98 Using IBM Application Development Tools for z/OS and OS/390
FA analyzer can use three different sources to obtain source information:
A compiler listing
A sidefile created from the compiler listing by using the utility program IDILANGX:
– When you create a side file, you can take advantage of the following benefits:
• It reduces processing time: Fault Analyzer does not have to generate one
dynamically from the compiler listing.
• It decreases storage space: Side files are much smaller than compiler listings
• A utility program, IDILANGP, is provided, which can be used to create a readable
listing from a Fault Analyzer side file. This might be useful if side files, rather than
compiler listings, are kept in order to conserve DASD space, as ...