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The IT Information System

How to use XINFO in Software Development

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XINFO

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What is XINFO?

• XINFO analyzes z/OS data: JCL, DB2, SMF, TWS, Control-M, CA-7, RMM, Cobol, PL/1, Assembler, CICS, DLI, IMS, Control-D, CA-1, Zeke and much more...

• XINFO analyses UNIX and Windows data: Volumes, files, hardware, software, services, daemons, job and program run times, Java sources, TWS, Control-M, Automic and SAP

• XINFO loads the result into a database

• XINFO has dialogs to query and visualize the data

XINFO is an IT information system. It enables you to

cross reference data from various systems.

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Technical Overview

PC Client

z/OS, Unix, Windows

UNIX, Windows

z/OS

JCL SMF Scheduler

JCL Scanner

SMF Scanner

Scheduler Scanner

zOS, UNIX or Windows

XINFO Database(DB2, ORACLE or MS-SQL)

File-system

z/OS, Unix, Windows

SAP

Space Scanner

SAP Scanner

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Using XINFO

• Which jobs use file A.B.C?

• Which jobs use program PGM1?

• Which scripts are calling the FTP?

• Which program calls subprogram XYZ?

• When was file A.B.C used in which jobs?

• Which DB2 tables are used in which jobs?

• Which programs are using which includes?

• Which jobs were active last Monday at 3.30?

• ...

A major part of daily work consists of gathering up information. XINFO enables you to access that information. Some typical questions are:

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How to work with XINFO

1) Select EXEC Statements …

e.g. which jobs are using a program?

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How to work with XINFO

2) Specify program

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How to work with XINFO

3) The result

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Display more information

1) Right mouse click...

2) Select e.g. “Run Cycles + Jobs”

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Show Scheduling Data

Looks like a daily run

3) The result

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Show History

When did the job actually run?

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Show History

Jobname

Start time, End time

Duration, CPU Time etc.

Returncode

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Show Dependencies

The job netplan shows all preds and succs

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Show Dependencies

Job netplans are available for most schedulers, e.g. TWS, CA7, and Control-M

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Show Load Modul Specs

Which version of a program is used in production?Back to

JCL-EXEC

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Show Load Modul Specs

Link Date/Time etc.

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Show Program Calls

Which sub programs are called?

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Show Program Calls

Right mouse click...

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Show DB2 Access

Which DB2-Tables are used?

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Show DB2 Access

DB2 table objects, action (select, insert, delete etc.), used columns

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Show File Access

Which files are used?

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Show File Access

Which DSNs are specified in the JCL?

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Show File Access

Double click on the record…

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Show File Access

DSN and other additional JCL parameters

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XINFO Source Scanner

• General Info: Basic information like “uses static SQL”, “uses dynamic SQL”, “calls CICS”

• Includes: Usage of includes and copy members

• Calls: External program calls (tables and graphics)

• Files: Access type (e.g. read/write) and definition (file names, record length etc.)

• DB2: Which program uses which tables (select, insert, delete, etc.), and columns

• CICS and DLI: Calls and their parameters

• Variables: Definitions and usage

• Comments

XINFO’s source scanners are analyzing program source

code to deliver the following information:

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XINFO Source Scanner

• PDS/PDSE

• Librarian

• Source path (Java)

• Compile listings

• Selection:

- Complete libraries ( Source plus include/copy)

- Specific members specified by name patterns (include/exclude)

• Full scans or incremental updates, e.g. all changed programs

Following data can be input to the source scanners:

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• Input are the results of the individual scanners

• The results are three tables (Calls, File- and DB2-Access)

- Including nested callsprogram A calls B, B calls C, as a result A calls C on level 2

- Language independent No matter if A is COBOL and B is ASM

- Supports development “staging” Test program may call production module, but not vice versa

XINFO Program Calls In addition to language specific data (COPY, variables)

XINFO offers “multi language call analysis”

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Program Calls

Which programs are called by DSN8CC0 ?

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Program Calls

This table shows all called modules on all levels!

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Program Calls

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Program Calls - Graphics

This is the matching diagram

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PL/1 Includes

Which programs are using these includes?

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PL/1 Includes

Include member, programs, nesting level etc.

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PL/1 Includes

Several browse functions show the sources (no need to know where the source comes from!)

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PL/1 Includes

The content of the include member

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PL/1 – CICS Transaction

This program is a CICS program. Which transactions are using it?

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PL/1 - CICS Transaction

Program, transaction etc.

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CICS - SMF Information

Transaction

Start time,End time Storage, CPU time etc.Program

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Assembler Calls

Specify selection criteria

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Assembler Calls

Program

CalledProgram

Parameter

Call, Link, Load etc.

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Assembler Calls

Right click to browse Member with Call

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Assembler Calls

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IMS PSB and DBD Information

XINFO IMS shows which jobs and/or transactions are using a PSB

Content of IMS DB definitions.All segments, fields etc.

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Java Scanner

Which methods are defined in class “Action”?

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Java Methods

Method’s detailed view including attributes and parameters

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Eclipse Plugin

Your source code in eclipse

Mark expression, then right mouse click

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Eclipse Plugin

XINFO menu gives access to all XINFO tables e.g. which programs are

using this SQL-include?

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Eclipse Plugin

The result

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Summary

• XINFO shows you • How Batch, CICS and DB2 programs are used

• When programs are used

• Which resources where used

• Which databases and tables are used

• Which source-code, includes, sub programs, methods etc. are used

• XINFO helps you while• Fixing Problems

• Doing Impact Analysis

• Estimating Projects

XINFO is an information and documentation system for

production and development

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Available Language Scanners

• Assembler

• C

• COBOL

• Easytrieve

• Java

• Natural

• PL/1

XINFO supports following languages:

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Many thanks for your attention

HORIZONTSoftware for Datacenters

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XINFOThe IT Information System