How to list all the cobol programs in a project in mainframe ispf

Question

I need to view all the source codes available in a project. In which utility can I list all the source codes

Answer 1

The answer is it depends on your source control manager. On the mainframe there are storage mechanisms for source and a common one is a Partitioned Dataset (PDS). These you can easily access through ISPF option 2 which is generally edit unless your site has changed the panels.

Other ways to do broader searches for datasets can be found on Option 3 =3<enter> to see the utilities. Option 3.4 is good for searching for datasets based on name. From here you could edit the file and see its members. If your familiar with Linux you’ll recall that *nix and Windows use a folder structure emanating from the root of the file system. z/OS datasets are a little different although conceptually they are similar.

If your shop uses Git then you would look for the files in GIT and would not likely use ISPF edit.

There are other proprietary source and build management systems from a variety of vendors. Some include Endevor, Changeman, Librarian Might still be around but its fairly old.

Your question is too broad to provide a specific answer but hopefully this will give you some pointers to further your quest.

Answer 2

You can try using EPDF command to access the dataset directly and view the components and the below link will help you in understanding more about the command.

https://ibmmainframes.com/about26084.html

Regards, Anbu.