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What's Coming in FOCUS Release 7.6
The upcoming 7.6 release is the first release where FOCUS and WebFOCUS (and iWay) will all share the same release numbering and the same code under the hood.
Release 7.6 contains over 70 exciting new features to expand your capabilities, expedite development efforts and deliver the information you need more quickly and less expensively. They include:
| Performance Boosters |
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20 percent average CPU Reduction |
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SET ERROROUT=OVERRIDE |
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WHERE optimization |
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Unlimited FOCSORT |
| Reporting Features |
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Summary command combinations |
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-INCLUDE fully qualified filenames |
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PUTDDREC, CLSDDREC functions |
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SET SUMMARYLINES=EXPLICIT |
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FOC227 continues processing |
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Summaries on ACROSS fields |
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SET CNOTATION=PRINTONLY |
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BY HIERARCHY WHEN SHOW |
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SET DATEDISPLAY=COMP |
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System &Variables in DEFINEs |
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EDIT nested in DECODE |
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&VAR.QUOTEDSTRING |
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DEFINE FILE * CLEAR |
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? SET BY CATEGORY |
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OUTER JOIN support |
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XIRR/MIRR functions |
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DATETRAN function |
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SET KEEPFILTERS |
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SET ACROSSLINE |
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SET LONGSTATS |
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STRREP function |
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&FOCFEXNAME |
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Cluster JOINs |
| Raised Limits |
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Increased MATCH FILE limit |
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Raised FML rows limit |
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Raised Total field length limit |
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SET MAXLRECL=64 |
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256 segments |
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2K fieldname |
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JOIN 63 files |
| Database and Master File Enhancements |
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Multiple NLS TITLES in Master |
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Multidimensional Index (MDI) |
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Multiple TX fields in FIXFORM DATETIME format extensions |
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COMPUTES in Master File |
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XFOCUS database FDS |
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SET PERMPASS DBA |
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CREATE SYNONYM |
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Two-part names |
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CHKINDEX utility |
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CHKLRECL utility |
| Interface Enhancements |
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ADABAS dynamic CALLTYPE |
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HOLD FORMAT SAME_DB |
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&DBMSERR, &DBMSLIST |
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PASSRECS |
| Output Formatting Enhancements |
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Settable LRECL for HOLD files |
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Compound EXL2K documents |
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Mainframe output distributor |
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SET EMPTYREPORT=ANSI |
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SAVB FORMAT INTERNAL |
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ON TABLE SET BYPANEL |
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EXL2K table of contents |
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HOLD FORMAT VISDIS |
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EXL2K named ranges |
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Structured HOLD Files |
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SET PDFLINETERM |
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FML INDENT |
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FML LIST |
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FMLFOR |
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FMLCAP |
| Maintenance (MODIFY) Enhancements |
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MODIFY STOP DBMS ERRORS |
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Multiple TX fields in FIXFORM |
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MODIFY on fix files |
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CREATE FILE with DROP |
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SET ALPHACLEAN=ON |
| Operating System Enhancements |
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APP technology |
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Long DDNAMES |
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DYNAM for HFS |
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FOCREPLAY |
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In our next issue, you will receive additional information about some of these features drawn from our presentations at Summit and attendees' responses. If you have questions, you can send them to TFC_Editor@ibi.com.
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