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Status Under review
Created by Guest
Created on Apr 29, 2025

Aauto graph should support exporting the report into .csv format like call-graphs

Many z/OS banking customers have been running critical enterprise applications on the mainframe for decades. The WCA4Z/Understand/ADDI tooling provides significant value by helping users understand the interdependencies, complexities, and integrations within these COBOL applications.

However, for large and complex enterprise applications, the current ADDI Auto Graph report outputs often become too dense and difficult to interpret. In these cases, the graphical representation is so crowded that it becomes almost incomprehensible. Customers have expressed the need for better ways to manage and analyze this output.

Specifically, the customer requests:

Support for CSV Export:
Instead of solely generating graphical outputs, provide an option to export the graph data (nodes, edges, properties) in a .csv format. This would allow users to post-process the data, perform additional analytics, and create customized visualizations suited to their needs.

Vector-Based Graph Output:
When exporting reports to PDF, ensure that the graphs are saved as vector graphics rather than rasterized images. This would improve readability, allow for text searching and selection, and maintain quality at any zoom level.

Benefits:

- CSV export would enable advanced data analysis, filtering, and alternative visualization options outside of ADDI.
- Vector-based PDFs would enhance the usability of the graphical reports, especially for large, complex applications where clarity is critical.
- Overall, these enhancements would greatly improve the end-user experience and the value delivered by ADDI for large-scale enterprise applications.

Needed By Yesterday (Let's go already!)