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Status Planned for future release
Workspace Data Lineage by Manta
Created by Guest
Created on Jun 22, 2025

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Manta COBOL scanner should support termination statement.

Background:

Bank has requirement to build data lineage for legacy applications that are implemented in COBOL. Target date to enable the COBOL scanner in Manta production is end of July.

Why it is critical?

  1. Several applications at Truist that interact with critical data elements (CDE) are implemented using COBOL programs. These COBOL programs may contain CDEs.

  2. Enable the data governance for regulatory reporting, and National Review Exams.

  3. Business-critical need to gain visibility into how CDEs flow through these COBOL programs.

Expected: Manta COBOL scanners should support termination statements in COBOL scripts.

Currently, Manta version 42.12.0 does not support termination statements in COBOL scripts. It fails and no lineage is generated.

Workaround is to manually modify the COBOL programs that needs COBOL expertise help to understand the impact on overall lineage generated for COBOL programs.


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  • Guest
    Sep 10, 2025

    Next step: @Thomas  to confirm 42.15 release timeline to fix this issue.

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  • Guest
    Sep 10, 2025

    Per Michal Bartos, this is corner scenario where the COBOL division has no content (commented lines) followed by end of COBOL Division followed by termination statement. See example below.

    61848                          WS-BAL-LABEL-TEXT-LONG(WS-LBL-SUB)
    61849            ADD     +1                  TO  WS-LBL-SUB
    61850            MOVE DPBALI1-BAL-CODE(4)   TO  WS-BAL-LABEL-CODE(WS-LBL-SUB)
    61851            MOVE DPBALI1-BAL-DESC(4)   TO
    61852                          WS-BAL-LABEL-TEXT-LONG(WS-LBL-SUB)
    61853            .
    61854        1060-EXIT.
    61855            EXIT.
    61856       *>
    61857        1090-CHECK-RESPONSE.
    61858       *>
    61859       *> ***    DISPLAY ' XSL980  -   : UNSUCCESSFUL/INVALID RESPONSE-CODE
    61860       *> ***     ' FROM DPABAL00 ADAPTER : '
    61861       *> ***    DISPLAY ' RESPONSE STATUS     : ' DPBALI1-RESPONSE
    61862       *> ***    DISPLAY ' PREAMBLE ABORT-CODE : ' DPBALI1M-ABORT
    61863       *> ***    DISPLAY ' BANK :' H-ACC-BNK-NUM
    61864       *> ***    DISPLAY ' TYPE :' H-ACC-ACCT-APLCTN-CD
    61865       *> ***    DISPLAY ' ACCT :' H-ACC-ACCT-NUM
    61866        1090-CRSP-EXIT.
    61867            EXIT.
    61868       *>
    61869       *>
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  • Admin
    Yurii Plakhtii
    Sep 4, 2025

    Hello, Devayon! Could you please report the bug case, attach logs and provide additional useful information. We will investigate what is happening. Thanks!

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  • Guest
    Sep 3, 2025

    Was found to be fixed partially in 42.13.
    It is failing for a scenario where division with empty statement followed by termination statement

    Reply

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