Using the File Manager COBOL compiler
File Manager uses its internal COBOL compiler if one of these conditions applies:
- A licensed, supported COBOL compiler is not available.
- An
//FMNCOB DD DUMMY
has been defined (as described below). - A user has a minimum of Read access to the SAF FACILITY class profile FILEM.COBOL.INTERNAL, as described in Controlling the use of the COBOL compiler.
Note: The File Manager
compiler requires a region size of at least 40 MB, and possibly more depending on the
complexity of the copybook being compiled.
If File Manager is to use its internal COBOL compiler, review the following sections for customization tasks you might need to perform. Not all the functions available using a supported COBOL compiler are available using the File Manager compiler, and for functions that are available, the customization might differ.