Generating an optimization report
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IBM® watsonx Code Assistant for Z Code Optimization Advice provides COBOL developers with a prioritized report of inefficiencies affecting performance. The report allows developers to easily identify and fix these issues at the source code level, allowing for greater optimization with IBM z/OS.
About this task
To generate an optimization report in Z Code Optimization Advice, you must submit a Job Control Language (JCL) file detailing the COBOL programs you want to include within the report. This JCL is referred to as the Z Code Optimization Advice launcher, or more commonly, the launcher.
Procedure
- Configure your Z Code Optimization Advice launcher by following the guidelines in Submitting a job with the Z Code Optimization Advice launcher. Ensure that the launcher points to the application you want analyzed.
- Save any changes made to the launcher.
- Open the context menu of the launcher file, and select .A report will be generated following the naming convention specified in
// SET JSON=hlq.coa.output
in the launcher file.