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Generate Natural code from data browser template

Generating a Natural program from the data browser would allow quick coding and adding in extensions to the data browser function
Douglas Kelly 9 months ago in NaturalONE / NaturalONE (ONE) 0 Not in Plan

Remove Natural file number limit

It does not make sense that a supported version ofOpen Systems Natural or any Natural utility (I.E. SYSDDM) would have a limitationwhere afile number would need to be 5000 or less whenOpen SystemsAdabas has not had that limitation for a long time....
Guest over 3 years ago in Natural for Linux and Cloud / Natural (NAT) / Natural Security (NSC) / Predict (PRD) 0 Planned

Invoking ADABAS SAFfunctionality in batch

It would be useful to have the abiltiy to perform ADABAS SAF functons, such as Display SAF Statistics or Refresh User Stats and Cashed Files or Logoff User or Restart Server, in batch. This could be implemented via ADADBS options or NATURALAPIto A...
Guest over 3 years ago in Adabas for z/OS / Adabas SAF Security (AAF) / Security 0 Under Review

Copy SYSOUT Files not only to BS2000 Nodes, but to Linux Nodes also

In 'Job maintenance', for Unix and Windows jobs, it is possible to define a handover of SYSOUT files from the execution system to a BS2000 system. This is done by setting a 'SYSOUT node' (together with a 'SYSOUT Cat ID' and a 'SYSOUT User ID') in ...
Hermann Pfeiffer over 1 year ago in Entire System Management and Cronus / Entire Operation (NOP) 0 Under development

Redirecting DSTAT output when triggered by "Reset Interval Statistics"

Redirect DSTAT outputs triggered by "Reset Interval Statistics" to a DD named DDSTATS
Ernst Chvatal over 2 years ago in Adabas for z/OS / Adabas (ADA-zOS) 0 New

Stow in debug perspective

It should be possible to stow NATURAL objects also in the debug perspective. The icons are actual inactive.
Reiner Koester over 1 year ago in NaturalONE / NaturalONE (ONE) 0 Planned

Allow spacer element (“1X”) in COMPRESS statement

With a COMPRESS statement the contents of one or more operands (Vari or Const) can be concatenated into a single target field. Beside some other options, two different clauses are available to determine the value separation behavior. (1) With LEAV...
Thomas Frischmann 5 months ago in Natural for z/OS / Natural (NAT) / Programing Syntax (Cross platforms) 0 Planned

Extend Natural Objectnames to 32 Byte

Natural Newbees are shocked, when they find out, that Objectnames in Natural are maximum 8 Bytes long. It is like DOS in the 90ties. So Natural should allow Objectnames to 32 Byte (Natural for Open Systems), An alternative would be, to extend the ...
Georg Kratz-Kummetz 5 months ago in Natural for Linux and Cloud / Natural (NAT) 0 Future consideration

NaturalOne (and NDV Server) should consider the relations of Natural Classes

Natural Classes can be edited and be built in Natural One. But the mechanism to catalog an object when a referenced object is changed does not exist for classes. That means that allways when a referended PDA or ODA of a Class is changed we must ch...
Georg Kratz-Kummetz 5 months ago in NaturalONE / NaturalONE (ONE) 0 Future consideration

Automatic verification of a zaps Pre-req.

Natural and other product zaps regularly have prerequisites for example; * *+ZAP:NA93002 * -------- (C) Software AG, Darmstadt/Germany, 2012 -------- * ---------------- Release Date: 01.Nov.2012 --------------- * PRODUCT: NAT823 * PREREQ. : NA9222...
Guest over 3 years ago in Natural for z/OS / Natural (NAT) 1 Not in Plan