Compuware Workbench mainframe application development interface

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Compuware Workbench is a standardised point-and-click mainframe application development interface.

The product features file and data management capabilities, including the ability to edit IMS databases. It’s intended to help companies ‘future proof’ mainframe development by providing an environment where new and inexperienced developers can produce applications.

The File-AID Data Editor now supports browsing and editing of IMS databases in addition to DB2 and other mainframe file systems. IMS requires highly technical and specialised knowledge to manage and support. With Workbench, developers can edit, browse and understand IMS data constructs from within the same editor they use for other mainframe data types.

The 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. Xpediter/Eclipse now includes ‘Monitor/Reverse’ and ‘Step Into, Step Over, and Step Return’.

Users can automatically display compile diagnostics, such as syntax errors and compiler warnings, enabling developers to pinpoint the location of the errant code causing an application error.

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