Analyzing Applications with IBM AD Analyze

The objective of this section is to provide the information needed to use IBM® AD Analyze and to understand its capabilities.

Concepts and capabilities of IBM AD Analyze are presented, including a description of the steps and procedures typically followed in IBM AD Analyze Client to set up and analyze a system and to view the results. This section also contains a detailed description of the interface as well as a presentation of the Server Manager application.

Projects, Folders, and Files

Use Projects, Folders, and Files to organize projects, folders, and files in IBM AD Analyze Client.

IBM AD Analyze Client projects correspond to independent applications. An IBM AD Analyze Client project can contain references to all application source files or part of them. These are organized into folders that are category lists for the different kinds of files that make up the project/application. Standard folders are defined and included in the project by default. Depending on the environment of the application to be analyzed, projects can have different folder structures. New folders can be added if necessary. Creating an IBM AD Analyze Client project creates a project folder on the computer or on a network drive. You can specify the location for this folder.

IBM AD Analyze Client tasks

Working with IBM AD Analyze Client usually means performing the following sequence of tasks:
Table 1. IBM AD Analyze Client tasks
Tasks Descriptions
Start IBM AD Analyze Client Open the Eclipse and start IBM AD Analyze Client.
Create a New Project Create a project using the IBM AD Analyze Client wizard by specifying the project name, location, and folders.
Adjust Project Settings Adjust the project settings as appropriate.
(Re)build Build the project.
Analyze Examine the results of a build by means of graphs, reports, usage and compare analyses.
Tasks 2 and 3 are setup and organizational steps. Their purpose is to define the source material that is analyzed. Step 4 (Build) populates the repository that is the basis for the Analysis step.