Re: [WDSCI-L] RPG Environment variable to reduce the number of RNF7031 messages in the event file

On 2024-11-22 10:58 a.m., Dan Bale wrote:

One of the biggest issues I have with RNF7031 is that it is issued for both 1) fields defined in external files and 2) program-defined variables. I can't do anything with the former, but I can certainly act on the latter. Such as deleting unused variables. When you have 5000 RNF7031 messages for fields in external files, it's nearly impossible to find the handful issued for program-defined variables.

Is there a viable way to identify these? Perhaps issue a different message for unused program-defined variables?

There's a couple of Ideas related to that.

"Prevent some RNF7031s. Add a way to indicate specific items which should not be diagnosed as un-referenced"
https://ibm-power-systems.ideas.ibm.com/ideas/IBMI-I-2348

"Option to suppress RNF7031 messages in F-specs"
https://ibm-power-systems.ideas.ibm.com/ideas/IBMI-I-790