informs the client how long it should wait before making another request is commonly used in scenarios where the server cannot process the request immediately, such as rate-limiting or scheduled downtime. I do not want any of the rate-limiting or scheduled downtime that I’m currently experiencing.