AWS Blu age support for Telon generated Cobol code

AWS Blu Age is designed to transform legacy mainframe code, including COBOL, into modern Java applications. While there's no explicit mention of Telon-generated COBOL code in the available information, AWS Blu Age does support transformation of standard COBOL constructs.

When dealing with specialized code like Telon-generated COBOL, you may encounter some challenges during transformation:

1. The transformation process typically involves analyzing the legacy code structure and converting it while preserving business logic. Telon-generated code may have specific patterns or structures that might require special handling.

2. You might need to review and analyze the Telon-generated COBOL carefully before transformation to understand its structure and functionality.

3. In some cases, you may need to configure specific metadata or transformation rules to handle any Telon-specific constructs.

4. After transformation, careful testing would be essential to ensure the transformed code matches the original behavior.

If you encounter specific issues during transformation, such as parsing errors or unsupported constructs, you might need to:

• Add custom metadata configurations in your transformation workflow
• Potentially preprocess certain parts of the code
• Review and possibly adjust the generated Java code, especially for complex logic

I would recommend reaching out directly to AWS support for a definitive answer about Telon-specific support, as they would have the most up-to-date information on AWS Blu Age's capabilities with specialized COBOL generators.
Sources
Best practice for transforming COBOL programs that use Report Writer features in Blu Age | AWS re:Post
Blu Age not able to parse AIF macro in BMS during transformation of codebase | AWS re:Post
AWS Blu Age FAQ - AWS Mainframe Modernization

The step 2 of the Transformation Center of AWS Blu Insights is designed to be able to inject Ad Hoc refactoring rules in order to tackle macros and Telon-generated repetitive code in order to be back to the same level of maintainability in Java than in original Telon.