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Copilot AI commented Jan 22, 2026

Generates multi-dimensional analysis of the Canada Day Calculator COBOL module (CANDAY01.CBLLE, TESTCDAY.CBLLE) covering code structure, dependencies, testing maturity, and modernization paths.

Analysis Documents Added

5 documents, 151 KB, ~4,900 lines:

  • ANALYSIS-INDEX.md - Navigation guide with role-based entry points (PM, Dev, QA, Architect)
  • README.md - Executive summary with risk matrix and 4-phase modernization roadmap
  • CANDAY01-Analysis.md - Code structure analysis (Rating: 8.55/10, Maintainability: 82/100)
  • TESTCDAY-Analysis.md - Testing framework assessment (Grade: D, 15% complete, 40-80hr roadmap)
  • Holidays-Dependency-Analysis.md - Architecture analysis (Grade: B-, no circular deps, coupling metrics)

Key Findings

CANDAY01 - Production quality with minor improvements needed:

  • ✅ Clean modular design, no GOTOs, COBOL-85 compliant
  • ⚠️ Unused variable (WS-DATE-FORMATTED), magic numbers

TESTCDAY - Skeleton implementation requiring completion:

  • 🔴 No actual CALL to CANDAY01, no validation logic
  • 🔴 Test data defined but never executed

Architecture - Solid foundation with integration gaps:

  • ✅ Zero circular dependencies, minimal external coupling
  • 🔴 Missing LINKAGE SECTION prevents programmatic invocation
  • 🔴 Console I/O coupling limits reusability

Analysis Coverage

Each document includes:

  • Quality metrics (cyclomatic complexity, maintainability index, LOC)
  • Dependency mapping and risk assessment
  • Prioritized recommendations with effort estimates
  • Code samples and refactoring patterns
  • Cross-references between analyses

Estimated remediation effort: 180-260 hours across 4 phases (immediate fixes → generalization).

Original prompt

We need generate multiple analysis of the given cobol code. #file:QCBLLESRC

The user has attached the following file paths as relevant context:

  • AS400/COBOL_examples/Holidays/QCBLLESRC

Created from VS Code.


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Copilot AI and others added 3 commits January 22, 2026 04:42
Co-authored-by: raykao <860691+raykao@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: raykao <860691+raykao@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: raykao <860691+raykao@users.noreply.github.com>
Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Generate multiple analysis of COBOL code Add comprehensive COBOL analysis documentation for Holidays module Jan 22, 2026
Copilot AI requested a review from raykao January 22, 2026 04:47
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