Entire Transaction Propagator Version 1.5.2
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What's New with ETP Version 1.5.2

This document covers the following topics:


New Features, Enhancements and Corrections

This section describes the new features, enhancements and corrections that apply to the Version 1.5.2 of the Entire Transaction Propagator (ETP).

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Natural Version Required

Entire Transaction Propagator Version 1.5.2 requires that Natural Version 4.2. is installed.

The prerequisite operating/teleprocessing systems and required versions of other Software AG products are to be found in the current Natural Release Notes.

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ETP 1.5.2 Compatibility with Earlier Releases

It is essential that the ETPNUC module and the ETP Natural programs in library SYSETP have the same version. Using a Version 1.5.2 ETPNUC module with ETP Version 1.4.1 Natural programs - or vice versa - can cause unpredictable results.

The Natural parameter ETPSIZE is still accepted by Natural, but it is no longer necessary to specify this parameter. The required storage (approx. 10 KB) will be automatically allocated when the first call to an ETP database is issued. Any value specified for the ETPSIZE parameter will be ignored. The size of the ETPSIZE parameter should be left at its default (ETPSIZE=0).

As the Natural DATSIZE parameter is automatically adjusted to the required length, it is no longer necessary to adjust the value of the Natural DATSIZE parameter for a Natural environment running a replication task. However, the DATSIZE in such an environment will be approximately 170 KB.

After ETP Version 1.5.2 is installed and when the MENUcommand is invoked for the first time in the ETP maintenance utility, the ETP administration file is automatically migrated to the ETP Version 1.5.2 format and an appropriate message is displayed.

Afterwards, any attempt to access the migrated administration file from an earlier version of the ETP maintenance utility is denied.

Before enabling the new ETP maintenance utility, all log files must be empty and all log and confirmation files must be accessible for the migration process. Migration of the administration file from ETP Version 1.4 format to ETP Version 1.5 format is performed automatically when the ETP Version 1.5 maintenance utility is invoked for the first time. If a previous ETP version is installed, you should use the Natural utility SYSMAIN to delete the contents of library SYSETP before installing ETP Version 1.5.2. Following installation of ETP Version 1.5.2, the maintenance utility of any earlier ETP version will be denied access to the administration file.

Otherwise, ETP Version 1.5.2 is compatible with ETP Version 1.4.1 The FDT of the administration, log and confirmation files remains unchanged.

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