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Copylib to IMAGE data item cross ref tool
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Jim Chance <[log in to unmask]>
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Jim Chance <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 3 Nov 2009 14:20:54 -0800
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Is anyone aware of a tool that would create a cross reference list from a COBOL copylib to its matching IMAGE data item? 

We have the need to spec out several COBOL programs and during this reverse engineering step we've natrually encounterd a time consuming requirement of creating a cross reference list of used copylib field names within each program against its matching - and usually different named datset "item" name. 

When the actual new databases are created in another system, perhaps SQL, the database and dataset/table names will be the same and in order for the non COBOL developer in the desitnation system to understand formulas he/she needs to see the dataset/item - AKA table/column name - they have no knowledge of copylib field names. 

For instance IMAGE says...
   LOCATION-MSTR,MANUAL 
      ITEMS: 
         ACCOUNT-SIGNON,       X8            <<KEY ITEM>> 
         LOCATION,             X2 
         GROUP,                X2 
         NAME-LOC-SHORT,       X16 
         NAME-LOCATION,        X30 
         ADDRESS-LINE1,        X30 
         ADDRESS-LINE2,        X30 
         CITY,                 X16 
However in the COBOL application we refer to CITY as LOCM-CITY (copylib name). 
While creating the new spec we must refer to CITY as the field to use; not LOCM-CITY. 

It might be reaching.....but thought I'd ask if anyone knows how to reduce this pain. 

Thank you very much for your time. 


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