Rational Developer for System z

Setting compiler options for show dependencies and remote syntax check

To use the show dependencies and remote syntax check functions, you need to set up appropriate compiler options.

About this task

Rational® Developer for System z® provides show dependencies and remote syntax check functions that detect dependencies for COBOL, PL/I, and Assembler programs. These functions use the COBOL and PL/I compilers and High Level Assembler to locate the copy members, include files, and macros needed to compile a program properly. These functions are available from a number of locations in the Rational Developer for System z interface:

Procedure

To set compiler options for a show dependencies or remote syntax check operation, do these steps:

  1. On the Procedures and Steps page of the COBOL, PL/I, or Assembler tab in the property group editor, expand the ELAXFCOC, ELAXFPL1, or ELAXFASM procedure name.
  2. Double-click the COBOL, PLI, or ASM step. The Step Options area opens.
  3. Select the Support Error Feedback check box. This check box prompts the compiler to allocate an XML file during show dependencies or remote syntax check operations. The show dependencies and syntax check operations parse this XML file to display dependent files.
  4. In the Data Set Qualifier for Compiler Errors field, type a qualifier to which you have access to allocate data sets. This data set qualifier is used as a prefix for the names of the data sets that are allocated during the syntax check, show dependencies, and rebuild process.

What to do next

If, after setting these options, show dependencies or remote syntax check requests do not succeed, check that the TSO command server is configured properly. A simple way to check this server is to allocate a data set from the z/OS Projects or Enterprise Projects view or Remote Systems view.

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