CodeTurn: Automated Mainframe Code Conversion

Product Overview

CodeTurn is currently available for the following technologies:

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CodeTurn also converts any embedded statements in the COBOL programs, such as those accessing an IDMS, DB2, or Adabas database, or CICS. If other languages such as PL/I or EGL are in scope of the application migration, Astadia works with established migration partners to offer a complete solution.

More Resources

• CodeTurn COBOL to COBOL transformation fact sheet‍
• CodeTurn COBOL to Java transformation fact sheet, white paper, and research paper
• CodeTurn COBOL to C# transformation fact sheet, white paper, and research paper

CodeTurn integrates all aspects of the conversion to automatically produce high quality, functionally equivalent code.

Configurability

CodeTurn consists of several language parsers, analyzers, rule-based convertors and generators that together can perform complex transformations on existing source code. The convertors and generators can be easily configured to produce optimal code (e.g. to adhere to company specific coding standards).

Maintainability

CodeTurn keeps the converted code concise, readable and maintainable, without code blow, by centralizing pieces of code in libraries and software services, which are an integral part – delivered in source code format – of the produced converted code.

Automated Testing

CodeTurn converted applications integrate with Astadia’s automated testing products TestMatch and DataMatch to provide 100% functional equivalence with the original application.

More Tools

• TestMatch fact sheet
• DataMatch fact sheet

Extensibility

CodeTurn is designed in such a way that it can flexibly be extended to cover additional source and target programming languages. At the same time, third-party conversion tools have already been integrated to cover the conversion of legacy languages such as PL/I and EGL.

Native Code

The generated code will run as a native, first-citizen application on the target infrastructure.
No sandboxing or emulation is involved.

TP-Monitors

CodeTurn will also handle the automatic conversion and functional equivalence of code that ran under CICS or IDMS (z/OS or z/VSE) as well as OpenUTM (BS2000/OSD) environments. Support for z/OS IMS is scheduled for the near future.

Screen Definitions

CodeTurn converts the screen definitions of on-line applications
(BMS, Natural, OLM…), such that they can be maintained with modern WYSIWYG tools such as Visual Studio or Eclipse. Screens can be rendered as HTML or in the original terminal (3270 or 9750).

Batch and Utilities

Astadia provides drop-in replacements for the commonly used mainframe system utilities, to complement the conversion of batch applications and JCL. Additional or custom utility replacements are typically added based on project specific requirements.