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Status Future consideration
Workspace COBOL Compilers
Categories z/OS
Created by Guest
Created on Oct 12, 2025

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IBM Enterprise COBOL - Display ISPF statistics ID information in COPY/BASIS cross-references

Hi,

The COPY/BASIS cross-references display ISPF statistics for copies from PDS: creation date, modification date, and time.

We would like the ISPF statistics ID information to also be included in the COPY/BASIS cross-references.
--> We use this information to assign map ownership to our copies.
The size (number of lines) of the copy could also be useful.
We'll see if the version (VV.MM) would be useful, but in our deployment process, this information is often reset.
If there is a lack of space on the line, it's not certain that the "creation date" information would be useful, and it could be removed.

For us, the most important ISPF statistical informations on copies stored in PDSs are, in descending order of priority:
* last modification date/time
* ID
* number of lines
* version
* creation date

Perhaps also add the number of times a copy was included in the program (or program stream).

It would also be interesting to indicate whether the copy is called directly by the program, or indirectly by another copy (nested copies).

Thanks.

Idea priority Low
  • Admin
    Basil Kanneth
    Nov 12, 2025

    This idea is being accepted. It will be updated further once put into plan.

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