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Application Discovery

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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...
about 7 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

API for pipeline and automation use to discover status

For automation purposes we need to know when a project is ready for discovery. This includes all 3 phases (Build server processes: [1]Build/Make & [2]API resolution; AD server process: Batch server [3] callgraph update, etc.). The automation p...
over 2 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Future consideration

Add capability to copy projects with their data from one system to another

The build takes a while for our projects and IBM suggested to add more build server machines (we use virtual servers) to allow multiple project to be build at the same time. The Callgraph update process however always run on the batch server which...
over 2 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 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.
about 7 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under 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).
almost 5 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

AD.Automatic classification of source code

For many banking clients, their applications are complex, the volume of source code is huge, and most of the code are legacy for decades without appropriate documents and accurate understanding.
over 7 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

Data access layer(Both File and DB2)

Data access layer (Both File and DB2) needs to be supported.
over 7 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

Indicator in the Analyze Client interface to tell the user if the project is ready for discovery

Currently users don't know if a project is completed as the last step of a MAKE or BUILD action nl. batch server callgraph update process, is hidden. It must be clear for users if they can rely on the analysis results or if the batch portion is st...
over 2 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Future 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...
about 5 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.
about 5 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 3 Not under consideration