eXplain

eXplain

PKS Software
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About

Rocket Assembler Code Refactoring is a specialized modernization solution that automatically restructures legacy Assembler code into structured pseudocode or modern languages such as COBOL, C, or Java without altering external behavior, enabling faster, lower-risk modernization and improved maintainability. Assembler code is notoriously dense, poorly documented, and supported by a shrinking pool of specialists, making maintenance slow, costly, and error-prone; this product addresses those challenges by delivering semantics-preserving, auditable transformations that reduce outages and secure modernization without sacrificing stability. Its fully automated core engine uses mathematically guaranteed logic equivalence to eliminate conversion risk, dramatically accelerating projects while ensuring that refactored outputs are semantically identical to the original code.

About

eXplain is a specialized code-analysis and legacy-system evaluation tool from PKS Software GmbH, designed to deeply analyze, map, document, and assess legacy applications, especially on mainframe platforms such as IBM i (AS/400) and IBM Z, so organizations can understand what lives in their software, how it’s structured, and what parts are worth keeping, refactoring or retiring. It imports existing source code into an independent “eXplain server”, no need to install anything on the host system, then uses advanced parsers to examine languages like COBOL, PL/I, Assembler, Natural, RPG, JCL, and others, along with data about databases (Db2, Adabas, IMS), job-schedulers, transaction monitors, and more. eXplain builds a central repository that becomes a knowledge hub; from there, it generates cross-language dependency graphs, data-flow maps, interface analyses, clusterings of related modules, and detailed object-and-resource usage reports.

Platforms Supported

Windows Not Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Platforms Supported

Windows Not Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Audience

Architects and modernization teams that need to transform and modernize legacy mainframe assembler code into structured, maintainable, and AI-ready code

Audience

IT organizations, architects, and software-maintenance teams seeking a tool to modernize, refactor, or safely retire legacy systems

Support

Phone Support Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

Support

Phone Support Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

API

Offers API Supported

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

No information available.
Free Version Not Supported
Free Trial Not Supported

Pricing

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Reviews/Ratings

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ease 0.0 / 5
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design 0.0 / 5
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ease 0.0 / 5
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Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Supported
Live Online Supported
In Person Not Supported

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Supported
In Person Not Supported

Company Information

Rocket Software
Founded: 1990
United States
www.rocketsoftware.com/en-us/products/assembler-code-refactoring

Company Information

PKS Software
Founded: 1991
Germany
www.pks.de/en/kompetenzen/software-analyse-explain

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Categories

Categories

Integrations

C Supported
COBOL Supported
Java Supported
C++ Not Supported
HTML Not Supported
IBM Db2 Not Supported
IBM Power Servers Not Supported
IBM Z Not Supported
IBM i Not Supported
PostgreSQL Not Supported
Rexx Systems Not Supported
SQL Not Supported
SQL-Ease for Db2 for z/OS Supported

Integrations

C Supported
COBOL Supported
Java Supported
C++ Supported
HTML Supported
IBM Db2 Supported
IBM Power Servers Supported
IBM Z Supported
IBM i Supported
PostgreSQL Supported
Rexx Systems Supported
SQL Supported
SQL-Ease for Db2 for z/OS Not Supported
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