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Hello All, I'm working on a new project with Micro Focus Cobol that needs to analyze (845 Cobol programs, 2.25 LOC). I also need to analyze dependencies outside of the Cobol code, including batch jobs, bash shell scripts and utility programs.  What would be the best tool to get this done? Thanks for your help! Regards, Keith#codeanalysis#CobolAnalyzer#COBOL#MicroFocusCOBOL#analysis

What is the difference between the tools and features of the Analyzer product and those available in the COBOL and Mainframe development tools?#COBOLAnalyzerUniverse2020

Do I need the Micro Focus Analyzer product installed to use the refactoring tools?#COBOLAnalyzerUniverse2020

Mobile and web were both mentioned during the keynote, have you automated Micro Focus Cobol platforms?#COBOLUniverse2020

Hello there ! I am  evaluating this product for , but have 2 problems   :- impossible to handle JCL objects (not recognized) : no possibility to imports files with *.jcl extenstion, *.jcl extension not recongnized when creating a workspace using Template, no workaround possible using the CA Administration (for example : descibing the application as 100% Mainframe Legacy) etc ….. did I missed something ?- if I have shell scripts that "Run" a Cobol Program or Simply "refers to" a Source Program (in comments for instance) : how do i create this Relationship in a Scope (for Diagramer) ?      For shells, the Relationships available are "Runs System Programs" (it works fine but only for RM and CP shell  commands … no other commands handeling ?) …. and "Runs Program Entry Point"  (so question is : how do you run a Cobol Program Entry Point from shell ? what il the syntax recognized by Analyzer ? ).Final question :

Hello to all COBOL Analyzer users, As you are part of this community, I want to share some exciting news with you today before it is promoted to the general public.  We now have a new offering on the Azure marketplace. This offering allows you to create a virtual machine on Azure that have the latest version of COBOL Analyzer installed and setup for evaluation. The created machine is preloaded with a sample application which means you can try it immediately and also use the tutorials we have here to learn how to use the product without the need to install or setup anything. Go to this page for more information on how to take advantage of this new offering. Yes, we also have the same offering for Visual COBOL! For a full walkthrough on how to get this all to work, read this. Any questions or feedback, feel free to post here in the community and we’ll help you. Thanks, Guy Sofer Product Manager COBOL Analyzer#Trial#Azure#codeanalysis#COBOL#CobolAnalyzer#Cloud#ApplicationIntelligence

Question Is it possible to provide general information about running the various brave (*.bj) scripts that come with the product. Answer There are some general points to make about using the brave scripts. The full list of bj scripts that can be used are documented in the ‘Using Batch Scripts’ help topic. The scripts can be found in the <CA Install directory>\\Scripts\\BRP directory. Ensure that all parameters that are passed to the brave match the documentation as in upper, lower or mixed case as seen within the docs as all of the scripts are case sensitive. Ensure that you enclose all parameters with double quotes, as spaces will terminate a parameter. This becomes important when passing a spacey name as a parameter. You must pass at least three parameters to brave. The first parameter to brave is always the script to run. The second parameter is always the log file to be generated. The third parameter is always the workspace to use. The other parameters are specific to sc

Problem When running a Cobol Analyzer (CA), error 2753 (screenshot below) is reported during the running of the EA module rescan. This means that the Hot Fix is not installed on the machine. Resolution In the support line downloads section of the Micro Focus site, it states that the CA Hot Fixes are full installs. What this means is that they use the normal install method when the Hot Fix executable is run. It does not mean that they contain the full product plus the Hot Fix. The Hot Fix requires that the relevant CA product is already installed on the machine before the Hot Fix can be applied. The error reported is that the rescan.exe which is part of the CA product, but not included in the Hot Fix cannot be found on the machine. To resolve this, install the relevant base CA product, which can also be downloaded from the support line site and then reapply the Hot Fix. SI # 3193161

Problem After applying Windows security updates Cobol Analyzer (CA) Administrator GUI and the main Cobol Analyzer GUI will not start. Resolution It has been found that applying anyone of the following list of Windows updates, on the relevant of Windows environment stops applications written in Visual Basic v6 from running. As all of the CA GUI’s (main tool, admin tool, pre-request checker and Architecture Modeler) are all written in VB 6, they are affected by this.  To resolve this run the relevant optional update for the Windows environment being used.   List of Windows environments and fixes that cause the issue: Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2: KB4512486and KB4512506 Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2: KB4512488and KB4512489 Windows 10 version 1507: KB4512497 Windows 10 version 1607 and Windows Server 2016: KB4512517 Windows 10 version 1703: KB4512507 Windows 10 version 1709: KB4512516 Windows 10 version 1803: KB451

Problem : Is it possible to install Cobol Analyzer without installing the Administration Tool functionality ? Resolution : Installation of the Cobol Analyzer Administration tool is not optional. The Administrator tool is always installed. To remove the Administration Tool, delete "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Micro Focus\\Enterprise Analyzer\\Bin\\RescueAdmin.exe" . This is located in the <installation>\\bin  folder.   Incident# 3139241 #AdministrationTool#Installation

Problem : Does Enterprise Analyzer/COBOL Analyzer support Oracle 12 as its repository ? Resolution : Enterprise Analyzer does support Oracle 12g as its repository COBOL Analyzer only supports MS SQL as its repository Incident# 3158958#MSSQL#Oracle#Repository

Hi MF analyser team, I am facing the below problem. This is the problem mentioned below, can you let me know how to resolve this. " Can not create new Workspace C:\\Users\\dxt117\\workspace\\analyser Unable to connect to CreateWorkspaceEx: create connection Open ADODB.Connection: The specified provider was not found, it may not be installed correctly.in ADODB.ConnectionClass.OpenString ConnectionString, String UserID, String Password, Int32 Options) in MicroFocus.MW.API.Repository.rntConnection.Init (Object.xDB) "."

Hi MF analyser team, I am facing the below problem . This is the problem mentioned below, can you let me know how to resolve this. " Can not create new Workspace C:\\Users\\dxt117\\workspace\\analyser Unable to connect to CreateWorkspaceEx: create connection Open ADODB.Connection: The specified provider was not found, it may not be installed correctly.in ADODB.ConnectionClass.OpenString ConnectionString, String UserID, String Password, Int32 Options) in MicroFocus.MW.API.Repository.rntConnection.Init (Object.xDB) "."

We are trying to integrate Pega Robotics Studio and Rumba 9.4 application for testing on Win 10 OS. We are facing 'page error unable to load host control' error while trying to launch .rsdu profile. Can anyone help on this issue.

Please use this forum to ask any COBOL Analyzer related question from installation and evaluation queries to advance analysis tasks and we'll respond with an answer ASAP. You are also welcome to look at our product videos and to download the getting started tutorials and code samples. Thanks,Guy SoferProduct Manager#ApplicationAnalysis#cobolanalyzer#RMCOBOL#ApplicationInsight#netexpress#AcuCobol#COBOL#VisualCOBOL#codeanalysis#StaticCodeAnalysis#ServerExpress#MicroFocusCOBOL

Hi - How we can fetch the Paragraph name along side with business rules extracted from Microfocus. Any help on this would be appreciated

GETTING 9/006 error on delete statement for a record. I am reading an indexed file on primary key.The read is successful. But when then after a read I am executing delete statement I am getting 9/006 error. It says the ftrying to write in a file which is open for Input.But The file is already open in I-O mode. Any help ?

After learning all the basics of COBOL Analyzer with Getting Started with COBOL Analyzer it's time to extract the extra value by learning how to use the different analysis tools that are part of COBOL Analyzer. In this module you will learn: How to use the Diagrammer tool How to define relationships you want to diagram How to use the Interactive Analysis (Hyperview) tool How to use code searches and code search reports How to use the Glossary to review conventions How to add Business names to data items How to use the Change Analyzer * This module is a continuation of the getting started tutorial and uses the same example sources.Module 7 -- Working with Analysis Tools.pdfModule 7 -- Working with Analysis Tools.pdfModule 7 -- Working with Analysis Tools.pdf

Hi, I am trying to verify a Unisys COBOL-85 code using COBOL Analyzer and trying to resolve all below errors. Kindly suggest. > As tool displays only 3 dialect under "Cobol dialect" dropdown so how to select the dialect "Unisys MCP COBOL-74, Unisys MCP COBOL-85" for my code? Choose Options > Workspace Options. The Workspace Options window opens. Click the Verification tab, then the Legacy Dialects tab. In the Source Type pane, select the source file type whose dialect you want to specify, then select the dialect in the dialect pane. Set verification options for the dialect. The table below shows the available options. > Which compiler to use for "Unisys COBOL-85" code from Microfocus Compiler compatibility level? There are 11 to 17 levels so which one would best suit with "Unisys COBOL-85" code? >Please suggest how to resolve below errors:   "Special Name clause error"&n

Can somebody please help me to understand on how BRM works in COBOL Analyzer. When I tried to create rules, it is displaying error as create rule is not available in this context. So I want to know if we can automatically detect the business rules in the program? Looking for some help. Thank you.

Trying to find out if the analyzer will do me any good with ACUCOBOL.  I know Guy said the short answer is Yes but wondering what that means.#cobolanalyzer

We recently held a product launch webinar for COBOL Analyzer – a new and complementary offering to the Micro Focus COBOL portfolio. The webinar was heavily attended and lots of good questions were submitted. We’ve compiled that list of questions below along with the answers from our subject matter experts. For more information on COBOL Analyzer and to watch the product launch video, visit: microfocus.com/cobolanalyzer Webinar Questions: 1. I already use Enterprise Analyzer (EA). Is this the same product?Micro Focus Answer: COBOL Analyzer and Enterprise Analyzer are related, but different products. Enterprise Analyzer is designed for Mainframe COBOL applications, where COBOL Analyzer is designed for distributed COBOL applications. COBOL Analyzer offers a simpler setup and installation process, so for distributed COBOL shops, it’s the right tool. 2. What level of support is there for other COBOL dialects, specifically ACUCOBOL?Micro Focus Answer: The level of support for ACUCOBOL-GT appl

COBOL Analyzer Product Video Playlist New to COBOL Analyzer and looking to get started quickly? Take a look at this NEW COBOL Analyzer video playlist.  A great 5-part educational video series to support your use of this new application analysis toolset.  A great way to get started quickly and begin gaining better insight into your (Micro Focus COBOL) business applications. Video topics include: Check out the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8yfmcqTN8GEaamyh_DYWAIGn2Vqj8ml3 The COBOL Analyzer video series includes the following topics: COBOL Analyzer: Product Introduction: https://youtu.be/cWGHM8ZNbRQ COBOL Analyzer: Presenting the application architecture: https://youtu.be/rHuJEzUmgQ4 COBOL Analyzer: Running quality checks after code changes: https://youtu.be/3J770XaiAfU COBOL Analyzer: Code change and impact analysis: https://youtu.be/YRlPgI5pvDY COBOL Analyzer: In-depth analysis and documentation: https://youtu.be/JG2SUz8dDtI See the Micro Focu

Getting Started with COBOL Analyzer - Demo Files These COBOL Analyzer demo files are to be used in conjunction with the Getting Started guide posted to this forum.  These files will allow you to practice and tune your COBOL Analyzer skills.  A great way to jump start your analysis skills and begin using the COBOL Analyzer toolset.CADEMO.zip#CodeDemo#ServerExpress#COBOL#VisualCOBOL#ApplicationAnalysis#netexpress#analysis#codeanalysis