IBM Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence for IBM Z Library

The following new features and enhancements are available in version 5.1.0.9:

Added an upgrade wizard for upgrading from IBM AD V5.1.0.7 or a later version. With this wizard, you can quickly upgrade the IBM AD servers and components, with most manual steps taken care of automatically. For more information about the upgrade wizard, see Upgrading to IBM AD V5.1.0.9.
Improved the callgraph analysis performance, especially when dealing with slow networks. Faster generation of the graphs can be achieved.
Enhanced the build performance.
- COBOL programs can now be compiled in parallel.
- Faster builds can be achieved for the projects that have the API Extensibility feature enabled.
Enhanced the Natural compiler by improving the language grammar and solving syntax errors.
Enhanced IBM AD Connect for Mainframe.
- Reduced processing time for the CA information by supporting the LIST=NODD option.
- Enhanced download for the non-empty PDS or PDSE members with sizes marked as 0 KB.
- Enhanced support for remote IBM Workload Scheduler (IWS, previously known as TWS) configuration by adding parameters and DD statements for IWS in the IBM AD Connect for Mainframe started task.
Upgraded Authentication Server (DEX) to version 2.25.0.

The following new features and enhancements are available in version 5.1.0.8:

Supported the Linux® environment when using IBM AD Configuration Wizard for clean installations.
Added the following capabilities in IBM AD Configuration Server:
- admonisher tab: On this new tab, you can now monitor the status and export the log files of IBM AD components with a graphical representation of the components and their dependencies. Also, you can monitor the running status of projects. For more information, see Monitoring the Statuses of Components and Projects.
- Language settings: You can select the language menu from the upper-right corner and choose one of the available languages. The entire configuration process is displayed in the selected language.
- Remote access: You can access IBM AD Configuration Server that is installed on a different machine by modifying the audit.properties configuration file. For more information, see Configuring by using IBM AD Configuration Service.
Added the following capabilities in IBM AD Connect for Mainframe:
- Supported TLS connection to IBM AD Validation Server. For more information, see the configuration instructions for IBM AD Validation Server and for IBM AD Connect for Mainframe.
- Supported remote connection to IBM Workload Scheduler (IWS, previously known as TWS). You can configure to use a local IWS connection when the IWS controller is installed on the same LPAR, by default, or to use the newly supported remote IWS connection when the IWS controller is running on a different LPAR. For more information, see Enabling TCP/IP Connection to a Remote IWS Controller Address Space.
- Supported FBA PDS libraries.
- Added REXX support for IWS data sets.
- Replaced the CPE communication layer for IBM AD Validation Server.
Added the following capabilities in IBM ADDI Extension:
- Code Coverage analysis: You can now analyze the source code coverage, identify the test coverage issues, and get recommendations on the test cases to run to optimize your test coverage results.
- Performance analysis: This function supports the analysis of OMEGAMON® for CICS® data and System Management Facility data. By analyzing the performance data, you can identify the potential performance issues.
Improved the

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tab in IBM AD Analyze, where the variables that are declared in COBOL Copybooks/INCLUDES can be identified. The Include names are displayed in parentheses. For more information, see Cobol Variable Usage
Boosted the CA7 import performance in IBM AD Build. Less processing time is used when the CA7 report is retrieved from the mainframe.
Enhanced the Natural parser to reduce syntax errors and to improve the Natural analysis.

The following new features and enhancements are available in version 5.1.0.7:

Added a configuration wizard for clean installations. With this wizard, you can configure IBM AD servers, databases, and components, without the need to manually update the configuration files. For more information, see topic Configuring with the IBM AD Configuration Wizard.
Updated the user interface and functionality of IBM AD Configuration Server to support monitoring service components and configuring advanced settings.
Enhanced the build performance.
- When using a single instance of IBM AD Build Client, parallel synchronize processes are supported. You can split a huge project into multiple smaller projects, and then build the projects at the same time to reduce the total build time.
- Build selection and make processes now run in bulk. A database transaction is performed for each file type, instead of each file.
Enhanced IBM AD Audit Service.
- Added the user license monitoring capability in IBM AD Audit Service. For more information, see topic Audit Service Web GUI Overview.
- Added Db2 for z/OS support for IBM AD Audit Service. For more information, see topic IBM AD Web Services Prerequisites.
- Moved IBM Software License Metric Tag (SLMT) file generation to be centralized in IBM AD Audit Service, instead of in each IBM AD Analyze Client. For more information, see topic Integration with IBM License Metric Tool.
Enhanced the Cross Applications Callgraph. After the Cross Applications Callgraph is generated, the “Showing internal callgraph” option, which can be performed on one or more selected projects, is available.
Enhanced the Job Callgraph. When a JCL job uses the SASSTRLR tool to run the CA7 DEMAND and RUN commands to call another job, the call is collected by the JCL compiler. This type of calls can be shown in the Job Callgraph.
Supported setting the source file encoding in IBM AD File Service. For more information, see Configuring IBM AD File Service topics.
To eliminate false negative results, added the option to exclude components from the Missing Components Report.
Enhanced PL/I support by supporting more SQL keywords and fixing compiler bugs.

The following new features and enhancements are available in version 5.1.0.6:

Supported interdependency calls across projects, showing dynamic calls, static calls, and all the calls to IBM utilities such as CBLTDLI, AIBTDLI, or BMPTDLI.
Supported program calls across different projects within the Eclipse plug-in of IBM AD Analyze Client.
Supported the configuration of the project resolutions that are displayed in the Cross Applications Callgraph by configuring the parameters in the conf.yaml file. For more information, see step 1.10 in topic Configuring IBM AD Cross Applications Service.
Supported receiving parameter values from PARM attributes when a JCL call to an API program is converted into calls to other programs. For more information, see case 2 in topic JCL Call Extensibility Examples.
Supported exporting the paths for programs and program dependencies that are used to generate AD graphs. For more information, see the Export Paths section in topic Graphical Analysis Overview.
Supported manual resolution mechanism for macro ATTACH, macro ATTACHX, and statements LINK, LINKX, XCTL, and XCTLX.
Supported automatic folder creation for both zOS cobol and cobol IDMS when you create a project and select both the Relational and IDMS database types.
Supported adding multiple projects into one Db2 database.
Enhanced the impact analysis report by supporting string literals. For more information, see topic Impact Analysis Report.
Enhanced support for selecting files and folders in IBM AD Build.
- When you add files to a folder of a project, in the Add Files dialog box, the path of the last files that are added to the project is remembered and opened. If you close a project, when it is reopened, the path is reset to project_path\file_type_folder.
- When you open the Browse for Folder dialog box, the current selection is the last path that is displayed in the Search Paths Order dialog box.
Enhanced support for the Add Files function and the Synchronize Members function in IBM AD Build. When adding files or mainframe members, if the limit of 40000 files or members is reached, extra virtual folders are created at the project’s level. For more information, see topics Adding Files to Project Folders and Synchronize Mainframe Members.
Enhanced support for exploring the BMS map list. In the explore stick out tab, to differentiate maps with the same name in different map sets, map names are suffixed with map set names.
Enhanced support for the Audit service.
- Added date time pickers for easier start date and end date selection.
- Added table pagination to enhance the performance when dealing with large sets of data.
- Fixed some issues to ensure support for downloading data as a CSV file in Internet Explorer.
Added a new component IBM ADDI Extension. For more information, see IBM ADDI Extension User Guide.
Removed IBM AD Web Services User Guide, and integrated the installation and configuration instructions of IBM AD Web Services into IBM AD Installation and Configuration Guide.

The following new features and enhancements are available in version 5.1.0.5:

Added new functions to IBM AD Mainframe Projects Service and IBM AD File Service. Starting with V5.1.0.5, the access to file content is controlled through IBM AD Mainframe Projects Service and IBM AD File Service. No matter IBM AD is configured with or without authentication, make sure that IBM AD File Service is up and running.
Supported TLS connection between IBM AD Build and IBM AD Connect for Mainframe. For more information, see topic Enabling TLS Connection between IBM AD Build and IBM AD Connect for Mainframe in IBM AD Connect for Mainframe Configuration Guide and IBM AD Build User Guide.
Supported more file types, which are CICS CSD, AAUTO, DBD, and IMS PSB, when the Make option is used to build the modified files in IBM AD Build.
Enhanced support for the Add Files function and the Synchronize Members function in IBM AD Build. When adding files or mainframe members, if the limit of 40000 files or members is reached, log file AddFilesToProject.log

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is created in path \bin\release\Log\. This log file contains a name list of the remaining files or members, which are not added.
Extended support for the Cross Applications Callgraph.
- The Cross Applications Callgraph can be expanded at the program level. Calls between programs can be shown.
- From the Cross Applications Callgraph, source can be opened at the line where the CALL statement is in the editor.
- Analysis can be conducted on one or more programs from a project.
Extended support for the Control-M Graph. Control-M XML files can be automatically retrieved from Control-M Enterprise Manager by using IBM AD Build Configuration. For more information, see topic Configuring the z/OS Connection in IBM AD Build User Guide.
Extended support for COBOL version 6.1. The syntax of the following statements is supported: ALLOCATE, FREE, INITIALIZE, and JSON GENERATE.
Extended support for COBOL version 5.2. The syntax of the following statements is supported: EXIT PARAGRAPH, EXIT PERFORM, EXIT SECTION, and a new format of the SORT statement, which is the table SORT statement that arranges table elements in a user-specific sequence.
Enhanced support for COBOL version 4.2 and earlier.
- Added support for the syntax for interfacing from COBOL to JAVA. Paragraphs CLASS-ID and METHOD-ID are supported. Statements REPOSITORY and INVOKE are supported.
- Extended support for the GROUP-USAGE NATIONAL clause.

The following new features and enhancements are available in version 5.1.0.4:

Added the following services. When you install IBM® AD with the IBM ADDI installer, the new services are silently installed.
- IBM AD Cross Applications Service
- IBM AD Mainframe Projects Service
Added the Cross Applications callgraph.
Added the Control-M flow graph.
Extended support for COBOL version 5.1.
- Supported the UNBOUNDED keyword in variable-length tables or groups’ declarations.
- Supported inline comments by using *> as the string delimiter.
- Handled the new CALLINTERFACE directive.
- Enhanced data definition with the WHEN SET TO FALSE option.
Enhanced support for the Natural language.
- Supported keywords as identifiers for the READ BY statement.
- Supported the statement reference in the FOR statement.
- Supported forward slash (/) characters in identifier names.
- Enhanced support for the keywords that are used as variable names.
- In the reporting mode, ensured that the processing loop can be closed by the END statement.
Resolved an issue when you search in files in IBM AD Analyze Client. If the local path is not set in the conf.yaml file, the code that matches the searched pattern can still be displayed.
Resolved the PL/I preprocessor syntax error that is caused by the MACRO procedure parameter.

The following new features and enhancements are available in version 5.1.0.3:

Added the following components. When you install IBM ad with the IBM ADDI installer, you can blue-ribbon the
Authentication Server (DEX)

discipline box on the

Select Installation Components

page to install this component. The other three new service are mutely install .
- IBM AD File Service
- IBM AD Manual Resolutions Service
- IBM AD Search Service
- Authentication Server (DEX)
Supported a complete vision of applications by visualizing copybooks and programs that are shared by multiple projects.
Supported adding annotation information through the resolution JSON file or utility by using the logical file name.
Added an option to limit access to manual resolutions for only authenticated users.
Enhanced the support for the EXEC DLI statement in subprograms with parameters from main COBOL programs.
Enhanced the support for the following IMS DB field types:
- The key-sequenced field
- The search field
Improved the dynamic resolution mechanism that is used by the assembler compiler to resolve branches and dynamic-referred programs.
Improved the dynamic variable resolution mechanism to support analyzing more resources without source code modification.
Improved the resolver behavior when an error occurs on a resolution.
Modified the Annotations page to improve user experience.
Changed the Baseline Applications field to the ChangeMan ZMF Applications field for the ChangeMan ZMF configuration in IBM AD Build Configuration.