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Impact Analysis

CA 2E's impact analysis facilities let you determine the impact of a proposed or actual change to model objects in a CA 2E model and ensure the integrity of a set of changes by identifying and including dependent objects. CA 2E impact analysis facilities include:

• Automatic update of audit stamps for various processes including creation, change, copy, and generation.
• Commands and processes to identify model objects that will be affected by a change, including a distinction between changes that:
  • Also affect using objects and require editing.
  • Are internal to the object and require regeneration of using external functions and access paths.
• Support for where-used and referenced objects.
• Expansion across model object types; for example:
• Field, to File, to Access Path, to Function.
• Recursive and multiple-level expansion.
• Filters and controls.
• Full integration with other CA 2E edit and generation facilities.
• Output either to a custom display or to model object lists.