TPF dump analyzer: a system to provide expert assistance to analysts in solving run-time program exceptions by deriving program intention from a TPF assembly language program

  • Authors:
  • R. Greg Arbon;Laurie Atkinson;James Chen;Chris A. Guida

  • Affiliations:
  • Covia Technologies;Covia Technologies;Covia Technologies;Covia Technologies

  • Venue:
  • IAAI'92 Proceedings of the fourth conference on Innovative applications of artificial intelligence
  • Year:
  • 1992

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Abstract

The TPF dump analyzer (TDA) was conceived in an effort to create an intelligent programming assistant for the transaction-processing facility (TPF) programming environment where IBM System/370 assembly language is used. This particular program represents the first component of the system, which provides expert advice in the domain of solving run-time control dumps (software exceptions) in the TPF environment. This program is used by the application development, run-time cover-age, and stability staff members at Covia Technologies to provide more rapid problem diagnosis and resolution to a set of common TPF programming errors. The system has an installed base of nearly 750 users and has proven to be a useful tool in diagnosing commonly occurring errors in the TPF environment.