Main
Features
Navigation in the application
With Visual Expert's treeview, explore your Transact-SQL components
(functions, procedures, blocks, triggers...) and their relathionships.
With Visual Expert code browser, navigate in your code like you never
did before: any reference found in the code comes with a hyperlink
to jump to the referenced item.
Impact analysis
If you need to change a stored procedure, a table, a column... Visual
Expert can list all components related to this item. You can then
evaluate the consequences of the change and avoid negative side
effects.
For instance, you can ask for all triggers, cursors, functions and
procedure including SQL statements using a DB column.
In case you developed PowerBuilder applications any PowerBuilder-to-Transact-SQL
reference is also taken into account.
Why use Visual
Expert
Avoid unexpected Side Effects after a change
When you modify the source code of the application, there is always
a risk of regression and errors due to the modifications. In a click
Visual Expert helps you perform an impact analysis on any component
of the application you are about to modify
Share the knowledge of your application
Visual Expert makes it easier to navigate, no matter how complex
the application is.
Visual Expert helps you gain time in the development and maintenance.
It facilitates the integration of new developers.
When someone is not available, any member of the team can understand
and master his code.
Visual Expert allows you to :
- Discover the application structure and its components
- Explore the inheritance tree and master the framework,
- etc...
|
|
| Detailed
Features |
| |
 Code
Exploration
Impact
Analysis
Transact-SQL
References
Database
References |
|
| CODE EXPLORATION |
| |
|
| |
Stored Procedures |
| |
After analysing your project, Visual expert may display several
lists of Procedure:
* List of the procedures defined in your project
* List of the procedure referenced by your project (no matter if the
code is included in the project)
* Procedure by Access type (Procedure including Delete, Update, Insert
or Select Statements)
* Procedures which name and/or source code contain a given string
* Procedure called by PowerBuilder Components (1)
(1) This requires Visual Expert for PowerBuilder |
| |
| |
SQL Queries |
| |
After analysing your project, Visual expert may display several
lists of Procedure:
* SQL statements defined in the project
* SQL statements accessing the DBMS (default case)
* SQL statements not accessing the DBMS (like "select @lr_code1=@lr_code2*100")
* SQL statements containing a given string (text search focused on
the SQL statements of the project)
* SQL statements by access type (select, insert, update or delete
Statements)
* SQL statements by definition type = defined in Transact-SQL code,
PowerBuilder Script(1) or Datawindow(1)
(1) This requires Visual Expert for PowerBuilder
You may also select one or several procedures, functions, blocks,
triggers or cursors
and list the SQL statements defined in the selected items. |
| |
| |
SQL Queries |
| |
After analysing your project, Visual expert may display several
lists of Procedure:
* SQL statements defined in the application
* SQL statements containing a given string (text search focused on
the SQL statements of the project).
* SQL statements by access type (select, insert, update or delete
Statements)
* SQL statements by definition type (defined in PowerBuilder Script,
Datawindow, Transact-SQL code(1) or PL/SQL code(2) ).
(1) requires Visual Expert for Transact-SQL
(2) requires Visual Expert for PL/SQL |
| |
| |
Code Architecture |
| |
First, you may select a one or several procedures, functions, blocks,
triggers or cursors.
Then Visual Expert will open a treeview with the architecture of the
code for the selected items. |
| |
| |
Hyperlink Exploration |
| |
When displaying your code, Visual Expert adds a hyperlink for each
reference found.
Clicking on this hyperlink will open the source code of the referenced
item |
| |
| |
Transact-SQL Components |
| |
On top of Procedures and SQL statements, Visual Expert can list
the following Transact-SQL components:
* Transact-SQL Triggers
* Transact-SQL Cursors
* Transact-SQL Views
* Transact-SQL Blocks
* ... |
| |
| |
String search |
| |
You may search for a string in your project. Several options are
available:
* Global Search in the whole project (including Transact-SQL code,
PowerBuilder Code, SQL files, ...)
* Search restricted to a given type of component (For instance, you
may search for triggers only).
* You may search in the name and/or the source code of components.
* You use regular expressions in a search
* You may search into a selection of components (for instance after
selecting some procedures in the treeview). |
|
top |
| |
| IMPACT ANALYSIS (cross-
references) |
| |
Table and Columns |
| |
First, you can select a table or column. Then, Visual Expert will
list the procedures, functions, blocks, triggers, cursors... referencing
this table or column.
If you also develop with PowerBuilder, all PB references are included
in the result |
| |
| |
Transact-SQL Procedures |
| |
Visual Expert can also list all references in your project to a
procedure or a function.
If you also develop with PowerBuilder, all PB references are included
in the result |
| |
| |
Transact-SQL parameters and variables |
| |
Same concept: Visual Expert can find any reference to Transact-SQL
variables and parameters |
| |
|
| |
Database Functions |
| |
You may need to know where a given SQL Server function is used (such
as Count, sum,...). Visual Expert will list every calls to such a
function. |
|
| |
top |
| TRANSACT-SL REFERENCES |
| |
| |
Procedures and Functions referenced |
| |
First, you may select one or several procedures, functions, blocks,
triggers or cursors.
Then Visual Expert will list all Procedures and functions, cursors
and variables referenced by the selected items. |
| |
|
| |
Transact-SQL Cursors |
| |
Visual Expert can also list the Transact-SQL cursors referenced
by procedures, functions, triggers or cursors |
| |
|
| |
Transact-SQL parameters and variables |
| |
You may list all variables and parameters referenced in procedures,
functions, block, triggers or cursors. |
| |
|
| |
Calls from PowerBuilder Objects to Transact-SQL Procedures |
| |
If you also develop with PowerBuilder, you may list all references
from PowerBuilder objects to Transact-SQL:
* per PBL (list of the Stored procedures called by each PBL)
* per Object (list of the Stored procedures called by each PowerBuilder
Object) |
|
|
| |
top |
| DATABASE REFERENCES |
| |
Table and Columns referenced |
| |
While reading your code, Visual Expert will extract and analyse
the SQL queries in your code. As a result, you can list all table
and columns referenced by your Transact-SQL code. |
| |
|
| |
Temporary tables |
| |
You may list all temporary tables created or referenced by Transact-SQL
code.
You may then list which Transact-SQL procedure is accessing this temporary
table. |
| |
|
| |
Tables created |
| |
You can list all tables created by DDL statements found in your
code.
(this list may include temporary and non temporary tables) |
| |
|
| |
DB System Functions |
| |
You can list System Functions (Count, Sum, GetDate...), System Variables
(@@SqlStatus, @@RowCount,...) and System Procedures (sp_procxmode)
used in your project.
You can also list all references to such functions and variable from
your Transact-SQL code. |
| |
top |
