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Software Analyzer

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Improve and expand batch Software Analyzer functionality in IDz (z/os Explorer Extension)

Improve generated reports and outputs from IDz's batch Software Analyzer.Currently, the report that is generated from a batch run is 0 bytes and contains no details.The other files are included in the zip but are xml and hard to analyze.
over 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Software Analyzer 2 Not under consideration

IDZ Sofware Analyzer - Client Batch Mode - Link with z/OS Copybooks

When we work with IDZ in an interactive mode (eclipse UI), we have added property groups for our projects, in order to link cobol copybooks strored on z/OS PDS (especially technical copybooks we don't need in the Workspace : SQL Messages, MQ, ...)...
over 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Software Analyzer 1 Future consideration

Software Analysis : code review rules for C programs

Many rules are defined for COBOL, PL1 or JAVA programs, but none for C programs.
almost 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Software Analyzer 2 Not under consideration

IDZ Software Analyzer Batch with 5 severity levels

In the IDz Client you have a choice to switch between 3 or 5 levels. This is under "Software Analyzer" -> "Severity Levels". But if you run a Batch Job you can not configure that you have 5 levels in the Rules Dataset.
almost 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Software Analyzer 1 Not under consideration

Reverse Order Button

When multiple programs thru a batch job or thru a workspace scan the ordering of the results is always the rule and then the underlying programs with their line numbers. It makes more sense if the program is the header and then the metrics or rule...
about 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Software Analyzer 1 Not under consideration

Data Flow / Data Flow Hierarchy View avoidance of suppressed assignments

Assignments that occur multiple times are suppressed in the views.Important information is simply suppressed. This only confuses and leads to wrong assumptions and errors. The problem occurs in both Dataflow and Dataflow Hierarchy views See use ca...
over 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Software Analyzer 6 Future consideration

Equal amount of IF / END-IF statements

Would be nice to have in Cobol editor syntax check or in software analysis a feature which calculates IF and END-IF statements. A warning or even error in case of not equal amount of those.
about 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Software Analyzer 4 Not under consideration

RSA - R?gle "V?rifier la valeur du SQLCODE apr?s un EXEC SQL" et utilisation des WHENEVER

Voir ticket TS002533616
over 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Software Analyzer 2 Future consideration

General codingrules missing in static analysis

Add 3 more coding rules regarding static analysis that we think should be in IDz by default. 1. Strings should only be moved to variables large enough to hold them without truncation https://rules.sonarsource.com/cobol/type/Bug/RSPEC-3921 2. Colla...
almost 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Software Analyzer 3 Future consideration

R?gle d'identification des cas de manipulation de donn?es via (position:longueur) Rule of identification of data manipulation cases via (position: length)

Des développeurs cèdent à la facilité de tester et manipuler des données (y compris en table DB2) via des "rubrique(position : longueur)". Il faudrait une règle valable en COBOL natif comme en COBOL issu de RPP pour pouvoir repérer ces cas.
almost 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Software Analyzer 2 Not under consideration