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Application Discovery

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Duplicate Code Detection

Show programs with duplicate code / logic in addition to dead code.
over 7 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Not under consideration

Show more information in graphs (customizable)

Show more information in graphs through color-coding, line thickness, ...- Show program complexity scores in program box (red=complex, green=simple)- Show number of call-statements on connection (bold line = many different calls, light line = only...
over 7 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

Support for REXX

Provide support for REXX
over 7 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

Delete statement is not considered by the compiler while build in ADDI.

The reason that the last delete is not parsed is because the statement WHERE CURRENT OF LINK_CSR is not recognized by our parser. delete that appears in the list: EXEC SQL DELETE FROM TBAFOTE_TRN_ECD WHERE BRANCH_NO = :TBAFOTR.BRANCH-NO AND ACCOUN...
over 5 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Planned for future release

Explore AD project: Display of resource types that have an artifact

It would be better if the folders were named when the AD projects were created and only these could be created. Subsequent creation and deletion should be possible for existing AD projects. With this control, on the one hand, the user can navigate...
over 3 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Future consideration

Need a process exclude called programs/utilities with no source from missing components reports

Need a process to Identify and exclude called programs/utilities with no source from missing components reports
over 5 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

IMS/DB need to be processed in JCLs

Please see all details in PMR 40939,110,846
over 5 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

multiple ADLogin on the same client

currently users can only perform an AD login via a workspace. The ADLogin button remains inactive in other workspaces.
almost 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

API call for preprocessor integration (Create a new AD-Project)

The automation of existing AD projects (current state) 1. Copy the artifacts in the subfolder of the AD projects2. Generation of the make-bat files3. Parallel execution of the make-bat files The preprocessor integration has to be done manually for...
almost 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Future consideration

Selection of individual files from a folder

So far, only the full path to the artifacts from which all files are imported can be specified via the API. Particularly in the case of overlapping storage structures, the artifacts must be copied before installation so that they are correctly imp...
almost 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Future consideration