COBOL for MVS and VM programs

The following table shows various compiler options that can be used to prepare COBOL for MVS and VM 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 run-time overhead.

Table 1. Examples of compiler options and source information files supported by IBM Problem Determination tools products for COBOL for MVS and VM
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(ALL, SYM), LIST, MAP, SOURCE, NOOPT, NONUMBER, XREF(SHORT) Compiler listing No Suggested for test. (Using Debug Tool in production for this compiler is not suggested.)
NOTEST, LIST, MAP, SOURCE, NONUMBER, XREF(SHORT) Yes N/A Suggested for production
NOTEST, 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.