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Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence

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Start AD usage analysis from IDz editors

Currently, a developer has to copy the variable or section name and change the perspective (Application Discovery Browser) in order to then select all AD projects. Then the copied name must be pasted and the analysis "Use in program" started.

AD build Client - Decisions mechanism for PL/1 language

Support of Decisions mechanism for PL/1 language in Application Discovery Build Client.
over 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 3 Not under consideration

Application Discovery Support of Assembler ASM IMS Calls

Customer has assembler programs that accesses IMS database via ASMTDLI calls. Without the support for ASMTDLI, customer would not be able to have a complete view of the IMS database usage.
over 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

Support resource in different groups in CSD parser

ADDI CSD parser to support CICS resource defined in different groups.
over 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 3 Not under consideration

Integration of an automatic check after a build / make

The idea is the automatic generation of a check after a build or a make for the administrator of AD (in MS-DOS command and GUI AD Build Client).
over 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 3 Not under consideration

Support for SQL statements in in-stream data or control cards used by DB2 utilities in JCL

Tesco have JCL that executes SQL statements against DB2 tables via DB2 utilities. SQL statements are processed as SYSIN either as in-stream data, or in Control Card DSN. This information is currently not analysed, leading to incomplete information...
over 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

Db2 needs to use Security in connection

ADDI Db2 for zOS option does not allow the customer to use a secure connection to their mainframe via Db2 Connect
about 5 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 3 Not under consideration

SQL Authentication

Allow " Windows Authentication " for the ID associated to the IBM AD SQL Identity.
over 5 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 4 Not under consideration

Support for MQ Topics and Subscriptions

RFE for the support of MQ topics and subscriptions
over 5 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

'Find' capability in generated reports

Capability to have a 'Find' operation in the Application Discovery generated reports.
over 5 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration