Alignment Compatibility with Previous Releases
Plug-in versions prior to 4.2.0 (and 3.x versions prior to 3.4.0) did not strictly adhere to alignment specification of the COBOL compiler. Version 4.2.0 (as well as 3.4.0), while consistent with the compiler, might position items differently than in previous releases, and so cause errors.
The current release of the Plug-in includes a compatibility setting, Alignment processing, use v4.1 and earlier. This check box is available on the Copybook resource. When selected, it preserves the item placements as in previous releases. The Insert slack byte items menu item is not enabled in this mode. Instead, SLACK-BYTES are implicitly added to the copybook as they were in earlier releases.
Warning: Copybook resources created with previous releases of the Plug-in have
Alignment processing, use v4.1 and earlier selected by default. Therefore, existing applications do not change their alignment behavior. However, if you prefer the new behavior, de-select this option, save the resource, and re-deploy your application.
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