A new ExtraData (EXTRA-DATA) field was added to the Finalist 8.3 address structures. If the address codes, this field contains all words that Finalist did not use to process the coded address. If an input address does not code, this field is not populated. Finalist accepts two address lines. Finalist may use one or the other or both of these address lines to successfully code an address. If Finalist only uses input line 1, any data in line 2 is not returned in ExtraData. The address lines Finalist used are indicated in the information portion of the returned AddressData structure (PBFN-ADRS-ADDRESSLOC or PBFN-RRTN-ADDRESSLOC).
Finalist includes a simplified interface for using COBOL to call Finalist. Previously, COBOL programs had to be compiled with DLL and PGMNAME(LONG, MIXED). These restrictions have been removed for the main Finalist APIs (the database API interfaces, PBCSxxxx, still require the compile options). Finalist includes eight-character, uppercase COBOL interface names, such as PBFNINIT and PBFNPROC, to simplify calling the Finalist native interface for COBOL applications.