MetaSuite Release Notes 7.2.2

This release includes among other the following new functionalities:

  • Longer fieldnames (65 characters)
  • XML support
  • Colums in the field names (specifically for XML)
  • Longer delimiter with delimited output
  • SYS-RECORD-LENGTH
  • Several IDMS corrections and enhancements
  • Several IMS corrections and enhancements
  • Automatic logon
  • MSBMAP : metamap in batch (limited possibilities)
  • Generator Manager : Many new possibilities to administer MetaSuite
  • BIT datatype for SQL
  • Several parameters (MTL options) enabling you to steer the generator
  • SYS-ASCII : transforms EBCDIC code to ASCII
  • SYS-EBCDIC : transform ASCII code to EBCDIC
  • SYS-HEXADECIMAL : transforms a field to a hexidecimale string
  • SYS-BINARY : transform a hexidecimale string to the binairy (native code) value
  • SYS-TRIM : trims the blanks from the string
  • Mapping by name
  • Export from MDL to SQL-ddl format
  • Export from MDL to XMI format
  • Embedded SQL case insensitive
  • Usage of sql-fieldname SYS-STATUS and sql-fielname STATUS-INCLUDED
  • CSV source files: allow another separator value in Delimited file besides