The following table describes Adabas 8 compatibility with other Adabas products, including prior releases of Adabas itself. You may need to upgrade your installation of the software if your existing release is not listed.
| Product | Compatible Version Levels and Notes |
|---|---|
| Adabas (ADA) | When working with Adabas 8 databases, the Adabas 8
SVC, nucleus, and utilities must be used. The Adabas 8 utilities and nucleus
cannot be used when working with Adabas 7.4 databases. However, the Adabas 8
SVC can be used for Adabas 7.4 databases as well.
The Adabas link (Adalink) routines can be used across versions. For example, Adabas 8 link routines can be used to issue calls to Adabas 7 databases. Unless the new ACBX direct call interface is used, Adabas 7.4 link routines can be used to issue calls to Adabas 8 databases. Software AG recommends that you use the Adabas 8 link routines for all programs that issue Adabas direct calls. On VSE systems, the following zaps must be applied (as appropriate) so the Adabas 8 SVC can communicate with Adabas 7.4 or Adabas 7.1 databases:
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| Adabas Bridge for DL/I (ADL) | Version 2.3.1 supports Adabas 8. |
| Adabas Bridge for VSAM (AVB) | Version 5.1.1 releases support Adabas 8 databases that do not make use of the expanded features (for example, spanned records, increased limits, or large object fields) available in Adabas 8. |
| Adabas Caching Facility (ACF) | Version 8.1 and above fully supports all Adabas 8
databases and expanded features.
Adabas Caching Facility 8.1 must be run with Adabas 8. Likewise, Adabas Caching Facility 7.4 must be run with Adabas 7.4. You cannot run Adabas Caching Facility 7.4 with Adabas 8. |
| Adabas CICS Interface (ACI) | Version 7.4 releases support Adabas 8 databases
that do not make use of the expanded features (for example, spanned records,
increased limits, or large object fields) available in Adabas 8.
Version 8.1 and above fully support all Adabas 8 databases and expanded features. |
| Adabas Cluster Services (ALS) |
Version 8.1.3 requires Adabas 8.1.3 or above. Version 7.4.2 requires Adabas 8.1.2 or below. When run together with Adabas 8.1.2, it fully supports the new features of Adabas 8.1. |
| Adabas Delta Save (ADE) | Version 8.1 and above fully supports all Adabas 8
databases and expanded features.
Adabas Delta Save 8.1 must be run with Adabas 8. Likewise, Adabas Delta Save 7.4 must be run with Adabas 7.4. You cannot run Adabas Delta Save 7.4 with Adabas 8. |
| Adabas Fastpath (AFP) | Version 8.1 and above fully supports all Adabas 8
databases and expanded features.
In addition, the 7.4 version of Adabas Fastpath will subsequently be supplied with optional fixes to allow it to be used with Adabas 8 databases that do not make use of the Adabas 8 expanded features (for example, spanned records, increased limits, or large object fields). |
| Adabas IMS Interface (AII) | Version 7.4 releases support Adabas 8 databases
that do not make use of the expanded features (for example, spanned records,
increased limits, or large object fields) available in Adabas 8.
Version 8.1 and above fully support all Adabas 8 databases and expanded features. |
| Adabas Manager (AMA) |
Version 7.4 releases support only Adabas 7 databases. A future release will fully support Adabas 8 databases and expanded features. |
| Adabas Native SQL (SQL) | Version 2.3.1 supports Adabas 8 databases that do not make use of the expanded features (for example, spanned records, increased limits, or large object fields) available in Adabas 8. Full support for Adabas 8 is planned. |
| Adabas Online System (AOS) |
Version 8.1 and above fully support all Adabas 8 databases and expanded features. You can also access Adabas 7.4 databases using Adabas Online System Version 8, but you cannot access Adabas 8 databases using Adabas Online System 7.4. |
| Adabas Parallel Services (ASM) |
Version 8.1.3 requires Adabas 8.1.3 or above. Version 7.5.1 requires Adabas 8.1.2 or below. When run together with Adabas 8.1.2, it fully supports the new features of Adabas 8.1. |
| Adabas Review (REV) | Version 4.3.2 and above partially support all
Adabas 8 databases and expanded features. For a complete description of the
compatibility between Adabas Review and Adabas 8, read the section entitled
Adabas Review 4.4 Version Compatibility in the Adabas Review 4.4 Release
Notes.
Note: |
| Adabas SAF Security z/OS (AAF) | Version 8.1 and above fully supports all Adabas 8
databases and expanded features.
In addition, the 7.4 version of Adabas SAF Security will subsequently be supplied with optional fixes to allow it to be used with Adabas 8 databases that do not make use of the Adabas 8 expanded features (for example, spanned records, increased limits, or large object fields). |
| Adabas Statistics Facility (ASF) | Version 8.1 and above fully supports all Adabas 8
databases and expanded features. It also supports Adabas 7 databases.
Version 7.1 does not support Adabas 8 databases. |
| Adabas SQL Gateway (ACE) |
Version 6.5.1 supports Adabas 8 databases that do not make use of the expanded features (for example, spanned records, increased limits, or large object fields) available in Adabas 8. Full support for Adabas 8 databases and expanded features is planned. |
| Adabas SQL Server (ESQ) | Version 1.4.3 supports Adabas 8 databases that do not make use of the expanded features (for example, spanned records, increased limits, or large object fields) available in Adabas 8. |
| Adabas System Coordinator (COR) | Version 8.1 and above fully supports all Adabas 8
databases and expanded features.
In addition, the 7.4 version of Adabas System Coordinator will subsequently be supplied with optional fixes to allow it to be used with Adabas 8 databases that do not make use of the Adabas 8 expanded features (for example, spanned records, increased limits, or large object fields). |
| Adabas Text Retrieval (TRS) | Version 2.1.4 works with Adabas 8 when the Adabas
Text Retrieval 2.1.4 hyperexit TRSHEX12 is enabled to run with the Version 8
interface by applying zap TR21454. This hyperexit will then only operate with
Adabas Version 8. If you then want to run Adabas Text Retrieval 2.1.4 with
Adabas Version 7 again, you must either undo the zap or use a copy of the
hyperexit where zap TR21454 is not applied. If you do use TR21454, the
following additional Adabas Text Retrieval fixes must be applied as
prerequisite zaps: TR21420, TR21421, TR21422, TR21423 and TR21424. These zaps
can be found in ServLine 24.
It is not necessary to use the Adabas 8 Hyperexit Stub in conjunction with Adabas Text Retrieval. |
| Adabas Transaction Manager (ATM) | Version 8.1 and above fully supports all Adabas 8
databases and expanded features.
In addition, the 7.5 version of Adabas Transaction Manager will subsequently be supplied with optional fixes to allow it to be used with Adabas 8 databases that do not make use of the Adabas 8 expanded features (for example, spanned records, increased limits, or large object fields). |
| Adabas Vista (AVI) | Version 8.1 and above fully supports all Adabas 8
databases and expanded features.
In addition, the 7.4 version of Adabas Vista will subsequently be supplied with optional fixes to allow it to be used with Adabas 8 databases that do not make use of the Adabas 8 expanded features (for example, spanned records, increased limits, or large object fields). |
| Entire Net-Work (WCP) | Version 6.1 and above fully support Adabas 8
databases and expanded features, as well as ACBX interface direct calls.
Version 5.9 releases support Adabas 8 databases that do not make use of the expanded features (for example, spanned records, increased limits, or large object fields) available in Adabas 8. In addition, only ACB interface direct calls are supported in version 5.9 releases; ACBX interface direct calls are not. |
| Entire System Server | Entire System Server Version 3.4 fully supports Adabas 8 databases and expanded features. |
| Event Replicator for Adabas (ARK) | Version 3.1 and above supports Adabas V81 databases. |
| Natural (NAT) | Version 4.2, with Entire System Server 3.3 fully
supports Adabas 8 databases and expanded features.
Version 4.1, with zap NA64099 applied (z/OS systems only), supports Adabas 8 databases that do not make use of the expanded features (for example, spanned records, increased limits, or large object fields) available in Adabas 8. |
| Predict | Version 4.5 fully supports Adabas 8 databases and
expanded features.
Version 4.4 does not support Adabas 8 databases. |
| EntireX Communicator/webMethods EntireX | Version 7.2.1 and later fully support the Adabas 8 SVC and the use of an Adabas 8 database as a persistent store. |
