Features and benefits
IBM® Rational® Software Analyzer® Enterprise Edition is a centralized and extensible software static analysis solution that enables automation of code reviews, bug identification, and policy enforcement as part of the build process.
| Feature | Benefit |
|---|---|
| Extensible framework supports unified workflow | Enables utilization and centralized management of legacy and third-party technologies via the IBM Rational Software Analyzer application programming interface (API) |
| Rational Team Concert integrations | Provides team collaboration through rule sharing, allows incremental analysis, and enables code quality governance to developers IDE through pre-configured rules enforcement |
| Common framework | Allows integration with other code analysis tools |
| Out-of-the-box reports & metrics | Immediate start-up value, with project visibility to senior management and teams |
| End-to-end traceability | Analysis rules run on all code across all releases for guaranteed compliance |
| Uncover coding issues in the development phase | Proactively address quality when costs are low instead of later when fixes are more expensive |
| Easy to extend and create new rules | Teams can customize the rules appropriate for their products |
| Quickly discover structure of legacy code | Reduce product maintenance costs by identifying architectural problems earlier |
| Support for Java and C/C++, more available through extensions | Single interface providing code review and data flow rules, software metrics and architectural discovery across a broad set of languages |
| Aggregated data managed from IBM Rational Build Forge® | Trend data across products and releases in a single view |
| Automated code scanning | Not dependent upon individuals or location; adhere to IT compliance standards |
| Shell sharing with Rational AppScan DE and Rational Application Developer | Facilitates single framework to establish multiple dimensions of an overall application intelligence platform spanning code quality, security vulnerability and application development scans |
