Project level call-chain analysis [enhancement request] about cobol-control-flow

[venkatzhub]

@ianc-d - Glad to hear that you find this extension useful.

re: inter module control flow, as you can imagine, that is slightly more difficult, and gets into the realm of static code analysis. With that said, are you interested in the scope of a folder or a project an IDE?

[ianc-d]

@venkatzhub I think we'd just put the code into either a folder or a project if this was indeed possible!

[FALLAI-Denis]

I think that this request should be processed through another extension, allowing to define the flow between the programs, taking into account:

• the calls present in the programs, COBOL, but also other languages including Assembler, PL/I, Rexx ...: identify the called subroutines (difficult if the calls are made through variables or if the names of the called modules are calculated, in this case use a file of manual declarations of the calls)
• the sequences in the JCLs: identify the main program executed (PGM=program, RUN PROGRAM(program) ...)

The analysis could be requested for a folder, and its subfolders, or for a complete Workspace (Git repository).