In our shop, we have cross-reference reports that list where program (*PGM) objects are called from. In our case, they can come from CL or RPG programs. We generate the reports by using the Display Program Reference (DSPPGMREF) command. Although we only use CL and RPG, some other languages can also be referenced. I've included a list of the languages and the object types that the DSPPGMREF commands is able to cross-reference. See 1.
In our shop, we have cross-reference reports that list where program (*PGM) objects are called from. In our case, they can come from CL or RPG programs. We generate the reports by using the Display Program Reference (DSPPGMREF) command. Although we only use CL and RPG, some other languages can also be referenced. I've included a list of the languages and the object types that the DSPPGMREF commands is able to cross-reference. See Figure 1.
TechTalk: Object Cross-reference
Figure 1 Objects That DSPPGMREF Will Cross-reference
Program Type System Objects CL *FILE, *PGM and *DTAARA RPG *FILE, *DTAARA and *PGM COBOL *FILE and *PGM (literal names on the CALL command) BASIC *FILE (externally described) and *PGM PL/I *FILE and *PGM Pascal No information is provided CSP *FILE, *PGM, *MSGF, *CSPMAP and *CSPTBL C No information is provided
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