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 ADFz family of products (z/OS® Debugger, Fault Analyzer for z/OS® and Application Performance Analyzer for z/OS®). The methods suggested in the following table indicate whether the load module produced is suitable for a production environment. Load modules suitable for a production environment have no significant runtime overhead.

Table 1. Examples of compiler options and source information files that are supported by ADFz products for COBOL for MVS and VM

This table has 6 columns. The second cell of the second row spans 2 rows. The fourth cell of the second row spans 3 columns.

Compiler options Source information file type produced Is the load module production ready? Options supported and suggested for z/OS® Debugger Options supported and suggested for Fault Analyzer Options supported and suggested for APA
TEST(ALL, SYM), LIST, MAP, SOURCE, NOOPT, NONUMBER, XREF(SHORT) Compiler listing No Suggested for test. (Using z/OS® Debugger 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