eXplain

eXplain

PKS Software
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About

Identify code and optimization issues in real-time, prevent data incidents pre-deploy, and govern data-impacting code changes end to end—from the operational database to the user-facing dashboard. Automated, column-level data lineage, from the operational database all the way to the reporting layer, ensures every dependency is analyzed. Foundational automates data contract enforcement by analyzing every repository from upstream to downstream, directly from source code. Use Foundational to proactively identify code and data issues, find and prevent issues, and create controls and guardrails. Foundational can be set up in minutes with no code changes required.

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

Developers wanting a platform that helps prevent issues in their code

Audience

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

Support

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

Support

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

API

Offers API Supported

API

Offers API Supported

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

No information available.
Free Version Not Supported
Free Trial Supported

Pricing

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Free Version Not Supported
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Reviews/Ratings

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Training

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

Training

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

Company Information

Foundational
United States
www.foundational.io

Company Information

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

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Alternatives

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Categories

Data Contract Supported
Data Governance Supported
Data Lineage Supported
Data Quality Supported

Categories

Integrations

PostgreSQL Supported
Amazon Redshift Supported
Apache Airflow Supported
Apache Flink Supported
Apache Hive Supported
Apache Kafka Supported
Apache Spark Supported
C Not Supported
COBOL Not Supported
Census Supported
Fivetran Supported
GitHub Supported
Google Cloud BigQuery Supported
HTML Not Supported
IBM Power Servers Not Supported
IBM i Not Supported
Java Not Supported
Looker Supported
Microsoft Teams Supported
Rexx Systems Not Supported

Integrations

PostgreSQL Supported
Amazon Redshift Not Supported
Apache Airflow Not Supported
Apache Flink Not Supported
Apache Hive Not Supported
Apache Kafka Not Supported
Apache Spark Not Supported
C Supported
COBOL Supported
Census Not Supported
Fivetran Not Supported
GitHub Not Supported
Google Cloud BigQuery Not Supported
HTML Supported
IBM Power Servers Supported
IBM i Supported
Java Supported
Looker Not Supported
Microsoft Teams Not Supported
Rexx Systems Supported
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