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Workspace Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence
Categories Application Delivery Intelligence Extensions
Created by Guest
Created on Jun 3, 2026

RELATED IDEAS

Support detection of IMS DB usage in Assembler programs when DL/I calls are performed indirectly via wrapper modules and dynamic calls.

Currently, IMS/DB Usage and Logical Usage reports rely on detecting statement occurrences within program source. In environments using Assembler, it is common to encapsulate IMS access through wrapper modules and dynamic calls (e.g., program → DBACCESS → ACCESSDB → DL/I call).

In these cases, the calling program does not contain a direct DL/I statement, and as a result, no IMS usage is reported, even though the program logically accesses the database.

Enhancement request:

  • Support detection of IMS DB usage when calls are performed indirectly via wrapper modules or dynamic loading patterns
  • Optionally trace usage across module boundaries (call chain)
  • Or provide an option to associate usage with upstream programs when IMS access is abstracted
Idea priority Medium

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