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Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence

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AD to conttain additional mapping options

Looking for a way to map files specified in JCL (for example) to a copy of the file specified in the JCL that has been downloaded.

EXEC DLI support needed

When AD analyzes code that uses EXEC DLI to access IMS, it needs to detect that it is an IMS call and perform all the normal IMS analysis.

Changes needed to support DR policy

Application Discovery should be architected in such a way that backup and restore can easily be done, as well as duplication of environments.

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Problem description and business impact Using Application Discovery 5.0.1 with special build server patch for USAA Dynamic Calls Attached document has examples from Graphics View. A PL/I program CxxxxxP calls a COBOL program Cxxxx7. Following Cxxx...

The "View expanded source" feature exists only for COBOL and JCL in ADDI. Please implement this feature for PL/I also.

The "View expanded source" feature exists only for COBOL and JCL in ADDI. Please implement this feature for PL/I also. Please treat this as high priority since this feature is part of our decision to use ADDI and implement it to production

IMS/DB Calls incorrectly shown

Program XXXXXXXX contains a single GU call to segment POCTROLE. In both Program callgraph and IMS/DB where used this is represented as two separate calls - one to segment P04ROOT, and one to segment POCTROLE. This is because Program SSAs are not c...

IMS/DB database structure incorrectly shown

The 'IMS/DB Where Used' structure view shows all segments at the same level, and not according to the hierarchical structure as defined by the DBD which is analyzed as part of the Project Build.

In Flowchart printout, request to include the full conditions in Decision box

In the printout version of flowchart, please include the full conditions in the decision box. Example, in the printout, instead of only showing IF, the printout should include IF JKEPARM-ERROR-CODE > 01.

AD.More granular navigation in AD Report tab

It is an usability RFE. In the AD reports tab, sometimes the report will have 140 pages, however the toolbar only have the "to the begining","prev", ""next" and "to the end" button workable. user can NOT input the specify page number and jump to t...

Reduce Test Cases

Determine which test cases provides the highest level of coverage.