# MANASYS Jazz Release Notices

Click a link below to see more detailed information about features added with each Version.

## [Build 17.3](/content/Docs/Build17_3.htm)
RPG conversion and general development.From #332 to ???

## [Build 17.2](/content/Docs/Build17_2.htm)
DL/1 and General Development.From #310 to 331

## [Build 17.1.296](/content/Docs/Build17_1_296.htm)
General Development.From #296 to #309

## [Build 16.5.280](/content/Docs/Build16_5_280.htm)
Mostly further issues related to Easytrieve conversion.From #279 to #295

## [Build 16.4.278](/content/Docs/Build16_4_270.htm)
Various issues related to Easytrieve Conversion.Combines #269 => #278

## [Build 16.4.268](/content/Docs/Build16_4_268.htm)
EV Code Sharing Certificate (suppresses “Windows has protected your PC”).2 very minor corrections.

## [Build 16.4.260](/content/Docs/Build16_4_260.htm)
Code Sharing Certificate.Omit key of related record.

## [Build 16.4.258](/content/Docs/Build16_4_258.htm)
A minor enhancement and a minor error fix to Easytrieve conversion functions

## [Build 16.4.257](/content/Docs/Build16_4_257.htm)
Minor improvements to Easytrieve conversion functions

## [Build 16.4.256](/content/Docs/Build16_4_256.htm)
A major improvement in support for Easytrieve conversion, Import From Easytrieve now handles more file and field types, and the new Easytrieve Conversion Notepad feature does most of the work for you.

## [Build 16.3.255](/content/Docs/Build16_3_255.htm)
A minor clean-up, mainly to repair an error with Classical CICS programs handling VSAM records and Generic Indexes.

## [Build 16.3.244](/content/Docs/Build16_3_244.htm)
MANASYS Jazz will now generate client interfaces and web services that will handle simple parent/child record hierarchies.

## [Build 16.2.243](/content/Docs/Build16_2_243.htm)
Build 243 introduces some enhancements to facilitate conversion of Easytrieve to MANASYS Jazz, making it the easiest and best way to convert Easytrieve to COBOL.

## [Build 16.2.240](/content/Docs/Build16_2_240.htm)
Build #240 continues the focus on development of CICS Web Services and related Client Interfaces.Improvements include support for messages that return several records, improving the New/Logic/Web Service dialog to handle related tables easily, support for VSAM web services, and optionally handling Add and Delete functions.

## [Build 16.1.238](/content/Docs/Build16_1_238.htm)
Build 16.1 introduces **integrated Client App development**. [This video](/content/Videos/bridge/bridge.html) shows the process. The statistics of program JSPG2 are remarkable: From a 17 line SQL definition, MANASYS generated 2500 lines of COBOL, 320 lines of JSON, and 854 lines of C#, all of which compiled and worked correctly first time.

No other software offers comparable productivity ratios, nor offers integrated development of mainframe web services and client apps.

## [Build 15.5.229](/content/Docs/Build15_5_229.htm)
REST (.json) services follow Swagger (Open UI) standards and conventions.

Web service discovery has been rewritten to handle REST as well as SOAP.

## [Build 15.5.214](/content/Docs/Build15_5_214.htm)
Support DB2 for ZOS.

Get SQL table definitions from DCLGEN output.

JCL to compile COBOL without SQL connection until later BIND step.

General SQL Changes.

Use Qualified name, so PREFIX now unnecessary.

Generate definitions in line, so CPYLIBNAME now unnecessary for long table names.

Errors with DATE fields (Update and WHERE) now fixed.

Configuration retained when Jazz updated.

## [Build 15.4.193](/content/Docs/Build15_4_193.htm)
Vastly improved handling of Web Service input messages.

Input NULL, ZERO values handled as special names.

PIC used in SQL definitions for editing and display format.

CAPS/LOWER properties: facilities case-insensitive processing.

EXISTS for Referential integrity for SQL as well as VSAM.

## [Build 15.3.191](/content/Docs/Build15_3_191.htm)
DB2 Phase 2 – CICS and Web Services. SQL-style conditions (LIKE, IN, BETWEEN) in general logic. FREEKEY.

## [Build 15.2.190](/content/Docs/Build15_2_190.htm)
Introductory DB2 Support. DB2 supported for batch programs.

## [Build 15.1.188](/content/Docs/Build15_1_188.htm)
Some items to complete Micro Focus support.

## [Build 15.1.187](/content/Docs/Build15_1_187.htm)
Substring references, PRINT … FIELDTABLE can now include constants, Comment Out/In.

## [Build 15.1.185](/content/Docs/Build15_1_185.htm)
Integration with Micro Focus, DATE Data Type, TRIM and LTRIM (in addition to RTRIM), COBOL statement.

Please [contact us](mailto:info@Jazzsoftware.co.nz) if you want more details about the changes, if you have any questions about Jazz that are not quickly answered from our web site, or if you want to arrange access to an evaluation copy of MANASYS Jazz.