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COBOL to Service Interface Data Type Matches

Describes which COBOL data types correspond to available Service Interface data types, including Web Service and Java service interfaces.
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Table 1. Comp Fields
COBOL Data Item Interface Field Default Type
Usage Digits Signed Web Service Java
comp fields other than comp-1 and comp-2 1-2 Yes byte byte
1-2 No unsignedByte byte
3-4 Yes short short
3-4 No unsignedShort short
5-9 Yes int int
5-9 No unsignedInt int
10-18 Yes long long
10-18 No unsignedLong long
19+ integer BigInteger
comp-1 float float
comp-2 double double
Table 2. Display and External Float Fields
COBOL Data Item Interface Field Default Type
Type Decimal Digits Web Service Java
Display, External Float 0 integer BigInteger
>0 decimal BigDecimal
Table 3. Alphanumeric and Alphanumeric Edited Fields
COBOL Data Item Interface Field Default Type
Type Web Service Java
Alphanumeric, Alphanumeric Edited string string
Table 4. Pointer and Index Fields
COBOL Data Item Interface Field Default Type
Type Web Service Java
Pointer, Index unsignedLong long
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