The following restrictions apply to rename refactoring:
- It is not possible to rename identifiers in a copybook which is referenced using the COBCPY environment variable but is not
located in the workspace.
- It is not possible to rename identifiers in copybooks referenced using a COPY... REPLACING statement.
- It is not possible to rename data items in JCL or BMS files.
- It is not possible to rename typedef members.
- It is not possible to rename identifiers in any resources that are outside the current
workspace.
- It is not possible to rename identifiers defined using the AS phrase.
- It is not possible to rename a program name or an entry-point.
- Rename using a COBOL reserved word is not supported. The IDE does not issue a warning if you use a reserved word to rename
an identifier and will rename the instances of the identifier. Trying to build your application, however, will fail.
The following restrictions apply to native COBOL only:
- It is not possible to rename copybooks from the editor. You can rename copybooks from
COBOL Explorer. This, however, does not change any of the references to the copybooks in the code.
The following restrictions apply to managed COBOL only:
- It is not possible to rename
packages.