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Problem : What extension should be used for MPS record layouts files in Enterprise Analyzer  ? Resolution : MPS record layout files are generally used in PLI programs so should be treated like PLI Include files. If the physical MPS file has no extension at all, it is recommended to change the extension to .PLINC or an extension like .MPS If the physical MPS files already have an extension not known to Enterprise Analyzer, this extension can be added for PLI Include files in the workspace options. If there is a requirement to distinguish between the physical .MPS and normal .PLINC files, any "new" extension can be added for PLI Include files in the workspace options. To add the "new" extension for PLI Include files.... - Open EA - From the TOOLS menu, choose WORKSPACE OPTIONS. - Open the REGISTRATION tab - Highlight "PLI Include File" in the left hand pane. - Right click in the right hand pane and click ADD, then enter .MPS (or any "NEW" extension dedicated to MPS files) - Click AP

Problem : Clipper queries can be run in batch by using the ClipperSearch.BJ, which is designed to run one query at a time. How can multiple queries be run in batch using this process? Resolution : To run clipper queries in batch, the ClipperSearch.Bj should be run, with an associated ClipperMetrics.bj and/or ClipperDetail.bj. Example separate .bat files that run the standard "Dead Statements" and "Possible Sign Loss" clipper queries are included in the attached zip file.  (Clipper_DeadStatements.bat and Clipper_PossSignLoss.bat) The easiest way to run multiple queries is to have separate .Bat files that can be run as Windows tasks, or to run the .bat files from a command line manually. To speed up this process, an "outer" .bat file can be used which runs any number of the separate clipper queries.bat files.  This .bat file can be run manually from a command line, as a windows task or even as part of the Batch Refresh Process. An example of this file to run both of the standar

Problem: Can Batch Refresh Process (BRP) be run in "silent mode" or unattended ?  Resolution: If the Batch Refresh Process (BRP) is run in a .bat file, via a windows started task, it is possible to schedule the process to run at anytime and to run under any user. When the BRP starts, a Hyper Code Converter (HCC) window is opened, but only if the windows task is run under the user that is logged in at the time the task runs. If the user assigned to the task is not logged in, the HCC window is not displayed and the BRP will run successfully without manual interaction. Make sure that the user the task will run under, has the correct authority, access, etc.   Incident# 2652165 #SupportTip#BatchRefreshProcess#EnterpriseAnalyzer#BRP

Problem : Does Enterprise Analyzer support ACUCOBOL and how is it configured ?  Resolution : Yes, Enterprse Analyzer does support ACUCOBOL  To configure the Enterprise Analyzer  tool... - Open EA Administrator tool - From the ADMINISTER menu, choose "Configure Micro Focus Enterprise Analyzer" - Make sure the follow items are configured ON      COBOL      ACUCOBOL -GT(R)      Other Environments   - If any of these options are changed to be checked ON, any existing workspaces must be UPGRADED  to prepare them for ACUCOBOL.   There are some Workspace settings to be aware of...   - Open EA - From the OPTIONS menu, choose WORKSPACE OPTIONS - Open the REGISTRATION tab, then open the EXTENSIONS tab. - Extensions for ACUCOBOL source files are controllled through the COBOL option.    - Open the VERIFICATION tab, then open the LEGACY DIALECTS tab. - COBOL DIALECT should be set

Problem: When trying to access Interactive Analysis, the message "HyperCode Queue is not Empty" is displayed and Interactive Analysis will not start.  How can this be avoided.?  Resolution: This is basic functionality of the Enterprise Analyzer product. It is correct behaviour for Interactive Analysis functionality to refuse to open until the HyperCode Queue is empty. To enable Interactive Analysis to start, the HyperCode Queue needs to be empty. It is possible to manage the records in the HyperCode Queue, by removing or deleting unwanted or locked records as follows.. - Open EA Administration Tool - From the TOOLS menu, choose MANAGE QUEUE - Select the RWP for the required workspace and click OPEN - When the dialogue opens, from the QUEUE menu, choose SHOW ALL This will show what is in the queue waiting to be processed. You can manage these processes from this dialogue. NOTE : To be able to manage the queue, you must be a master user of the relevant Workspace. Inc

Problem: In the Control Panel of Windows 7 64-bit, the icon for the Micro Focus XDB Server MFE 3.1 service is not showing. It uses "Blank Window" instead.  There is a KB article about this with the following resolution: Server is there as a service and it is working so asked customer to add xcplmfe31.cpl to the %WINDIR%\\SYSTEM32 directory.  I have done this, but then the XDB Server MFE 3.1 disappears from the Control Panel.  By deleting the member from the SYSTEM32 directory, this made the "Blank Window" appear again in the Control Panel. I will guess there is a different solution in Windows 7 64-bit. Resolution: With the advent of Windows 7, Microsoft now expects control panel applets to be EXE files.  We can't change the MFE 3.1 installation.  However, we have added a new file to the distribution that is installed with the latest Web Syncs, xcplmfe31.exe.   From an MFE command prompt, the following command should be executed: "x

Problem : Are there any known behaviours or issues within Enterprise Analyzer, that would result in damage, corruption or deletion of the RWP (workspace) file? Resolution : As at the last update date of this article... There are no behaviours within Enterprise Analyzer that results in .RWP (workspace) file deletion, corruption or damage. There is nothing known that will cause damage or delete the RWP (workspace) file "automatically". The RWP (workspace) file can be CHANGED if the user chooses to "Build New Connection" or "Refresh workspace path" from the EA Administrator. The RWP (workspace) file can be DELETED if the user chooses to "Delete Workspace" from the EA Administrator. These operations can also be run in batch. Other than this, the only things that might happen include... 1. User deletes the RWP (workspace) file manually. 2. The Repository (Table "Workspacesettings") can be manually changed putting the Repository out of sync with the RWP (workspace) file.  3. The RWP (wo

Problem "Failed authenticode verification of payload: C:\\ProgramData\\PackageCache\\.unverified\\lmsetupx64" error during the installation of Enterprise Developer for zEnterprise 2.2 on a Windows 2008 machine. Attempting to install Enterprise Developer for Eclipse 2.2, on a Windows 2008 machine will result in the above error, if the Micro Focus publisher details for the install certificate are not recognised. Resolution The Micro Focus publisher details for the install certificate needs resolving before proceeding with the installation. The following Microsoft KB articles refer to similar issues and recommend installing the MS Root Certificate Update. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931125 http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=38918 After installing the Root Certificate update (rootsupd.exe) from Microsoft, it is possible to complete the installation with Micro Focus recognized as the publisher of the Enterprise Developer exe. This will work for a normal user accoun

As per the "CICS Screen Tutorial" provided with the sample codes, i tried to create the service Interface. But while deploying the same i'm getting an internal error. Below mentioned is the Error log -  ---------- Micro Focus GENERATOR LOG --------- Today's date and time: Wed Dec 11 14:12:20 2013MFG Version: Micro Focus Generator (IG) Version 1.3 GA /LANGuage FILELANG_COBOL/PREServe LINEnumbers: Preserve line numbers of a line from the source file PROFiling: Preserve opcode index for execution profiling and symbolic debugging (default if other options selected)./RunMode EXECute: Read, compile and immediately execute macros Location of program DLLs used by IG. approximate addressname range in memory dll file location-------- ------------------- ---------------------FMPDRVRN 10001270 - 10001270 C:\\Program Files\\Micro Focus\\Enterprise Developer\\Bin\\FMPDRVRN.dllGLOBALN 003C1030 - 003C77E0 C:\\Program Files\\Micro Focus\\Enterprise Developer\\Bin\\GLOBALN.dllINFRAN 00282870 -

Problem:Unable to compile programs with BASIS mechanism and the error message is “COBCH0143S Unknown IDENTIFICATION DIVISION paragraph”.The program contains  the BASIS statement (control file):000100 BASIS DBASIS 000200 INSERT 000099                    000300 REPLACE                          000400    ==DBASIS==     BY ==MAINPRG== 000500    ==:FNAME:==    BY ==PRNTF==000600    .     Code Snippet of DBASIS.cbl (subject file):000099*000100 IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.000101 PROGRAM-ID. DBASIS.000102000103 ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.000104 INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION.000105 FILE-CONTROL.000106      SELECT :FNAME:-FILE000107      &nb

Problem: User receives error when attempting to install .NET Framework 3.5 as part of Enterprise Analyzer installation.  This error occurs on Windows Server 2008 or 2012. Resolution: .NET Framework 3.5 is already included in these versions of Windows Server.  Before installing Enterprise Analyzer, the .NET Framework 3.5 should be added as a feature with the following steps, if it is not already added: Open the Server Manager. Click on Features. Click Add Features. Select the .NET Framework 3.5.1 and Install. #SupportTip#EnterpriseAnalyzer

Problem:    Data Express allows connections to knowledge base residing on a mainframe server. To do so the user can choose between one of the following connection types: Socket – IP Address and port number required. DCom – IP Address required. Http - URL to identify the httpsrvr.DLL installed on the server machine required. The most commonly used one is the socket connection. Data Express installation provides server-side executables (scktsrvr.exe and kbdeserver.exe) which need to be installed on the DB2 server to establish a connection between the Data Express modules and the knowledge base server. When starting, these modules become available on the windows task bar and can be manipulated from there. The major disadvantage of this approach is that each time the server starts, the server-side modules must be started manually.  Solution:   Data Express starts the kbde-Server automatically when the socket server is already started on the server.    

Problem:    The generation data groups (GDGs)  data sets consist of one GDG base index file and generation data sets (GDSs) within the GDG data group.  The generations within a GDG are assigned names derived from the name of the GDG base. Their names can be specified via relative name(signed integer) or absolute generation name.    When GDG files are loaded  in Data Express knowledge base  via  ‘’Load Data Store Information from External Interface ‘’ (job BURLFIL)  the generations are passed  to the job via  SEQ file with a special format.  This article describes the correct format for specifying the names of the GDG generations.         Resolution:    We assume we have a GDG  base file and three  generations (GDSs)  created on mainframe.        XXXXXX.GDG.TEST XXXXXX.GDG.TEST.G0001V00 XXXXXX.GDG.TEST.G0002V00 XXXXXX.GDG.TEST.G0003V00  

Problem  When a method is created for tables with a referential  integrity (RI) Data Express ensures that the relationships  between the tables stay consistent.   This  article contains  explanations of how Data Express 4.0 handles tables with Referential Integrity  in z/OS  and how the parent and child tables  are ordered in the steps of the method.   Resolution   We assume:      -  The referential integrity classes are imported by running the BURDDUR (Import Classification From Referential Integrity) job.    -  The  methods are created  by running   the  BTEDDUD (Import Method  from Referential  Integrity) job.   The class  passed as a parameter to this  job   is  called   ‘’Initial’’ or  ‘’starting” class.       These   jobs  can be sta

Problem:    Data Express uses an online process to insert table information into the Data Express Knowledge Base.  For this process  the Distributed Loader is used. Userid and password  for the selected connection are entered on the Distributed Loader menu.  The problem is that for security reasons  the users  do not know the passwords.   Solution:   It is possible now to load table information (in distributed environment) in the Data Express Knowledge Base through a batch process  using an encrypted password contained in a file.  For this purpose a parameter  -c  is added to Data Express dxegenloadfile utility.  The solution is applicable  for ODBC and Oracle Extension.       To start the utility  enter the command below from the command prompt within the executables directories  of the ODBC/Oracle Extension installation:           &nbs

Problem:    Currently the Run-Time Knowledge Base needs to be created within the  source data store(s). This database drives the operation and performance of Data Express' masking and subsetting processes. The Run-Time Knowledge Base consists of tables and indexes, and needs to be created using the schema name DEKB. As the creation requires this new schema to be in the source data store, sometimes that causes problems in the production’s integrity.    Resolution:    The solution  is applicable only for ODBC Extension.    To define a connection to a centralized knowledge base  the hdblayer approach is implemented.  Data Express has to be configured so that it can access the data store housing the metadata by editing a new configuration file similar to hdblayer.ini and named hkblayer.ini, which will be located within the executables directory of the ODBC Extension installation. Edit the information in the file as follows: &nbs

Problem: Trying to uninstall: -  Studio  6.0 - MFE - And MFA I got the following message: *********************************** Error opening installation log file. Verify that the specified log file location exists and is writable. *********************************** Resolution:   This message is connected with the Temp folder on the PC. Here are the steps to follow to resolve this: ***************************************** To change the Temp folder location: ******* Go to System Properties by executing the following according to the OS: Windows XP:  Click the Start > Run > type sysdm.cpl Windows Vista and Windows 7: Click Start and type sysdm.cpl into the search bar Select the Advanced tab Click Environment Variables button on the bottom right Change the TEMP and TMP variables to a different location. For example, instead of; %USERPROFILE%\\AppData\\Local\\Temp change it to C:\\Temp Once you've changed these, click OK and try running the installer ag

Problem: We encountered a problem on SQL Wizard when executing an ALTER TABLE ALTER COLUMN RENAME Col_odl col_new It seems that this syntax is available from V10, Could you confirm and do you have a version of XDB compatible with DB2 V10? Resolution: ALTER TABLE RENAME column will work but currently in our DB2 V9 engine it only works in XDB compatibility mode.  The following commands should be executed in SQL Wizard: SET COMPATIBILITY XDB; ALTER TABLE table-name RENAME old-column-name new-column-name; SET COMPATIBILITY DB2; Note that the TO keyword is not present in XDB mode. It is imperative that the last statement is executed to immediately switch back into DB2 mode.  If the sessions stays in XDB mode, it can create problems.  For instance, records are stored in tables differently in XDB mode than in DB2 mode.#RENAMECOLUMN#EnterpriseDeveloper#MFDS

Is there any utility to compile cobol program via JCL in microfocus. Please let me know if there is a way to accomplish this in microfocus. Also share a sample if possible. Thanks#EnterpriseServer

Hi , After declaring the XA resource in the server and tried to start it , the following error  is displayed. -- > 131118 01044988 6664 CLAIMS CASXO0002S Switch Load Module for resource Claim failed to load 01:04:49 --> 131118 01045008 6664 CLAIMS CASXO0023S Severe error detected in Claim XA interface, RM interface disabled 01:04:49 --> 131118 01045029 6664 CLAIMS CASXO0020I Claim XA interface loaded. Name(MicroFocus SQL Server XA struct), Registration Mode(Static) 01:04:50--> 131118 01045049 6664 CLAIMS CASXO0001S XA Resource Manager initialization error. Resource Claim open failed, reason -00005 01:04:50  -->131118 01045069 6664 CLAIMS CASXO0023S Severe error detected in Claim XA interface, RM interface disabled 01:04:50Can some plz help me in getting this error resolved.#CICSSQLSERVER#EnterpriseServer

Hi I'm using Micro focus eclipse. Whle configuring IMS Tutorial, I'm not able to see the option "Database Utilities" after right clicking DEMO03DD.DBD in Load the IMS Database in Cobol explorer. Link is http://documentation.microfocus.com/help/index.jsp?topic=/com.microfocus.eclipse.infocenter.enterprisedeveloper.eclipsewin/GUID-CA516B8B-0435-426B-859F-DBFF8026B813.html Can some one help who configured IMS Tutorial ? Thanks#EnterpriseDeveloper#IMSLOADDATABASE#IMS#ims

Problem: When calling / running an assembler module, the following error is displayed in the console.log :- Execution error : file 'MF370UT0'error code: 197, pc=0, call=1, seg=0197     Screen handling system initialization error. Resolution: This problem is caused by the assembler program being compiled with the ANIM option set, but the animator cannot be loaded. To animate an assembler program, set the environment variable ES_SERVER_CONSOLE=Y in the ES-Environment section of the region to be debugged. If animate is not required, remove the error by recompiling the assembler program with the NOANIM directive set. #Assembler#MF370UT0#ES_SERVER_CONSOLE#EnterpriseDeveloper#MFDS

Problem description: We did the initial setup for build definition and queued a build. But build failed with an error at MicroFocus.COBOL.targets(644,9).Error looks like build has reached the MF specific targets and fails because of initialization error. Solution summary:  To work around this, try to configure the Team build to use the 32 bit version of msbuild by setting “MSBuild Platform”=x86 instead of 64. Incident# 2613147 #MFDS#EnterpriseDeveloper

Problem description: Clicking short cut to start Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 shows an error window " "Package Load Failure" .  Solution summary: To attempt to load the package again 1)Navigate to the Visual studio Command Prompt. 2)Right click to run as Administrator. 3) Type in "devenv /ResetSkipPkgs".   Incident# 2649715 #EnterpriseDeveloper#MFDS

Problem description: In our VSE job control card, we have power list statements (* $$ LST DISP=K) to set the output report CLASS to be set to K. and the printers are defined in enterprise server admin as class K and class L. Class K is what we need for the printer exit to work. However all of the output reports were being set to CLASS A. Solution summary: To work around this, insert JOB_DISP=N and LST_DISP=Y into the vseconfig file. Even though the job control has   * $$ LST DISP=k, it will create the output report files with CLASS=K Incident# 2666028#MFDS#EnterpriseDeveloper