Sniff-it is an automated, consistent, and repeatable process for mapping, analyzing, measuring, reporting, and improving the state of a system. Information provided by Sniff-it is essential in the modernization of legacy applications.

Map and analyze every account, file and program, identifying the essential elements and inter-relationships of Pick or Pick like systems with Sniff-It. From the Account level on down, Sniff-it will identify and analyze every file and map every program and it’s content. Programs and subroutines are analyzed to identify CALLs to subroutines, INCLUDES, EXECUTES and more.

Identification
SNIFF-IT routines will analyze every file in selected accounts, and identify:

Data files, program files and PROC files

File defining items (dictionaries / properties)

Programs, subroutines, includes, functions and code segments

Program naming conflicts across files and accounts

Custom searches are easily coded using SnifIT mapping interfaces

TreeWalk
The Tree Walk console will “walk” through a Data Basic program and identify every subroutine called or routine executed, traversing every level, until all programs encountered and their arguments have been identified. From the console, drill-down and view any detail.

Conflict resolution - dictionaries
SNIFF-IT will analyze file-defining items in each account:

Identify and cross-reference all data dictionaries

Identify and mark Left justified date fields

Identify Dictionary conflicts of same-name files, across accounts

Enable changing of left-justified date fields to right justified, eliminating sorting and selection issues.

Reporting

Dictionary analysis and comparisons – missing justification, length, amc

Program naming conflict analyses – across accounts and/or files

File usage report – spec’s where data, programs, subroutines or procs are found

Oddities reporting – programs found in data dictionaries, MD or VOC

Files opened, files read, files written, variables used, phrase search, and more

Dictionary comparisons across associated accounts (DEV, QA, LIVE, etc.)

Investigation

Tree-walk through a program – identify calls, executes, special look-for items, etc

Tree-walk through an account, and identify common usage of programs

Forensic utilities, audit and analyze the usage of all PROC’s Programs and Subroutines

Custom configuration

Configurable weighted word list to fine-tune identification of file type (program, proc, data)

Designate default search options, CALL, EXECUTE, OPEN, DefaultSearchString

Designate accounts to include during a mapping

Additional features

Mapping of keywords and BASIC tokens (OPEN, CALL, FIELD, INPUT, etc).

Cross-referencing of program variables throughout all program libraries and all (or selected) accounts

Field number (AMC) comparison among like-named dictionaries in like-named files

Field number (AMC) comparison among like-named dictionaries in different files

Multi-level file support in lookup and selection of items, in the Sniffer

Multi-level file cross-referencing of programs

Comparison of Program Versions among multiple accounts and multiple files

Nucleus Source Code Control secures item ownership, denying programmer access unless stringent security requirements are met.

Usage Audits

Program usage – last N times used, date, time, who, elapsed time

PROC usage – last N times used, date, time, who

MD/VOC entries

Audit API to update audit logs

Separate logs for Program, PROC, MD/VOC

Legacy features

Cleanup R91 and mvBase btree references in data files and dictionaries

Reorganize PROC library scattered in MD/VOC to a named PROCLIB

Assistance and Technical support
The Binary Star technical services group can quickly add a ‘measuring-stick’ for analyzing, measuring and improving the state of a system. On-site training and professional services are available.

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