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BMC AMI DevX

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What is BMC AMI DevX?

BMC AMI DevX is an integrated software platform that provides mainframe development teams with modern Application Development and DevOps capabilities. The solution connects traditional mainframe environments with contemporary development practices through components for source code management, testing, debugging, and analytics.

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BMC AMI DevX Workbench for VS Code
BMC AMI DevX Code Insights ft BMC AMI Assistant in Visual Studio
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BMC AMI DevX Code Pipeline
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Perfect for my needs..makes my job easier.

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BRET JONES
Sr Programmer Analyst in Information Technology at Georgia Farm Bureau (201-500 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I primarily use BMC Devx Workbench. I'm able to view various windows in one place which saves me time from switching to various screens/monitors.If someone has a question I can view my job output, JCL, source and data used rather quickly. I use it to view/edit data (db2, vsam, ect), copy files and debug programs. THe debug utility is probably what I like most.

Pros

  • The tool I use is fairly intuitive. It doesn't take long to be using it full time.
  • Changing the layout/view is fairly easy. This allows it to fit individual preferences.
  • It is helpful to be able to view specific windows in full screen. Usually, I have it set up to view multiple windows, but sometimes, I just want to view one window in full-screen mode.
  • the debug utility is very useful. Place stopping points is easy and one can set parameters as to when you stop at a line of code. Changing the data on the fly is easy and usefull. The interface is easy to use and make sense.

Cons

  • We use CA Librarian here, and the workbench doesn't play well with that. I can't view the library my source is in; I have to copy it to a PDS.
  • I frequently make some copies of files on my own. I do each file at a time. The ability to create a macro to do all of them at once would be nice. Currently, I click the file and click 'copy to', then fill out the info for each file.
  • As to my comment above..I did realize later I could go to Event History and find what I had done in the past and just resubmit without entering all the data again.
  • Maybe something like favorites could be added. This would be tasks I perform often and I could find those easily

Return on Investment

  • I can debug (expeditor) much faster and more efficiently. In fact, I was asked yesterday to run their job through Workbench Expeditor. I can also view data movement much better.
  • Code analysis lets me give a quicker explanation of what a program may do, as it provides a graphical interface showing processing and data movement.

Other Software Used

SeaMonkey, DbVisualizer, Bluezone Manager, Notepad++

Improve your mainframe developer experience with BMC AMI DevX

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Shivam Kumar
Senior Web Developer in Information Technology at Happilo (1001-5000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

In happilo we use BMC AMI DevX to work on COBOL programs using latest tools and methods. The software helps us in writing code on simple tools like VS code and also test all of our ongoing codes automatically. BMC AMI DevX helps in finding issues with codes much quickly and also give resolution in real time .

Pros

  • BMC AMI DevX helps in updating old and boring out ldated systems into modern and easier to work with
  • The software helps in increasing the pace of app testing and development
  • It supports new developers to learn about old systems and also work on them efficiently

Cons

  • The software needs time and technical knowledge for complete configuration
  • The software improve the mainframe work but you will still have to work on some part of old technologies
  • The integration with CI/CD or GIT is tricky and needs lots of research and planning

Return on Investment

  • The faster deployment helped in delivering latest features to our clients in shorter duration of time
  • The software has increased the overall efficiency of our developers by more then 59% as coding and debugging is done much quicker now with minimal manual work.
  • The software has also helped in reducing our overall operational cost by more then 34%

Alternatives Considered

BMC AMI Ops

Other Software Used

BMC AMI Ops

Positive experience using BMC File-AID for IMS

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Vasyl Grynyuk
IBM Mainframe consultant in Engineering at Global Logic (10,001+ employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Business problem:

Unloading the product IMS database and loading this copy into another IMS instance.

Then, conducting multi-unit testing of the new instance.

Solution:

File-AID for IMS was used for this purpose.

Existing PL/I layouts were used for data segments formatting.

Pros

  • File-AID for IMS automatically scans the hierarchy to retrieve all dependent child and grandchild segments. This ensures referential integrity—data remains functionally related in the new environment.
  • File-AID for IMS allows you to "overlay" your existing PL/I macro formatting directly onto an IMS segment.
  • File-AID for IMS provides powerful selection criteria.

Cons

  • BMC File-AID for IMS is a fairly mature product with a "green screen" design. From this perspective, it has virtually no problem areas.

Return on Investment

  • I am a software developer

Boosting Developer Productivity

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Kevin Rami
Software DevOps in Information Technology at BSM Services (201-500 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

BMC AMI DevX plays an important role in modernizing mainframe development workflows. We are able to code, debug and test with ease. This helps to ensure that the apps are development cycle is shortened. The tool is used in IT department.

Pros

  • Integration to modern IDE.
  • Code analysis and visualization.
  • debugging and fault diagnostics

Cons

  • UI Inconsistencies.

Return on Investment

  • Reduce failures and system downtime.
  • Increase deployment frequency.
  • Improve customer services and relation.

BMC AMI DevX Code Debug

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Eric GuittonView profile
Ingénieur Support et Méthodes in Information Technology at Groupama supports et services (10,001+ employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use the powerful tools of the BMC AMI DevX range, among others, to debug incidents that occur during program execution. Mainly in our development environments. This is really useful to see the content of the variables during execution. And it's very easy to configure either in batch mode or CICS mode.

Pros

  • Debugging
  • Change time of execution
  • Explain the dumps

Cons

  • DDIO file administration could be improved

Return on Investment

  • Resolving production incidents is essential for the smooth running of the company
  • Better quality in the code
  • Easy way to fix problems

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