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Application Discovery

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Message Queue Identification

MQ names are stored in and fetched from DB2 tables/Files/Messages. ADDI cannot give actual Queue name used to put/get the messages.
over 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

CICS Transaction to main program dependency/flow isn't getting established

CICS resources extract process cannot capture auto-installing modules because program definitions are commonly not defined either in CSD or CPSM. As a result of which ADDI is not establishing dependency/flow from transaction to the main program ev...
over 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Future consideration

Dependent DB2 Objects Discovery

1. Pull in dependent Db2 objects that are required for Views, RI, and aliases. We currently have our own process to do this.2. If not already supported – Db2 stored procs, User defined functions and user defined data types
over 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Future consideration

Increment number of member after build is complete

TD Bank decided to use ADDI 5.1.0.4 and a full build is required after adding and/or updating any nymber of members on ADI (it should be incremental).
over 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

Include JCL EXPORT statement in AD

This request is regarding this AD issue: Error [1043] : Syntax Error: 'EXPORT' AD currently does not support JCL EXPORT statement and it would help us a lot if this statement can be added to JCL parsers.
about 2 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Not under consideration

Support the import of CICS BAS resource definition statements into Application Discovery

Application Discovery currently supports the input of RDO statements from the CICS DFHCSD file as part of the build process. there are several ways to define CICS resources in addition to RDO. This RFE is to extend this support to cater for statem...
almost 7 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

Support for CICSPlex SM (CPSM) Repository definitions

Support for CICSPlex SM (CPSM) Repository definitions as some customers do not use the traditional CSD definitions.
almost 7 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

ADDI and CA7 scheduler - to trigger conditionally from another JCL through a SASSTRLR utility

TD Bank is evaluating ADDI v5.1.0.3 and they are interested in integrate ADDI with CA7 scheduler tool.Is it possible that there are some jobs that are triggered conditionally from another JCL through a SASSTRLR utility(Apparently CA7 utility)? Sin...
over 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

Natural programs called from JCL

ADDI doesn't have in JCL a special treatment for NATBATCH so we don't treat it as NATURAL program call interface. This functionality is very important for the customer.
over 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 3 Not under consideration

Adding search path for IDMS schema, subschema and record

Adding search path for IDMS schema, subschema and record in GIU AD Build Client (settings panel) and in asynchronous command MS-DOS.
over 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 3 Not under consideration