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Application Discovery

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Provide possibility to automate fetch of PgmModuleMap.txt

Hi When using different names for loadmodule and first program it's possible to map those with PgmModuleMap.txt ( https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/addi/6.1.1?topic=tasks-adding-files-project-folders ). To be able to automate create/update of the textfi...
6 months ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 0 Not under consideration

Please add JCL include into explore project tab

The JCL includes are loaded into the AD project, it would be good if it can be viewed in the explore project tab under the resource type drop down list. I'm aware the JCL includes can be viewed in search in files, but I had to only select JCL incl...
6 months ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 0 Future consideration

Enhance program call graph to not show unused Db2 calls referenced by commented PERFORM statement.

Currently in AD v6.0.1 program call graph shows unused SQL call statements of select/insert/update/delete from sections or para even if the calling PERFORM statement was commented out. Ideally those SQL calls are considered as dead codes as it wil...
8 months ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 0 Future consideration

Consideration of IMSTMT files during make projects

When we add an IMSTMT file to a project (already existing and built) that does not include one, the "make project" doesn't take it into account. So, we are obliged to do a build, which takes us out of our automatic project update process.However, ...
9 months ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Not under consideration

Update documention for replacing DEX

The documentation for ADDI state that DEX could be replaced with any other auth provider supporting Oauth2, https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/addi/6.1.2?topic=configurations-step-4-optional-configuring-authentication-server-dex It doesn't state that the...
9 months ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 0 Future consideration

Concurrent user login/usage of analyse client with Authentication Server(DEX) enabled in ADDI 6.1.1 i fix version

DEX is used to authenticate users when we login analyse client to perform analysis but currently there is no concurrent login/usage when DEX enabled . it could be very helpful to have options of concurrent login/usage. we have raised IBM case for ...
10 months ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 0 Future consideration

BUILD CLIENT SHOULD RUN AS AN "OLD SCHOOL OMVS/ISPF" application "WHEN" build parser is rewritten to JAVA

Parser utilizes ZIIP for JAVA parsing, the source code can remain on zOS, BUILD CLIENT does not need graphics....this is a lot simpler than running build on another platform.
10 months ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 0 Not under consideration

Support Endevor promotions in CLI

When syncing a project with Endevor thru sync service it's not possible to provide a promotion-list as you are able to to thru GUI in build configuration. This will be an enhancement for automating updates of project that receives source from seve...
11 months ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Not under consideration

Manual resolution for COBOL programs when there are multiple PDS members having the same name in the COBOL source as PROGRAM-ID

For an ordinary COBOL compiler in z/OS, there can be mismatch between member name in the PDS and program name (PROGRAM-ID name) in the source. Like in our case we have have 4 programs that are:PDS member name is PROG1 and PROGRAM-ID name PROG0PDS ...
11 months ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 0 Not under consideration

AD Analyze Client authorization and authentication using client certificate

Product get more security features if this option would be available. Idea is to have AD Analyze Client to be able to authorize and authenticate to server using client certificates.
12 months ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 0 Not under consideration