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Workspace IBM i
Categories Db2 for i
Created by Guest
Created on Jun 29, 2017

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Change defaults on CRTSQLxxxI commands for cross reference

On CRTSQLxxxI commands, the default is OPTION(*XREF), but this does nothing. The precompiler only generates a cross reference when OUTPUT(*PRINT) and OPTION(*XREF) is specified. here should be a command dependency for OUTPUT(*PRINT) when OPTION(*XREF) is specified. Since the current default is OPTION(*XREF), the default should probably be changed to OPTION(*NOXREF).

At the very least, the help text for *XREF on the OPTION parameter should note the dependency.

Even SupportLine couldn't answer the question for a couple weeks as to why no cross reference was generated with OPTION(*XREF).


Use Case:

Compile a program and specify OPTION(*XREF). If OUTPUT(*NONE) is specified a command dependency should show note the requirement to specify OUTPUT(*PRINT).


Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     May 3, 2022
    IBM believes that the request described has been solved and is available with IBM i 7.5.

    The help text for the *XREF value on the OPTION parameter was updated to indicate the cross reference information is included in the precompiler listing.
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Apr 22, 2020

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Power Systems
    Product - IBM i
    Component - Db2 for i
    Operating system - IBM i
    Source - None

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Power Systems
    Product - IBM i
    Component - Application Development
    Operating system - IBM i
    Source - None

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