To run Data Flow Analysis

You can view the Data Flow Analysis either as a tree view or as a graph.

Right-click a data item in the program open in the editor or in the Outline view. (Note: programs must be part of a local/remote COBOL project; standalone files or files downloaded directly from the mainframe are not supported.)
  1. To view the analysis as a tree view, select Data Flow Analysis.
  2. Select Backward or Forward depending on the direction in which you want to trace the data flow. The Data Flow tree displays in a new tabbed view in the IDE.
  1. To view the analysis as a graph, select Data Flow Analysis > Graph.
  2. Select Backward or Forward depending on the direction in which you want to trace the data flow. The Data Flow Graph displays in a new tabbed view in the IDE.