Missing tables and procedures for Mainframe - 1.0
Description
This extension is designed to analyze SQL queries embedded in JCL / Cobol code and create “missing” SQL and JCL / Cobol table / procedure objects to represent SQL objects that have not been delivered for analysis. Links to these objects are also created. The primary goal of the extension is to ensure that a full transaction is identified by CAST, resulting from the SQL queries embedded in the JCL code, even if none or only part of the referenced SQL objects are delivered for analysis.
Supported client languages
| Language | Supported? |
|---|---|
| Mainframe | ✅ |
Transactions
Transaction support is derived from metamodel concepts used to build CAST Imaging Blueprint and structural transaction flows. Entry Points start transactions; Exit Points include both output/boundary concepts and Data Entities manipulated by transactions.
| Role | Support | Breakdown |
|---|---|---|
| Entry Point | No direct concept type details | |
| Exit Point |
Data Entity with Accurate FP
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Data version: 1.0.6-funcrel
ISO 5055 Structural Rules
Quality support is based on ISO 5055 structural rules available for the selected extension version.
| Reliability | Maintainability | Security | Performance Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|
Data version: 1.0.6-funcrel
Prerequisites
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| ✅ | An installation of any compatible release of CAST Core (see table above) |
| ✅ | An installation of com.castsoftware.sqlanalyzer (from version ≥ 3.6.10-funcrel). Embedded tables were introduced in version 3.8.0-funcrel and system table in 3.8.1-funcrel. |
Download and installation instructions
The extension will be automatically downloaded and installed in CAST Console when Mainframe related source code is delivered for analysis. You can manage it using the Application - Extensions interface.
What results can you expect?
Objects
| Icon | Object Type | Description | Metamodel Type |
|---|---|---|---|
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Missing Schema | Parent of the missing tables and procedures, attached to the JCL / Cobol Project. | CAST_JCL_MissingTable_Schema CAST_Cobol_MissingTable_Schema |
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Missing Table | A table or a view selected/updated/deleted/inserted in a JCL / Cobol Query missing from the DDL file. | CAST_JCL_MissingTable_Table CAST_Cobol_MissingTable_Table |
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Missing Procedure | A procedure or a function called in a JCL / Cobol Query missing from the DDL file. | CAST_JCL_MissingTable_Procedure CAST_Cobol_MissingTable_Procedure |
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SQL Missing Table | A table or a view selected/updated/deleted/inserted in a JCL / Cobol Query missing from the DDL file, but we have a SQL Schema, and only one. | SQLScript_Missing_Table |
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SQL Missing Procedure | A procedure or a function called in a JCL / Cobol Query missing from the DDL file but we have a SQL Schema, and only one. | SQLScript_Missing_Procedure |
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Embedded Schema | Parent of the embedded tables, attached to the JCL / Cobol Project. | CAST_JCL_EmbeddedTable_Schema CAST_Cobol_EmbeddedTable_Schema |
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Embedded Table | A table created/dropped/altered/replaced/renamed/declared in a JCL / Cobol Query missing from the DDL file. | CAST_JCL_EmbeddedTable_Table CAST_Cobol_EmbeddedTable_Table |
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System Schema | Parent of the system tables, attached to the JCL / Cobol Project. | CAST_JCL_SystemTable_Schema CAST_Cobol_SystemTable_Schema |
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System Table | A system table or a system view selected/updated/deleted/inserted in a JCL / Cobol Query missing from the DDL file. | CAST_JCL_SystemTable_Table CAST_Cobol_SystemTable_Table |
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SQL System Table | A system table or a system view selected/updated/deleted/inserted in a JCL / Cobol Query missing from the DDL file, but we have a SQL Schema, and only one. | SQLScript_System_Table |
Links
Links are created for transaction and function point needs. You can expect the following links on the JCL / Cobol Embedded SQL queries:
- useSelect/useUpdate/useDelete/useInsert from JCL / Cobol Query to Embedded Table / Missing Table / System Table / SQL Missing Table / SQL System Table
- call from JCL / Cobol Query to Missing Procedure/SQL Missing Procedure
- ddl/ddlCreate/ddlDrop/ddlAlter/ddlReplace from JCL / Cobol Query to Embedded Table