Viewing Code Problems

When you open a program in the Topaz COBOL Editor or Topaz PL/I Editor and the Program Analysis perspective, the program is parsed and analyzed to build the program structure chart and provide in-depth information about the program.

Important

  • The code problems presented in the Problems view are the result of running Program Analysis for each specific program analyzed. The reported code problems are not the same as compiler diagnostics and do not replace them. If you wish to see the compiler diagnostics for your program, see Submitting Compiles and Displaying Compile Diagnostics.
  • The Problems view, if not visible, can be opened from the Window menu by selecting Show View > Other > General > Problems.
  • To ensure that Info problems are displayed, click the Problems view menu button image2021-4-16_15-5-17.pngand select Show > Show All.

To view the description of a code problem, click the entry in the Problems view, then click the image2021-4-16_15-7-39.png button. The description appears as a context-sensitive Help item. To view the description of a different problem, simply click it in the Problems view. To view an overall description of code problems, click the heading for any of the listed problem types, then click the image2021-4-16_15-7-59.png button. A list of all code problems is provided in Code-Problem-Descriptions.

To go directly to the line of code associated with a code problem in the Topaz COBOL Editor or Topaz PL/I Editor, double-click the entry in the Problems view.

Each code problem identified is also indicated with a colored mark in the overview ruler adjacent to the scroll bar in the Topaz COBOL Editor or Topaz PL/I Editor. This allows you to easily see where the greatest concentration of code problems are in the program. Click an overview ruler mark to go directly to the line containing the code problem.

Important

When numerous errors exist, the overview ruler marks for Info problems can overlay the marks for Error and Warning problems. To ensure the marks for Error and Warning problems are not overlaid by marks for Info problems, you may choose to turn off Info marks. Click Window > Preferences > General > Editors > Text Editors > Annotations. Select Info from the Annotation types list, then in the Show in section uncheck the Overview ruler checkbox. Click OK to save your preferences.

Each code problem is also indicated by a marker in the vertical ruler to the left of the Topaz COBOL Editor or Topaz PL/I Editor source display. Hover over a marker to show a short description of the problem, including the path to the affected program.

The values in the Problems view can be exported for later comparison following code changes. For more information, see Exporting-the-Program-Summary-Problems-Procedures-and-Data-Flow-Table-Views.

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