MAINFRAME DATA LINEAGE
Illuminate your legacy "Black Box" systems
For financial services organizations with legacy mainframe applications, Zengines' Mainframe Data Lineage solution shines a light into previously impenetrable "black box" systems—delivering critical insights in plain English with business context.
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The Challenge: Mainframe "Black Boxes"
Legacy mainframe systems pose significant challenges during modernization initiatives:
Inscrutable code
Decades-old COBOL, RPG, PL1, and Assembler code that few people understand
Scarce expertise
Dwindling pools of mainframe specialists with critical institutional knowledge
Limited visibility
No clear view of data sources, calculations, or business rules
Knowledge transfer risk
Danger of losing expertise when key personnel leave
Modernization barriers
Inability to safely migrate or update systems without understanding what's inside
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With legacy systems in this state, organizations face increased risk, delayed projects, and difficult validation during mainframe modernization or management efforts.
Your mainframe - decoded for deeper discovery and understanding
Our research, discovery, and diagnostic tool allows business users to understand what's inside their mainframe systems through four key output areas:
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01.Statistical Analysis
Complete inventory of modules, tables, and fields
Frequency analysis showing how often modules are called
Comprehensive module statistics to prioritize modernization efforts
Clear visualizations of system complexity and dependencies
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02.Tables and Fields Exploration
Detailed inventory of all data elements and their relationships
Origin tracing for critical business data across systems
Complete data dictionary with contextual information
Field-level usage analysis across modules
03.Calculation and Logic Analysis
Extraction of business rules and calculation formulas
Clear explanations of complex conditional logic
Detailed analysis of branching conditions and execution paths
Business-friendly visualization of technical processes
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04.Visual Navigation
Interactive graphical representations of data flows
Intuitive navigation through complex system relationships
Drill-down capabilities from high-level overviews to detailed code analysis
Business-oriented visualization of technical architecture
Key Benefits
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Business Leaders
De-risk modernization: Make informed decisions with lineage-based knowledge of legacy systems
Accelerate transformation: Remove months from manual research with a fast and searchable information base
Audit and regulatory compliance: Deliver answers to critical data elements and data traceability in legacy systems faster with more confidence
Reduce talent dependencies: Reduce and de-risk reliance on scarce and expensive mainframe experts
Business Analysts
Self-service research: Answer your own questions without technical dependencies
Faster understanding: Get answers in minutes instead of weeks or months
Clear explanations: Tackle complex code, now presented in business-friendly language
Improved testing: Generate test cases based on actual mainframe logic
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Technology Leaders
Comprehensive documentation : Automatically catalog legacy systems
Knowledge preservation: Capture institutional knowledge in a systematic way
Simplified maintenance: Make changes with confidence by understanding impacts
Facilitate modernization: Enable smooth transitions to modern platforms
What Makes Zengines Different?
True Diagnostic Power
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When discrepancies arise between legacy and new systems, our solution enables precise diagnosis of calculation differences through complete transparency.
Built for Business Users
Unlike competitors that require technical expertise, our solution translates complex code into plain English that answers business questions—no coding knowledge required.
Unparalleled Detail
While other tools merely show that data moved from point A to point B, Zengines reveals exactly what happened along the journey, including calculations, conditional logic, and transformations.
Comprehensive Data Source Support
Unlike competitors focusing only on relational databases, Zengines handles the full spectrum of mainframe data whether it's in databases, flat files, reports, or interfaces.
Field Name Tracing
Our system can track data elements across multiple programs even when they have different names, creating connections that other tools miss entirely.
Precise Sequencing
Zengines doesn't just show what happens to data, but reveals the exact sequence of operations—critical information for accurate modernization.
Use Cases
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Mainframe Management
Mainframe Modernization
Audit Requirements
System Reconciliation
Research
Knowledge Preservation
Don't let legacy systems handcuff you, your data, or your growth
Zengines gets you the information you need to make confident decisions about your legacy systems. Our Mainframe Data Lineage tool provides interactive research applications, graphical visualizations, and detailed relationship mapping that transforms impenetrable code into actionable business insights.
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Map, change, and move data without coding expertise.
Accelerate and de-risk data projects by 80%.
Accelerate and de-risk data projects by 80%.
