“What does this Nonstop application actually do? How does it work?” Business analysts, auditors, and managers ask these questions all the time. On HPE Nonstop systems, the answer usually lives inside COBOL, TAL, and TACL programs that have been built and modified over many years. The business logic is there, but it is buried in code that business users cannot read and developers have to trace by hand to understand. Why Answers Are Hard to Get When someone needs an explanation

Many HPE Nonstop sites share the same concern. The people who built and ran these systems for years are getting close to retirement. They know the history,  the shortcuts, and all the “landmines.” When they leave, the applications will still be running, but the real understanding of how everything fits together may not. Finding fully trained Nonstop replacements is difficult. There simply are not enough experienced Nonstop professionals in the market, especially anyone who is

Navigator automatically generates comprehensive documentation directly from your Nonstop codebase.