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Our request is more related to a 'best practice' advice on how to overcome this issue. In any 'traditional' software development scenario, a developer would run the precompiler and the compiler to generate an executable file plus a '.bnd' file.After these two steps are complete, a user (usually with the proper BIND privileges and SELECT/INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE on DB2 objects) which may or may not be the same user that ran the precompile and compile steps, would run the BIND command to generate the package within DB2 and thus, leaving the program ready for execution.Within MicroFocus' Enterprise Development IDE, this process is done by the ECM in a single step.In our shop, we have a requirement from IS Department to have a predefined user to hold the 'BIND with OWNER' privilege and SELECT/INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE on all tables as the ONLY user to be the OWNER of all packages. After implementing our project, we are getting SQLCODE -

Hello out there, I'm using  Enterprise Developer for z/Enterprise V. 2.2. I've created a Remote Mainframe COBOL Project and trying to create a single executable file. Additional Object-Files (say, myfile.o), which need to be linked to the single executable file, reside on a remote path, e.g. "/mypath/repo", on the UNIX system. The remote path is accessible from the MFED-system using Samba. So the complete path to the object file on the remote machine looks like this: /mypath/repo/myfile.o I've tried to add it via MicroFocus Build Configuration "additional link file - add external file"s. I can browse the UNIX file system and add it and in the item list the path looks ok, just like given above. However, when I build, the path is being converted to the Windows-format and it is not found: [cobollink] Linking (64-bit) myprog...[cobollink] cob64 -g -x -omyprog myprog.o C:\\mypath\\repo\\myfile.o -U [cobollink] cob64: error opening: C:\\m

Problem What is the fastest way to invalidate a very large number of items (or ALL items) in a workspace ? Resolution The fastest way is to use  the "INVALIDATE WORKSPACE"  process. - Open the EA Administrator tool and select "Inavlidate workspace" from the ADMINISTER menu. NOTE : This will invalidate ALL sources within the workspace selected. This process will cleardown all the workspace information but it keeps all settings and options and all customer created objects, for example clipper queries, etc. This process will select all registered items, in all projects and invalidate them. It is also possible to run this process in batch, via the Invalidate.bj. An example is attached. To use this example.. 1. Unzip Invalidate.bat into a directory of your choice 2. Modify contents to match the installation environment and workspace name 3. Run from a DOS command line or via a schedul

Problem After verification, it is possible to view the source in the Enterprise Analyzer browser EDIT view by double clicking the entity, example : PROG.CBL. When accessing the same program in Interactive Analysis, the source pane is empty. What could cause this problem and how can it be avoided ? Resolution The EA browser EDIT pane, shows the actual source from the file registered in EA. Interactive Analysis shows the detail stored in the repository after verification, so if there is a reason for failure during verification, the detail may not have been stored in the repository. For example, if the verification fails with SEVERE 701: Program was found in the repository without any references from a legacy file. Enterprise Analyzer found inconsistency in the repository and attempted to fix it.   The solution to this problem is 1. Remove the offending source file from the workspace 2. Re-r

Problem Does Enterprise Analyzer(EA)  support analysis of Pro*COBOL code?   Resolution Oracle provides a COBOL pre-compiler for their SQL engine called Pro*COBOL. The programs that are processed by Pro*COBOL contain embedded SQL statements that will be expanded to COBOL calls by Pro*COBOL. It is far better to be able to load the programs before they have been through Pro*COBOL as this then allows you to perform analysis on the SQL statements and the original COBOL code.   EA is setup to be able to process SQL statements embedded inside COBOL and PL/I programs and will process Oracle SQL that is used in either of these languages. There are a number of clipper queries that have been setup that can be used.   These can be used to assit with: Searches for SQL syntax

Problem:   Can the Cobol margins be changed within Enterprise Analyzer? Resolution: The legacy.xml file allows users to tailor how Enterprise Analyzer (EA) processes source modules. The legacy.xml file is read from two locations. The workspace version, where it is read from the main workspace directory. The installation version, where it is read from the <production installation dir>/data directory. Entries made in the workspace version of the legacy.xml file will override and or, be merged with, the installation version. Also, when updates are applied to EA, the installation version can be overwritten, so any changes that are made to that file can be lost. It is recommended that modifications are only made to the workspace version of the legacy.xml. To make the initial version of the workspace legacy.xml, a copy of the legacy.xml fr

  Problem With some versions of Cobol, particularly ACU Cobol, it is possible to have a program where area A starts in column 1 and copybooks where area A starts in column 8. Can these source files be loaded into EA? Resolution It is possible to have mixed format source files and copybooks. A single program or copybook must be in only one format, ie area A starts in column 1 or in column 8. A single file cannot have a mixed layout. What is possible is that a program can be in one format and the copybooks that it uses in another format. An example of this is the standard ACU demo of WinHelp.cbl and the winhelp.def copybook. From Enterprise Analyzer (EA) 3.4 Hot Fix 8 and EA 3.5 Hot Fix 2 there is now a new workspace option for the ACU

Problem. After changing a user password in Oracle, Enterprise Analyzer will not open a workspace owned by that user.Enterprise Analyzer displays the message :     ORA-01017 Access Denied.How can this be corrected? Resolution. When a user password is changed in Oracle, the password also has to be changed in the <workspace> .rwp file. The user and password are kept in the <workspace>.rwp file and are encrypted, so they cannot be manually changed in any editor. To correct the user password, the <workspace>.rwp file must be recreated using the BUILD NEW CONNECTION process. Incident#2670712 #Workspace

Problem. When trying to load/open the FLOWCHART view in Interactive Analysis (HyperView), the following error is displayed “Fail to load and initialize components Loading - HCParagraphNET.HCParagraphControl - Invalid class string. Looking for object with ProgID: HCParagraphNET.HCParagraphControl” How can this be avoided.?  Resolution This is caused by a problem in the registration of module HCParagraphNet.dll When you run REGASM.EXE do as follows... - Open DOS command "As Adminstrator" - use the command    CD "c:\\Program Files (x86)\\Micro Focus\\Enterprise Analyzer\\Bin"    press enter - use the command  " c:\\WINDOWS\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework\\v2.0.50727\\RegAsm.exe" HCParagraphNET.dll   press enter NOTE :   This directory changes with the version of the .NET framework you have installed.     Incident#2678924

My mouse cursor is keep blinking with busy circle when on carpet CO hovering over bankdemo carpet and give click on. Please help me to solve this problem. I have installed Enterprise Developer Personal Edition. Thanks, Regards.  #EnterpriseDeveloper

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  Problem What needs to be installed on a machine to be able to make use of the new Enterprise Analyzer (EA) Java parser that is supplied with EA 3.5? Resolution For the new EA Java parser to work, the minimum installation is the 32bit Java 7 runtime environment. The new EA Java parser will work with later versions of Java and the full range of Java products. As EA is a 32bit product the EA Java parser will work only with the 32bit Java runtime, it will not work with the 64bit Java runtime.   Incident #2685255

  Problem With previous versions of Enterprise Analyzer, the Java parsing was done by a supplied Enterprise Analyzer(EA) plug-in called “Java add-on”. This was shipped with the EA product, but is not shipped with version 3.5.  Where can it be downloaded from? Resolution With the release of EA 3.5, the Java parser has been moved into the main EA product and is now part of the core product. This means that the Java add-on is no longer supplied with EA. Any new workspaces that are created with the 3.5 product will automatically make use of the new Java parser. If EA is being upgraded from an earlier version of the product, then the Java add-on that was supplied with the earlier product can continue to be used. In fact, if a workspa

Problem: “A performance issue between 2 MS SQL Server environments has been highlighted. One environment runs certain clipper queries in a few seconds, and the other in a few minutes. How can each environment be analyzed to identify any potential problem areas, which may cause such a difference in performance?” Resolution: Database Issues With full MS SQL server installs, there is the ‘Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (MSSMS)’ tool that allows you to connect to MS SQL Server databases and perform tasks on the server including run queries on the databases. Within MSSMS, it is possible to view the properties of a given server. The properties of the two servers can be compared to see if they have been configured in the same way. The server properties that should be compared are:           The amount of memory that has be

I am trying to configure External security manager using open ldap server. Openldap client and microfocus installed on 1 server. Openldap is installed on 2nd server Following steps have been performed using the link below: Installing the required schema extensionsConfiguring the OpenLDAP serverCreating standard Micro Focus application containersAdding default MFDS users, user groups and resources http://documentation.microfocus.com/help/index.jsp?topic=/com.microfocus.eclipse.infocenter.enterpriseserver.unix/HHSACHESSA25.html I will try to attach logs and other schema info.  While adding LDAP security manager in Microfocus using Enterprise server security option (left hand menu option) I am experiencing connection issue: SF0027E

Problem: db_owner privileges are required for users using enterprise databases (Oracle, DB2, SQL Server) with Enterprise Analyzer.  In some cases, these privileges are considered elevated and difficult to assign to general users.  DBAs may be reluctant to grant these privileges. User is requesting if there are alternatives to db_owner privileges. Resolution: db_owner is only absolutely required when using SQL Express workspaces as this involves creating a database at the time the Workspace is required. For enteprise databases, other privileges can be granted. Roles: db_writer, db_reader Permissions: USE mydatabase; GRANT ALTER TO myuser; GRANT REFERENCES TO myuser; GO

Problem: The login screen for Enterprise View (EV) is displayed and a user can login, but the display of the main screen starts to load and does not complete. The message "loading data please wait" is displayed and then system hangs without the load completing. Why is this happening and how can this be avoided? Resolution: EV requires that the compatibilities options are turned on when using the newer versions of Internet Explorer (IE). From IE version 11, IE has changed the way that the compatibility options are set.IE will try to automatically turn on compatibility mode when you enter a website, so that compatibility mode is not always set on. The problem is that IE v11 does not always identify that a website needs compatibility mode, so does not always turn in on for sites that need it. To help wi

Problem: Application Data View does not appear to work for normal metrics. Why is this happening? Resolution: Within the Application Data View (APD) part of Enterprise View (a web interface that allows users to create charts and dashboards based on the metrics that are collected when entities in a workspace are verified), it does not display normal metrics. APD only works with metrics that are defined as external.   External metrics can be loaded into Enterprise View via the import utility and can be assigned to tags that have been created within the workspace that is being used by Enterprise View.   Application Data View allows users to create charts based on this data.   The standard charts and graphs that are created in Enterprise View will work with the metrics that

  Problem: Within Enterprise View (EV), from the configuration menu, there is the workspaces option that allows you to change the Workspace that is being viewed. EV does not always change to the new workspace. Why is this happening and how can this be avoided? Resolution: When you select the change option to enter the location of the new Workspace repository file (rwp file) that you want to use, EV will perform validation on the file when you use/press the save button. As part of the save process, EV will restart and present you with the login screen. It is only once that login has been completed will it be clear if the new workspace file is considered valid. If the validation fails, then EV will not change the rwp file it is using.

Problem: Enterprise View (EV) login screen is not centred on the screen and has a thick black border. Other windows displayed in EV have a thick border and when you try to move a window it blanks out the screen. Why is this happening and how can this be avoided? Resolution: EV requires that the compatibilities options are turned on when using the newer versions of Internet Explorer (IE). For IE version 10, the compatibility view can be turned on in two places. The main place is the developer tools, which is either selected via the tools menu or the F12 key. When setting the compatibility mode, it only needs to be set to IE10 compatibility view, it does not need to be set to an earlier browser setting. The second place is the compat

I am very new to Enterprise Developer.  In fact, I'm just trying to work through the MF Tutorial on JCL.  I teach a class on JCL and hope to be able to use this software with students.   So here is the deal I open Server Explorer.  I choose Local Host but when I try to right click I get nothing.  This past summer when I was messing with the software I was able to create 3 servers and I see all three of them.  But I am now unable to create any servers. Any ideas?#EnterpriseDeveloper

Dear All, I installed a fresh copy of Micro Focus E.S and after the install I could see the ESDEMO server in the administration page. I tried to start the server and faced the following issue CASSI4002W Error (CONNECT_ERROR) binding to MFDS Can some one please let me know what I could be doing wrong? Starting the server is the first thing I tried just after the install. Is there some step that I have missed? #EnterpriseServer

Problem: MFDS is being run under External security manager MLDAP.   A problem is seen when starting the regions DEVA and DEVB. Console log shows "User mfuser not authorized to start ES "DEVA1CA1", region terminating.". Note that mfuser has been assigned to the group #GAdmin and #DSAdmin.  Console.log:  140204 08322959      31451 DEVA1CA1 ESFMI0200I Loaded module mldap_esm for ESM (1) "MLDAP": MLDAP ESM version 1.16.2 08:32:29 140204 08322966      31451 DEVA1CA1 CASSE0033E User mfuser not authorized to start ES "DEVA1CA1", region terminating. 08:32:29  Solution:  As the above messages show, they are getting permission error when starting a region using casstart. The error message means that default user mfuser needs to be added to external security module.  The mfuser must exist and must be part of the OPERCMDS group (this is the group th

Problem:  The customer has MF COBOL installed on a machine where both dev1 and dev2 regions are running. The machine also has an OpenLDAP client installed.  OpenLDAP server is running on another server. On this server, the user created a standard MF application containers and added default MFDS users, user groups and resources. When they added mldap_esm in Enterprise server as external security manager they are getting a connection error.  SF0027E Error 16/101/4 SAFMGR initialization failed: Error reported by ESM Module  Journal.txt show:  8301:4112513904 SA0203C ESM Module "LDAP" initialization failed (code 4) 8301:4112513904 SA1010E ESM1: Could not connect to LDAP server 8301:4112513904 SA1020E ESM1: Could not connect to LDAP Server at "camdv2lmfc01:389"  and the ldapsearch command executed successfully from LDAP client  to LDAP server:  /usr/bin/ldapsearch -x -b 'dc=cammis-xerox

Dear All, We are planning to migrate a Micro Focus Enterprise Server 6.0 with Netexpress 5.1 installation to a new setup of Micro Focus Enterprise Server and Enterprise Developer 2.2.  If we export the configurations from the older version will I be able to use them with the newer version, and if so how complex would it be? #EnterpriseServer