Validating the migration

The migration help function sets warnings on the lines where it detects differences. It excludes the differences in the formatting or comments. You must manage the warnings to migrate the corresponding COBOL files.

The migration help warnings are displayed at two levels:
  • In the PDP COBOL editor, in two columns:
    • In the left margin of each line that contains a warning.
    • In the right column, named Overview, from which you can access all the warnings without scrolling the file. Click a warning to see the line that contains the warning.
      Note: You can hide the warnings in the Overview column by selecting the menu Window > Preferences > General > Editors > Text editors > Annotations > Pacbase migration warnings. By default, the option Show in Overview ruler is selected. Clear it to hide the migration warnings.
  • In the Problems view. Double-clicking a warning selects the corresponding lines in the PDP editor, if it is open.
    Note: You can filter the display of the warnings in the Problems view.

    You can display only the warnings that are related to the Pacbase migration. To do so, click the upside-down triangle (View menu) in the view toolbar and select Configure contents. Select one of the lines in the Configurations field, then select Pacbase migration warnings in the Types field.

    Furthermore, you can apply a more precise filter to the Pacbase migration warnings from the preferences. Select Window > Preferences > Pattern Driven Programming > Migration validation.

You must manage the warnings in the Problems view or the Validation Manager view.


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