This document covers the following topics:
The installation of the products is performed by installation jobs. These jobs are either created "manually" or generated by System Maintenance Aid (SMA).
For each step of the installation procedure described in this documentation, the job number of a job performing the corresponding task is indicated. This job number refers to an installation job generated by SMA. If you are not using SMA, an example installation job of the same number is provided in the installation job library on the Natural ISPF installation medium; you must adapt this example job to your requirements. Note that the installation job numbers on the medium are preceded by a product code (for example, ISPI061).
Information on using System Maintenance Aid (SMA) for the installation process is provided by the System Maintenance Aid documentation.
Before you can install Natural ISPF, the following products must already be installed at your site:
Natural for z/OS, including the Software AG Editor.
The currently supported Entire System Server releases to access operating system data (optional).
The currently supported System Automation Tools releases if Mainframe Navigation is used.
If VSAM files are used: Natural for VSAM (NVS) (optional).
For an initial installation using Adabas system files, a currently supported Adabas version is required.
If Predict is installed, a currently supported Predict version is required.
If Mainframe Navigation is used, Natural Development Server (NDV) or a Natural Remote Procedure Call (RPC) environment using EntireX is required.
The z/OS installation medium contains the following files:
| Medium file name | Description |
|---|---|
ISPvrs.JOBS |
Natural ISPF installation jobs. |
ISPvrs.INPL |
Natural ISPF programs. |
ISPvrs.ERRN |
Natural ISPF error messages. |
ISPvrs.SYS1 |
Natural ISPF empty versioning file. |
ISPvrs.SYS2 |
Natural ISPF empty container file. |
ISPvrs.DATA |
Natural ISPF Predict file descriptions. |
ISPvrs.VINI |
Natural ISPF VSAM init file. |
Check whether you have used any Natural ISPF exits which were loaded into library
SYSISPX. If this is the case, you must make sure that your modified
source is copied to another library. If you have not already done so, do it before
installing the new version, since an INPL of Natural ISPF overwrites all
programs in SYSISPX.
Before installing the new version, you must delete some existing programs and data. Delete the following:
| Library Name | Programs |
|---|---|
SYSLIB |
All objects with prefix IS (IS*). Job I051,
Step 2002 can be used to delete these objects in batch mode
|
SYSISPS1 |
All members (*). Job I051, Step 2000 can be used to delete this library in batch mode (or Step 2001 for VSAM system files). |
Some internal data structures have been changed in Version 2, compared with earlier
versions. In particular, the field SESSION-DATA has been extended from
128 to 200 bytes. This field is used in some of the user exits as well as in Open NSPF
subprograms which implement new objects. Here the field is called
OPERATION-DATA.
After deleting all members in SYSISPS1 you will have to rerun
INPL of product SAT to show all menu items of the products NOM and NOP.
