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Workspace Fault Analyzer for z/OS
Created by Guest
Created on Apr 29, 2021

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Fault Analyzer provides COBOL specific help without matching source

When an event is for an IBM COBOL for z/OS v4 or earlier program without matching source, Fault Analyzer provides COBOL specific help:

- A link to the Task Global Table (TGT)
- Links to working storage BLW cells
- Links to linkage section BLL cels

Selecting the Task Global Table hot-link maps the TGT fields.

IBM COBOL for z/OS 5 & 6 have a completely different run-time set of control blocks. The TGT is replaced with new blocks, which depending on compile options may include:

- Program Static Area (PSA), aka WORKING-STORAGE MAP
- Language Environment Writable Static Area (LE WSA)
- PPA1, PPA2, PPA3, PPA4
- LE RENT area, aka STATIC MAP
- LE Common Anchor Area (CAA)
- And more

When an event is for COBOL v5/6 without matching source, Fault Analyzer does provide a link to the working-storage section, and linkage section BLLs. But that's it.

This request is for Fault Analyzer to provide more COBOL v5+ specific assistance when an event has no matching source.

At a minimum, it should find and provide a link to the STATIC MAP, which is where the indexes hide. (If compiled RENT this should be at the LE WSA + LE RENT offset from the PPA4)

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
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    |     Sep 15, 2021

    Delivered with PH37840 : MISCELLANEOUS BUG FIXES FA 14.1.15

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