Differentiate cics program and normal cobol program?

Rajesh S · New User Joined: 11 Jul 2007 Posts: 54 Location: Chennai

Hi

How to find out the cics program and normal cobol program without see the sources code. What are the ways?

Thanks and Regards in Advance

Rajesh S

dbzTHEdinosauer · Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 1:11 pm

see what load library the objects are in.

learn the naming conventions at your site. Some sites use different naming conventions for on-line and batch modules.

look at the object itself. cics modules will have DFHECI or DFHEC in the first couple of lines.

Robert Sample · Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 4:23 pm

Rajesh, what did you answer? Interview questions are usually posted with the answer the person gave, then we provide additional comments.

sankaranarayanan parasura · New User Joined: 28 Oct 2007 Posts: 10 Location: chennai

Robert Sample · Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 7:06 pm

sankaranarayanan parasura: where was SCM specified in the input? You need to be aware that SCM is an optional product not installed at all sites. My site, for example, does not use it and therefore your advice is totally inappropriate here.

sankaranarayanan parasura · New User Joined: 28 Oct 2007 Posts: 10 Location: chennai

Thanks Robert,

I think I have answered for a twisty interview question. I understand what you have said is right.
Each installation will have its own standards to maintain different libraries to differentiate it.
My answer is for one such type of installation which has SCM for maintaining its elements.
If we should not read the source code and identify means it has some clue external to it.
Either it can reside in designated library or SCM defined and it is dependant on installation.