4.1 Tool Types

The types of Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools that will be needed during an AAM project are described below.

Automated Application Modernization (AAM) Tools:

• Code Conversion: Converts code from one language to another (ie: COBOL to Java)
• Refactoring: Converts existing code to best practice code (ie: older C# to improved and remodeled C#)
• Re-platforming: Moves an application from one operating environment to another (ie: Solaris or HP-UX to Linux)
• Database Connectors

Enabling Tools:

• Baseline Configuration Discovery Tools (Discovery)
• Baseline Health and Quality (Quality)
• DevOps, DevSecOps, CI/CD Tools (DevOps)
• Automated Test Tools (AT)
• Static and Dynamic Application Security Test Tools
• Performance Testing Tools