Missing tables and procedures for Mainframe - 1.0
Extension ID
com.castsoftware.mainframe.missingtable
What’s new?
See Release Notes.
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 | ✅ |
Function Point, Quality and Sizing support
- Function Points (transactions): a green tick indicates that OMG Function Point counting and Transaction Risk Index are supported
- Quality and Sizing: a green tick indicates that CAST can measure size and that a minimum set of Quality Rules exist
| Function Points (transactions) | Quality and Sizing |
Compatibility
| Core release | Operating System | Supported |
|---|---|---|
| 8.4.x | Microsoft Windows / Linux | ✅ |
| 8.3.x | Microsoft Windows | ✅ |
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) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Missing Schema | Parent of the missing tables and procedures, attached to the JCL /Cobol Project. | CAST_JCL_MissingTable_Schema CAST_Cobol_MissingTable_Schema |
 |
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 |
 |
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 |
|
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 |
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 Missing Table/SQL Missing Table
- call from JCL / Cobol Query to Missing Procedure/SQL Missing Procedure