Compuware announces enhancements to Compuware Workbench

Jan 31, 2013 (Datamonitor via COMTEX) -- Compuware Corporation, a technology performance company, has announced enhancements to the Compuware Workbench, a point-and-click mainframe application development interface.

The Workbench now features faster file and data management capabilities - including the ability to edit complex IMS databases - as well as more robust debugging functionality, all designed to boost developer productivity, the company said.

The Workbench File-AID Data Editor now supports browsing and editing of IMS databases in addition to DB2 and other mainframe file systems. As one of the older mainframe database and transaction management systems, IMS requires highly technical and specialized knowledge to manage and support. With this new Workbench enhancement for IMS, however, developers can edit, browse and understand IMS data constructs from within the same standardized editor they use for other mainframe data types, the company added.

According to the company, the File-AID Data Editor now supports the XREF capabilities of File-AID MVS by automating the selection and usage of record layouts for files with different record types. File-AID determines the record layout to use for each record type by the value in one or more data fields. Xpediter/Eclipse now includes Monitor/Reverse and Step Into, Step Over, and Step Return, along with other enhancements that provide developers with more flexibility when navigating through source code during the application debugging process.

Users can now automatically display compile diagnostics, such as syntax errors and compiler warnings, enabling developers to pinpoint the exact location of the errant code causing an application error. The Workbench now supports major environments and formats of Compuware's developer productivity product lines - Abend-AID, Hiperstation, Xpediter, Strobe and File-AID - giving developers the tools they need to develop, test, debug and tune applications, the company reported.

"Without access to a modernized development interface, new developers would be deterred by the complex and antiquated mainframe development environment, leaving companies vulnerable to application outages and other business risks when experienced developers retire and take their knowledge with them," said Kris Manery, senior vice president, Mainframe Solutions Business Unit, Compuware.

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