For an overview of all Natural add-on products and the new product versions available, see Overview of New Natural Add-On Product Versions.
The string "Software AG" has been replaced by "Software GmbH" or other text where it was used as a company name (for example, copyright information, error messages, hello screens, maps, etc. Where possible, the string was removed.
This section describes the new features provided with Natural Development Server Version 9.2.4.
Natural for z/OS and Natural Development Server version 9.2.4 no longer produce redundant XRef data generated for NaturalONE private-mode libraries. XRef data is now generated only for shared mode libraries.
For information on changes, enhancements and new features available with NaturalONE, see the Release Notes in the NaturalONE documentation at https://documentation.softwareag.com/.
The following enhancements are provided with Natural Security Version 9.2.4:
Note
The sections indicated for more information are contained in the Natural
Security documentation, unless otherwise noted.
A license check is performed for Natural Security at the start of a Natural Security session.
The license file must be installed in your environment when using Natural Security.
With the new LDAP authentication options, a user defined in Natural Security can be allowed to use the session if LDAP authentication fails.
New authentication types in the list of Authentication Options:
M3 = master profile - active - Natural Security authentication if
LDAP fails.
A3 = alternative profile - active - Natural Security authentication
if LDAP fails.
For details, see Invoking LDAP Security Profile Maintenance.
New value for the Protection level option:
3 = Same as protection level 1, except if LDAP
authentication fails, then the user will be authenticated further with Natural
Security.
For details, see Components of an LDAP Security Profile.
For the FUSER and FDIC library files, each entered value in the Password and Cipher code fields is now masked with an asterisk (*). This prevents unauthorized access or exposure of sensitive information. For details, see Natural Security > Library File.
Natural Messaging (NMQ 1.1.1) is a new Natural add-on that supports communication with IBM MQ. Natural for z/OS 9.2.4 is a prerequisite for using this feature.
Natural Messaging allows you to easily access message queues using Natural
PROCESS and FIND statements. Example programs to perform
operations such as BROWSE, GET and PUT are
available in a new library SYSEXNMQ. For further information, see Natural Messaging in the
Database Management System Interfaces documentation.
