Discover Application Architecture on CAST Imaging Documentation

Get an Overview of Your Application

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Before you start


Who this is for	Architect, team lead, developer new to the application
Role required	Viewer or higher
Prerequisites	Application imported into CAST Imaging

Step 1: Open the application

From the application list, click the application you want to explore. The Welcome page opens.

Step 2: Read the application properties

On the Welcome page, look at the right panel for:

Application size (S, M, L, XL, XXL) based on lines of code
Total number of objects, relationships, transactions, and data call graphs
Technologies present and their lines of code

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Explore Technology and Language Distribution

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Before you start


Who this is for	Architect, project manager
Role required	Viewer or higher
Prerequisites	Application imported into CAST Imaging; Core Metrics extension used during analysis

Step 1: Check the Welcome page tiles

On the Welcome page, find the Are you new to this application? section. These tiles are available:

Tile	What it shows
Frameworks	Detected frameworks (Spring, Angular, etc.)
Technologies	Technologies and their lines of code
RDBMS Table Inventory	All database tables in the application
APIs Inventory	All exposed REST or SOAP endpoints

Click any tile to open the corresponding view.

Browse the Project Structure

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Before you start


Who this is for	Developer, architect
Role required	Viewer or higher
Prerequisites	Application imported into CAST Imaging

Step 1: Open the Project Structure scope

In the Investigation panel, select Project Structure.

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Step 2: Navigate the file tree

The view shows folders and files organized the same way as the source code on disk. Expand a folder to see its contents.

Understand Architectural Layers

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Before you start


Who this is for	Architect, team lead
Role required	Viewer or higher
Prerequisites	Application imported; architecture layers defined in AIP Console

Step 1: Open the Architecture Layer scope

In the Investigation panel, select Architecture Layer.

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Step 2: Read the layer diagram

The view shows nodes for each architectural layer (for example: Presentation, Business Logic, Data Access). Links between layers show the dependencies.

[TODO: Screenshot of a typical layer diagram]

Explore Application Modularity

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Before you start


Who this is for	Architect, team lead
Role required	Viewer or higher
Prerequisites	Application imported into CAST Imaging

Step 1: Open the Module scope

In the Investigation panel, select Module.

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Step 2: Read the module diagram

Each node represents a module. Links between modules show dependencies (one module calls objects in another).

The thickness or number of links indicates the level of coupling.

Discover Inter-Application Dependencies

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Before you start


Who this is for	Architect, portfolio manager
Role required	Viewer or higher
Prerequisites	Multiple applications imported; app-to-app dependency detection configured (see Manage applications)

Step 1: Open the Application-to-Application scope

In the Investigation panel, select App to App.

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Step 2: Read the dependency map

Each node is an application. Links between nodes show calls or data exchanges between applications.

[TODO: Screenshot showing an example dependency map]

Map Database Access Patterns

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Before you start


Who this is for	Architect, data engineer, DBA
Role required	Viewer or higher
Prerequisites	Application imported; application contains database objects

Step 1: Open the Data Call Graph scope

In the Investigation panel, select Data Call Graph.

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Step 2: Select a table

A search dialog appears. Type the name of the table you want to investigate and select it from the results.

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