Visual Expert 2020 brings 50+ new features to help developers maintain and evolve PowerBuilder, SQL Server and Oracle code.
Generate call tree diagrams
Call trees represent objects referencing each others.They can be used to:
- Document the inner workings of an application, analyze every possible run.
- Predict the impact of a change.
- Track the flow of values between procedures
- Detect anomalies of program execution, find procedures never called.
- Etc.
Sample Call tree for database dependencies
Sample Call tree for PowerBuilder objects dependencies
Read more about generating diagrams with Visual Expert.
Item Name Dictionary
- Build a list and sort objects by name.
- Identify inconsistent names for the same business concept
- Rename duplicate names, etc.
And Much More
Support new PB objects, find the most referenced or largest objects in your code, etc.
Check out the Visual Expert Release History for a detailed list.
COMING SOON
Visual Expert 2020 R2 - expected late Q2 2020 - will introduce a set of features, to continuously scan your code, and identify security vulnerabilities and maintainability issues...stay tuned !