Compuware: Compuware and SonarSource Unify Multi-Platform DevOps with Integrated COBOL Code Coverage Metrics

Mainframe-inclusive Continuous Code Quality Accelerates Digital Agility While
De-Risking Generational Shift in Platform Stewardship
  -- To be digitally agile, enterprises must more quickly and frequently update
     their core mainframe systems-while also shifting stewardship of those
     applications from retiring COBOL veterans to IT staff with mainstream
     skills.
  -- Compuware has teamed with SonarSource to integrate accurate COBOL test
     coverage reporting into the automated QA processes they already use to
     support DevOps and Continuous Delivery.
  -- This new integration empowers large enterprises to dramatically accelerate
     mainframe application quality and throughput without incurring additional
     risk-even as they "mainstream" stewardship of those systems.

DETROIT, Jan. 04, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Compuware and SonarSource today
released new integrations that empower enterprise DevOps teams to accurately
track and validate code coverage of COBOL application testing-with the same
ease and employing the same processes-as they do with Java and other more
mainstream code. 

This ability to automate code coverage tracking across platforms is yet another
example of how Compuware is empowering enterprise IT to apply the same proven
and essential Agile, DevOps and Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery
(CI/CD) disciplines to both core systems of record and systems of engagement. 

Code coverage metrics provide insight into the degree to which source code is
executed during a test-that is, which lines of code have or have not been
executed, and what percentage of an application has or has not been tested.
These measurements allow IT teams to understand the scope and effectiveness of
their testing as code is promoted towards production. 

The new integrations automatically feed code coverage results captured by
Compuware Topaz for Total Test into SonarSource SonarQube-a popular continuous
code quality solution used by more than 900 digitally innovative
enterprises-giving DevOps teams an accurate, unified view of quality metrics
and milestones across platforms. 

Continuous code quality management across platforms is of extraordinary value
to large enterprises-since their ability to bring new digital deliverables to
market is often contingent on simultaneously updating code across both back-end
mainframe systems of record and front-end mobile/web systems of engagement. 

More specifically, integration between Topaz for Total Test and SonarQube now
enables DevOps teams to: 

  -- Gain insight into the coverage of code being promoted for all application
     components across all platforms
  -- Improve the rigor of digital governance with strong enforcement of
     mainframe QA policies for coding errors, data leakage, credential
     vulnerabilities and more
  -- Shorten feedback loops to speed time-to-benefit and more promptly address
     shortfalls in COBOL skills and bottlenecks in mainframe DevOps processes

Topaz for Total Test captures code coverage metrics directly from the source
code itself, rather than from a "source listing," as is the case with many
outdated mainframe tools. This direct capture is more accurate and eliminates
the need for development and test staff to understand the idiosyncrasies of how
source listing models map to actual source code. 

"Code coverage is such an integral part of continuous code quality that today's
DevOps practitioners almost take it for granted," said Jason Bloomberg,
President of agile digital transformation analyst firm Intellyx. "On the
mainframe, however, code coverage has always been a difficult challenge. With
today's announcement, Compuware and SonarSource bring mainframe code coverage
into the DevOps era, further mainstreaming the mainframe." 

"It is great that Compuware continues to develop a complete DevOps toolchain
for COBOL. Adding code coverage is a major achievement and I am very happy this
is happening," said Olivier Gaudin, CEO of SonarSource. "Our partnership with
Compuware significantly enhances the ability of large enterprises to bring
their mainframes into their cross-platform DevOps processes while still
rigorously ensuring the quality of their core enterprise applications." 

Compuware has also simplified the configuration and use of Xpediter Code
Coverage-making it much easier for COBOL novices and experts alike to
understand the effectiveness of their testing. When running automated tests and
debugging code via Topaz's intuitive Eclipse interface, covered and uncovered
code is highlighted so developers can quickly spot areas that need attention,
just as they do in Java. 

Today's announcement further delivers on Compuware's promise to mainstream the
mainframe; that is, providing a familiar and intuitive mainframe development
environment-integrated with state-of-the-art DevOps tools-for developers newly
engaged as mainframe application stewards. The announcement marks the 13th
consecutive quarter that Compuware has delivered significant innovation towards
this modernization effort. 

"Our customers run their businesses on the mainframe, so their proven COBOL
applications are of extraordinary value and importance to them," said Chris
O'Malley, CEO of Compuware. "That's why we are serving our customers by
aggressively delivering the new solutions they need to achieve their ambitious
goals for digital transformation, just like an authentic mainframe software
partner should." 

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