Searching for language definition, data set definition, and translator dependencies

Before you archive a particular language definition, data set definition, or translator, you can search your Eclipse workspace and display a list of references to these objects.
To check for references to objects, you must first load the Eclipse workspace that contains these objects. To do this, load your personal repository workspace with all of the required components and then load the Eclipse workspace using that repository workspace.
It is possible for several product areas to reference language definitions, translators, and data set definitions. Many Rational Team Concert for System z functions, like Rational Developer for System z integration and the z/OS build functionality, can also reference any of these objects. If you want to stop using a language definition, translator, or data set definition, you can archive it so that it is no longer available for reference, but before you do so, you should search for any dependencies on that object. To search for dependencies on a language definition, translator, or data set definition:
  1. In the Rational Team Concert for System z client, click Search in the topmost toolbar. A menu is displayed.
  2. Select Search from the menu. A Search dialog box opens.
  3. Click the RTCz Search tab.
  4. In the Search string field, enter the name of the language definition, translator, or data set definition whose dependencies you want to display.
    Tip: Put an asterisk (*) at the end of a search string to perform a wild card search. For example, if you want to search for and then display a list of any translators that begin with the letters "CO," enter CO* in the Search string field.
  5. In the Search For field, select what you want to search for:
    • Language Definitions
    • Data Set Definitions
    • Translators
  6. In the Limit To field, choose how you want to filter the display results. You can choose to limit your search to one of the following object statuses:
    • Archived
    • Active
    • All
  7. Click Search to search or Cancel to stop.

Performing the References to action

Perform the References to action to discover and display a list of any references to a language definition, data set definition, or translator you are considering archiving.
If you are considering archiving a language definition, translator, or data set definition, select that object, then select the References to action in the Team Artifacts context menu to discover and display a list of any references to that object. To perform the References to action:
  1. In the Team Artifacts view, expand your project area node, then expand the Data Set Definitions or Language Definitions node.
    Note: To select a translator, you must first expand the Language Definitions node.
  2. Right-click the data set definition, language definition, or translator whose references you want to display.
  3. Select References to. A list of objects that reference your language definition, data set definition, or translator opens in the Search Results window.

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