Author: SRICOBSAS
Subject: Any docs / links for isub- cobol compiler / linker utility?
Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 2:35 pm (GMT 5.5)
Hi,
I would be grateful if the MVS experts can enlighten me on this z/OS tool- ISUB
This tool ("isub" expanded to Interactive Submission Facility) is used in my shop and developers in my project use it to compile & link COBOL modules.
This tool is invoked by issuing TSO ISUB on the command line.
I am not able to find any docs / links for this tool.
I am afraid I cant paste any screenshot but I can briefly describe the various features and various inputs given to this tool:
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Initial screen has a heading- "Interactive Submission Facility"
Topmost line takes 2 inputs- "Program name" and "Region"
Program name is the name of the COBOL module that needs to be compiled and linked. Region is one of DEV / QA / PROD
There are several other options below, the commonly used one is "JCL Preview" (I put in a 'S' to select this option)
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The COBOL modules need to be present in a pre-defined dataset- one each for each "region". If the region is selected as "DEV" then the COBOL module needs to be present in <nnnn>.DEV.SOURCE. If region is QA then the dataset is <nnnn>.QA.SOURCE
Once JCL Preview is selected the next screen is a small one wherein the name of the member, the region and if it is a cobol-DB2 module then the package name with which the module should be compiled appears. 3rd screen loads the editor with the actual JCL which is used to compile the COBOL program
I forgot to look at the PGM executable, I will post it by 2morrow.
Does this iSUB tool sound familiar to anyone?
Thanks & Regards
SRICOBSAS
Edited to remove email addresses
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SriCobSAS
Subject: Any docs / links for isub- cobol compiler / linker utility?
Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 2:35 pm (GMT 5.5)
Hi,
I would be grateful if the MVS experts can enlighten me on this z/OS tool- ISUB
This tool ("isub" expanded to Interactive Submission Facility) is used in my shop and developers in my project use it to compile & link COBOL modules.
This tool is invoked by issuing TSO ISUB on the command line.
I am not able to find any docs / links for this tool.
I am afraid I cant paste any screenshot but I can briefly describe the various features and various inputs given to this tool:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Initial screen has a heading- "Interactive Submission Facility"
Topmost line takes 2 inputs- "Program name" and "Region"
Program name is the name of the COBOL module that needs to be compiled and linked. Region is one of DEV / QA / PROD
There are several other options below, the commonly used one is "JCL Preview" (I put in a 'S' to select this option)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The COBOL modules need to be present in a pre-defined dataset- one each for each "region". If the region is selected as "DEV" then the COBOL module needs to be present in <nnnn>.DEV.SOURCE. If region is QA then the dataset is <nnnn>.QA.SOURCE
Once JCL Preview is selected the next screen is a small one wherein the name of the member, the region and if it is a cobol-DB2 module then the package name with which the module should be compiled appears. 3rd screen loads the editor with the actual JCL which is used to compile the COBOL program
I forgot to look at the PGM executable, I will post it by 2morrow.
Does this iSUB tool sound familiar to anyone?
Thanks & Regards
SRICOBSAS
Edited to remove email addresses
_________________
SriCobSAS