Enterprise COBOL for z/OS Version 4 programs

The following table shows various compiler options that can be used to prepare Enterprise COBOL for z/OS Version 4 programs for use with the IBM Problem Determination Tools products (Debug Tool for z/OS, Fault Analyzer for z/OS and Application Performance Analyzer for z/OS). The methods suggested in the following table indicate if the load module produced is suitable for a production environment. Load modules suitable for a production environments have no significant runtime overhead.

Table 1. Examples of compiler options and source information files supported by IBM Problem Determination Tools products for Enterprise COBOL for z/OS Version 4
Compiler options Source information file type produced Is the load module production ready? Options supported and suggested for Debug Tool for z/OS Options supported and suggested for Fault Analyzer for z/OS Options supported and suggested for Application Performance Analyzer for z/OS
TEST(NOHOOK, SEPARATE, EJPD), LIST, MAP, SOURCE, NONUMBER, XREF(SHORT) SYSDEBUG Yes Suggested for production and test
NOTEST, LIST, MAP, SOURCE, NONUMBER, XREF(SHORT) Compiler listing Yes N/A Supported Supported
NOTEST, LIST, MAP, SOURCE, NUMBER, XREF(SHORT) Yes N/A Supported N/A
LIST, MAP, SOURCE, NONUMBER, XREF(SHORT) LANGX file Yes N/A Supported Supported
Note: The highlighted row or rows in the table above indicate the suggested compiler options and source information file types for each product.