Rational Developer for System z

Renaming a data item or paragraph in a COBOL program

The System z® LPEX Editor and the COBOL Editor let you rename a data item or paragraph and references to that data item or paragraph in a COBOL program.

Before you begin

Before you begin, you must open a file with the System z LPEX Editor or the COBOL Editor.

About this task

The Rename operation shows an information screen with the projected warnings and how many data items are going to be changed if the refactor operation is committed. Optionally, another page is shown with a preview of what the source will look like compared to the original source after the refactor operation is accepted.

The preview page shows the Rename function.

Procedure

To rename a data item or paragraph in your COBOL file, complete the following steps:

  1. Select a data item or paragraph name, and right-click. A menu is displayed.
  2. Click Refactor > Rename.
  3. Type the new name, and perform one of the following actions:
    • Click OK.
    • Click Preview after optionally selecting Force preview. A "Found problems" window is displayed.
  4. If you clicked Preview in the previous step, click Continue. A preview window is displayed.
  5. Click OK.

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