International Business Machines Corporation

William Alexander

Shyh-Mei Fang Ho

Jenny ChengYin Hung

Cynthia F Krauss

Gary Mazo

Michael J A Johnson

John Carl DelMonaco

Venkatuday M Balabhadrapatruni

Rami Katan

A method, system and computer program product for locating business rules in application source code. Static code analysis is performed on the application source code to collect variable usage and statement information, which is stored in a repository. Variables that are used in conditions and computational statements are identified using the stored information, including determining the usage distribution of these variables in such conditions and computational statements and whether such conditions and computational statements are within copybooks. A score is assigned to these identified variables based on usage and if their usage is shared in copybooks. Those variables with a score exceeding a threshold value are selected to be inserted in a list of business terms. Usage locations of the variables in the list are extracted. The business rules in the application source code containing the logic using these variables are then identified based on the extracted usage locations.

Locating business rules in application source code

An aspect includes source code analysis and adjustment. An analysis request is received based on a change detected in a source file. A static analysis of the source file is initiated using a parser to produce a list of named elements and element types based on the source file. Name and pattern recognition is performed by a pattern analyzer based on the list of named elements and element types to identify one or more naming convention inconsistencies in the source file using at least one pattern learned from the source file. A change is suggested to modify at least one named element in the source file based on identifying the one or more naming convention inconsistencies.

Source code analysis and adjustment system

IMS source code or a graphical object having corresponding IMS source code can be selected within the graphical user interface (GUI). The IMS source code can include a call out to an external application. An IMS call wizard can be invoked, which graphically prompts a user to specify call-out specific conditions for the external application via an ordered series of presented screens. Each screen can present a user with at least one selectable option. User-made selections from earlier ones of the presented screens can change options presented in later ones of the presented screens. IMS code can be generated to call out an external application in accordance with the user selections of the IMS call wizard. The generated IMS code can be inserted into the selected IMS source code. After the insertion, the IMS source code is operable to call out to the external application.

Call wizard for information management system (IMS) applications

A graphical user interface (GUI) of a software development tool can visually compose process flows for enterprise information system (EIS) process flow applications. The GUI can include a canvas that visually shows a set of process flows of a process flow application as a set of interconnected node objects. Each node object can corresponds to a node, which corresponds to at least one process flow. The GUI can also include a graphical compensation tool through which users define and view compensation actions and compensation scopes of process flows of the process flow application, wherein said graphical compensation tool does not require a user to input code text that defining compensation logic of the process flows.

Graphical development tool for compensation actions and compensation scope in a process flow environment

An IMS process flow toolset can be used to create an IMS process flow application. The IMS process flow application can include an IMS process flow control program. The IMS process flow control program can embody process flow elements such as business logic and events as well as communication with external non-IMS applications. Both the IMS process flow application and IMS process flow control program can be run within the IMS.

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