Identifying rules that belong to a rule set

Use the built-in rule sets to identify or enable rules that belong to special categories.

About this task

The following built-in COBOL and PL/I rules sets are available:
  • High severity rules
  • COBOL rules added in version 8.0
  • COBOL rules added in version 8.5
  • COBOL rules added in version 9.0
  • COBOL Best Practices Code Review
  • PL/I Best Practices Code Review
  • PL/I rules added in version 8.5
  • PL/I rules added in version 9.0

Procedure

To identify the rules that belong to a rule set:

  1. On the Rules tab of the software analysis configuration window, expand the Rule Sets list.
  2. Select a rule set, such as COBOL Best Practices Code Review.
    In the Analysis Domains and Rules tree, the rules that belong to the selected rule set are displayed in bold.
  3. Select Set.
    The checkbox for each rule in the set is selected, enabling the rule.
  4. To disable any rules in the set, clear the checkboxes beside the rules.
  5. To save the settings, click Apply.