Xpediter/DevEnterprise
Boosting productivity and quality in software development
Application managers and developers face the pressure to deliver timely, scalable and reliable applications both in distributed and mainframe environments--despite shortages in knowledge, time and resources. As applications become increasingly complex, there is a heightened need for thorough, in-depth analysis and testing.
Xpediter/DevEnterprise is an advanced analysis tool that helps developers understand, analyze, segment, build, test and extend application development. Developers can use Xpediter/DevEnterprise for large maintenance and development projects, such as extending mainframe applications to the Web.
Xpediter/DevEnterprise contains the metadata analyzer giving developers instant access to the information they need. They will be able to quickly locate the data items, programs, copybooks, columns, jobs, etc. that they need to change and then determine the impact on their applications of that change. Besides impact flows, developers can view application and program structure charts and obtain comprehensive program analysis including animated walkthroughs and program metrics.
With its integration with Xpediter/Code Coverage, developers are able to quickly determine which programs and lines of code are actually executed when executing a business function. Testers have the ability to ensure that all changes are tested before the application is placed into production.
Xpediter/DevEnterprise provides developers with the ability to:
Analyze your entire mainframe application portfolio
Xpediter/DevEnterprise can be a key ingredient in your Application Portfolio Management strategy. The Portfolio Metric Reports can give all of the following metrics and diagnostics information for your application portfolio:
- Halstead metrics
- McCabe metrics
- Diagnostic information such as logic flaws and dead code
Gathering all of this information quickly and easily in one place for a large volume of programs can help you isolate the most complex programs along with those with logic flaws and dead code. The portfolio metrics reports can help you quickly analyze a new application, check the quality of code being delivered by an outsourcer, or track an application over time
Quickly identify the program, data items, databases and files
Xpediter/DevEnterprise allows developers to automatically analyze systems statically, identify selected data fields quickly and track their movement across the system. This information helps developers determine the impact-planned changes will have on other elements of the system.
Assess security risk
You can't secure what you don't understand. By displaying the files, databases, queues and fields used by your application you can get a better picture of the level of security risk.
Understand the impact of program changes through program analysis
Giving insight into how an application really works, Xpediter/DevEnterprise shows how a program is linked to other programs and data items within the system. It can also augment program maintenance by automatically identifying code flaws such as unexecuted statements, recursions and potential runaway paths.
Get an immediate view of logic and data flow with graphical structure charts
Xpediter/DevEnterprise displays graphically a programs' logical structure. When combined with Xpediter/Code Coverage, you can see the current scope of testing effort and detail on the percentage of unexecuted statements. This information is then combined into a Relative Risk Metric. This makes it possible to assess risk based on quantifiable data and determine if additional testing is required. It also provides the focus on where the additional testing may be needed.
Xpediter/DevEnterprise's continuously updated analysis makes it possible to create and develop test cases which ensure testing of all critical functions of an application before the application is exposed to a wide range of customers, suppliers and business partners.
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