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 COBOL EntireX Listener and Programs Created by webMethods

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Stephanie Hansen posted Wed February 18, 2026 08:37 AM

Hello - I am in need of some help on the creation of a COBOL Listener in webMethods.  I'm hoping someone in this forum can help me or point me to the right place to go. 

I follow the directions for generating the RPC client and I get the webMethods generated programs and copybooks.  Some of the programs/copybooks created are named ERXCOMM, ERXVSTR, and COBSRVI.  The mainframe folks have created the RPC Server on the mainframe and have it running.  I have sent the copybooks and the programs to the mainframe developer so they can use them to call webMethods.  The issue I'm running into is that we have another process already running that calls a different RPC Server to initiate a different webMethods process.  This current process is running and working.  When the mainframe programmer uses the programs and copybook I have created for the new webMethods process, the ERXCOMM, ERXVSTR and COBSRVI already exist on the mainframe for the first process.  And the copybooks/programs are different from the currently working process and the new process we are trying to implement.

Do the new versions for the new process need to be named differently?  Or will these programs be shared?  I'm confused on how to tell the mainframe programmer how to proceed.

FYI - the first webMethods process that is currently working was created using webMethods 10.1, but currently running in 10.15.  The new process we are creating is in webMethods 10.15.

I've probably left out important info, so if more info is needed, let me know.  Thanks for any help that can be given.

Steph