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Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence

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Statement support in filter setting of all analysis

The identical statement support in the filter settings as in the variable usage analysis should also be available for the following:• Include Usage• Dataset Usage in Programs• IMS/DB Logical Usage• IMS/DB Usage• MQueue Usage• SQL Table Field Usage...

Indicator for Build Process

There is no indicator showing where the Build process is at or what is occurring in the process.

Update include folder path via API

There are currently no options for adapting the configuration of an AD project via an API. If the include folder path is to be expanded, the new reference must be added to a large number of AD projects via the build client.

Change AD Batch Server to automatically tolerate multiple projects serially or simultaneously

Using AD Batch Server 5.0.4.2, if multiple projects are built or rebuilt (perhaps after a code upgrade) and Batch Server is then started and detects that multiple projects are in in need of being processed, the resulting processing can exceed the ...

Passwords encryption and mask for keystore and truststore

We define keystore and truststore in startServer.bat in AD services, including batch server, cross application, mainframe project, manual resolution, and search service, and orientdb configuration. Currently we need to enter a plain text password ...

Natural External Subroutine Long Names not supported

The Application Discovery Natural Parser does not support calling external subroutines via their long name (as it does not distinguish between a program and a subroutine which are different types in Natural). SEANP1 - calls external subroutine SEA...

Processing of annotations via an API

Now annotations can only be done via JSON files that are created in the build client and are preserved during the build process. The processing of the angelic annotations and the resources that then come from the IBM AD Analyze Client.

When using "CA7 job trigger flow", trigger path is missing

TD Bank evaluated ADDI v5.1.0.3 - When customer is using the option "CA7 job trigger flow", they found that for some jobs it doesn't show a trigger path (No Schedule ID available to be selected)

Notification during build in case of error happens

TD Bank decided to use ADDI 5.1.0.4 and during the build process, sometimes errors pops up and the ADDI window must be closed to continue the build.Is it possible to the following:1 - Improve the tool so the ADDI users don't need to close the wind...

Unresolved Assembler Attach defined manually

If an assembler branch (Attach) is dynamically resolved and AD can not determine where the branch leads to the engine should still show a branch and let the user manually enter where the branch leads to. This information should be persisted.