BMC Compuware Abend-AID vs SymDump comparison

Abend-AID, Compuware’s mainframe application failure resolution and fault management solution, enables developers to reduce the tedious and time-consuming task of manually cross-referencing pages of recorded application memory information with pages of application code to understand why an application failure occurred.

Using Abend-AID, developers can:

• Identify errors and verify test results through a directory of all fault activity
• View the text of a statement causing an error and the contents of its related fields
• Clearly display data in storage and data being transferred between programs
• Identify field lengths and index values for multi-dimensional tables
• View source code for program logic
• Get richer, more complete insight into mainframe issues through an integration with Syncsort Ironstream^® including a Splunk^®app to help with analysis

CA SymDump Batch helps you identify and resolve mainframe batch dumps as quickly as possible, promoting increased application stability and reliability.

It provides comprehensive diagnostic information for batch abnormal endings (ABENDs) in the testing and production environments. It generates concise reports to help find and fix application failures in mainframe batch programs before they interfere with your development schedule or affect application performance.

CA SymDump Batch not only provides reports on program failures, but also offers insights into the root cause of the problem along with a suggested course of action. You get the information needed for a swift, informed response that can increase application reliability and help you consistently meet your SLAs.

CA SymDump Batch offers intelligent support for a variety of mainframe databases, comprehensive reporting and other capabilities to enable your enterprise to:

• Quickly trace the flow of unfamiliar code to pinpoint performance problems.
• Debug programs before and during production.