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Currently, our information system has a Java fat client that makes ECI calls to a "for all platforms" IBM CTG to execute native COBOL programs. However, since we migrated our system to Micro Focus we intend to remove the CTG and instead use Micro Focus ECI calls. For this, I implemented the corresponding tutorial from the Micro Focus documentation and now I am already calling a COBOL program without CTG:
www.microfocus.com/.../GUID-2C6D3D41-6777-43DD-92D5-DADD952337A5.html
Even so, during the implementation of the tutorial I noticed that the information that the COBOL program will receive through the COMMAREA is passed by concatenating the fields in a Java String.
Instead, in our current scenario, the ECI calls to IBM CTG are made using a Java data structure that is generated with a WebSphere wizard starting from a COPY COBOL.
Therefore, the question is whether there is a wizard in Micro Focus to be able to generate Java data structures that can be passed by parameter in the Micro Focus ECI call.


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Currently, our information system has a Java fat client that makes ECI calls to a "for all platforms" IBM CTG to execute native COBOL programs. However, since we migrated our system to Micro Focus we intend to remove the CTG and instead use Micro Focus ECI calls. For this, I implemented the corresponding tutorial from the Micro Focus documentation and now I am already calling a COBOL program without CTG:
www.microfocus.com/.../GUID-2C6D3D41-6777-43DD-92D5-DADD952337A5.html
Even so, during the implementation of the tutorial I noticed that the information that the COBOL program will receive through the COMMAREA is passed by concatenating the fields in a Java String.
Instead, in our current scenario, the ECI calls to IBM CTG are made using a Java data structure that is generated with a WebSphere wizard starting from a COPY COBOL.
Therefore, the question is whether there is a wizard in Micro Focus to be able to generate Java data structures that can be passed by parameter in the Micro Focus ECI call.


#EnterpriseDeveloper

Hi Sergi, are you looking for a tool to generate web services and setup their data structures? If so would the IMTK tool be useful to use, see this documentation link as an egample: www.microfocus.com/.../GUID-27AFF3D7-82D9-4D92-8BF0-9F7CDAF05ACC.html


Hi Sergi, are you looking for a tool to generate web services and setup their data structures? If so would the IMTK tool be useful to use, see this documentation link as an egample: www.microfocus.com/.../GUID-27AFF3D7-82D9-4D92-8BF0-9F7CDAF05ACC.html

Hi, Kim. Thanks for answering. That said, comment that we are using version 7 of micro focus and I have observed that the link you have attached is for version 8 (I suppose that is why I have not found it). In any case, taking an initial look I think it seems that it could be what I was looking for. I'll try to check if I can implement a test case in version 7 and I'll tell you. Thank you very much again.


Hi, Kim. Thanks for answering. That said, comment that we are using version 7 of micro focus and I have observed that the link you have attached is for version 8 (I suppose that is why I have not found it). In any case, taking an initial look I think it seems that it could be what I was looking for. I'll try to check if I can implement a test case in version 7 and I'll tell you. Thank you very much again.

I am happy to read this may help, please consider to mark the thread as answered if appropriate.