ARCAD Builder

IBM i Build automation

Smart dependency build for IBM i applications. Automate 100% of the application build (recompilation) on IBM i, accelerating value delivery and reducing the risk of defects in production.

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Need to optimize your application Build on IBM i?

Automate a ‘smart’ recompile at each code change

Use ARCAD Builder for…

Continuous Integration (CI) on IBM i

ARCAD Builder sequences the recompilations needed using dependency knowledge.

Smart ‘dependency’ build

ARCAD Observer recompiles precisely those application components impacted by a change.

Drive value across your teams
AND your business

Power Your Development Teams

100% automation of the build/
recompilation of IBM i application
Optimized build, recompiling dependencies on
Preserves existing rights, properties and attributes
Guaranteed consistency between
source and object
Handles all the build specifics automatically (compilation commands, save and restore of data in the new file structure, etc…)
Integrates with enterprise CI tools such as Jenkins, Azure Pipelines, GitLab CI

Deliver business value

Speed value delivery with optimized, dependency-driven build process
Simplify the complex task of recompiling IBM i applications, eliminating manual effort and risk
Coordinate rapid builds across IBM i and open systems to deliver massive productivity gains
Reduce risk of incident with automated integrity checking
Accelerate software delivery through complete automation of the build process
Drive visibility / collaboration around the build process and focus developers on value added tasks

With ARCAD Builder, we have automated an enterprise-grade CI/CD pipeline for RPG based on Git and Jenkins and massively improved our responsiveness to user demands. ARCAD handles all the compilation specifics so that an RPG change can be deployed to test and production automatically after a successful commit