Preparation - source code discovery

Discovery is a process that is actioned during the delivery process CAST will attempt to automatically identify "projects" within your application using a set of predefined rules. Discoverers are currently embedded in CAST AIP:

• PowerBuilder Discoverer

You should read the relevant documentation for each discoverer (provided in the link above) to understand how the source code will be handled.

Using CAST AIP Console

Source code delivery

AIP Console expects either a ZIP/archive file or source code located in a folder configured in AIP Console. You should include in the ZIP/source code folder all PowerBuilder source code:

• .PBT
• .PBL
• etc.

CAST highly recommends placing the files in a folder dedicated to PowerBuilder. If you are using a ZIP/archive file, zip the folders in the "temp" folder - but do not zip the "temp" folder itself, nor create any intermediary folders:

D:\temp
	|-----PowerBuilder
	|-----OtherTechno1
	|-----OtherTechno2

PowerBuilder options in AIP Console

In order for a PowerBuilder analysis to complete successfully, AIP Console needs to know two things (see also PowerBuilder - Analysis configuration):

AIP Console behaves as follows with regard to these options:

• AIP Console will first attempt to discover the location of the pborcXXX.dll file/PowerBuilder version using the Windows registry during the source code delivery process. If AIP Console finds a registry key it will populate the relevant fields in the AIP Console GUI (see screenshot above).
• If no registry key is found, then AIP Console will look in the following file on the target AIP Node. For example - these locations can be filled in BEFORE delivering the source code (you must restart the AIP Node so that the changes are taken into account):

<AIP_node_installation>\AipNode\data\aip-node-app.properties

# ==============
# PowerBuilder configuration
# --------------
# Default version of Power Builder to analyze between (Version8, Version9, VersionX, VersionX5, VersionXI, VersionXI5, VersionXII, VersionXII5, VersionXII6, Version2017, Version2018)
powerbuilder.compile.version=Version8
# Path of the pborcXXX.dll file associated to the default PowerBuilder version
powerbuilder.pborcdll.location=

• If neither method reveals the location of the pborcXXX.dll file/PowerBuilder version, then the analysis will fail. However, you can manually configure the location directly in the AIP Console GUI once you have delivered the source code and accepted/imported it as the current version. This requires that you perform an Advanced onboarding in order not to generate a snapshot as part of the source code delivery process.

Above all, the options defined in the AIP Console GUI have priority over the Windows registry and the aip-node-app.properties file.

Using legacy CAST Delivery Manager Tool

How do I add a source code package to my delivery

See How do I add a source code package to my delivery.

What you should package?

When creating packages to discover and extract your PowerBuilder application you should create them as listed below:

How do I fine-tune my Version ?

See How do I fine-tune my Version for more information.

How do I deliver the Version for analysis?

See How do I deliver the Version for analysis for more information.

Delivery acceptance

See Validate and Accept the Delivery for more information.