You can view all available Software AG product versions and check the dates when their maintenance ends by visiting Software AG's Empower web site at https://empower.softwareag.com/:
Log in to Empower.
Expand in the left menu of the page and select :
Select the required filter criteria from the drop-down list boxes and click on the button.
A list of supported Software AG products that meet the filter criteria is shown. In addition, the end-of-standard-maintenance dates are indicated in the EOM column.
If you mark Show prior Product Versions, only product versions that are out of maintenance are listed.
This release of Natural provides new versions of the Natural add-on products (or subcomponents) listed in the following table. These versions contain
all Zaps,
INPL updates,
early warnings and
source changes
applied to their respective predecessor versions as error corrections.
| Product Name | Product Code | Version |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Advanced Facilities | NAF | 8.2.6 |
| Natural CICS Interface (*) | NCI | 8.2.6 |
| 8.3.3 | ||
| Natural Com-plete/SMARTS Interface (*) | NCF | 8.2.6 |
| 8.3.4 | ||
| Natural Connection | NTC | 8.2.6 |
| Natural Development Server (*) | NDV | 8.2.6 |
| 8.3.3 CF05 | ||
| Natural for DB2 | NDB | 8.2.6 |
| 8.3.3 | ||
| Natural for DL/I | NDL | 8.2.6 |
| Natural for SQL/DS | NSQ | 8.2.6 |
| Natural for VSAM | NVS | 8.2.6 |
| Natural IMS TM Interface | NII | 8.2.6 |
| Natural ISPF | ISP | 8.2.6 |
| Natural Japanese Language Pack | NCJ | 8.2.6 |
| Natural openUTM Interface | NUT | 8.2.6 |
| Natural Optimizer Compiler (*) | NOC | 8.2.6 |
| 8.3.4 | ||
| Natural Review | RNM | 8.2.6 |
| Natural RPC (*) | RPC | 8.2.6 (RPC is a separate subcomponent of Natural) |
| Natural SAF Security | NSF | 8.2.6 |
| Natural Security (*) | NSC | 8.2.6 |
| Natural SQL Gateway | NSB | 8.2.6 |
| Natural TIAM Interface | NRT | 8.2.6 |
| Natural TSO Interface | NTI | 8.2.6 |
| Natural Web I/O Interface | NWO | 8.2.6 (server) |
| 8.3.3 (server) | ||
| Super Natural | NSN | 8.2.6 |
| zIIP Enabler for Natural (*) | NAZ | 8.2.6 |
* Product-specific changes and/or enhancements are described in New and Changed Features of Natural Add-On Products.
The following minimum product versions/fixes (or higher) are required to use Natural Version 8.2.6 and the add-on products released with this version with the Software AG products listed below:
| Product Name | Product Code | Minimum Version |
|---|---|---|
| Adabas | ADA | 8.3
8.3.4 with Zap AO834004 ( |
| Adabas CICS Interface | ACI | 8.3
8.4.1 LX if zIIP Enabler for Natural is installed under CICS |
| Adabas IMS/TM Interface | AII | 8.3 |
| Adabas Online System | AOS | 8.3 |
| Adabas Review | REV | 4.7.2 |
| Adabas Text Retrieval | TRS | 2.1.4 |
| Com-plete | COM | 6.8.1 Cumulative Fix 10 with SMARTS Version 3.3.1 Cumulative Fix 25 |
| Con-form | CMF | 3.4.3 |
| Con-nect | CNT | 3.4.3 |
| ConnecX SQL Engine | CXX | 12.0.1 |
| Entire Connection | PCC | 4.5.3 |
| Entire Event Management | NCL | 2.2.1 (2.1.2 for z/VSE) |
| Entire Net-Work | WCP | 6.3.2 (This product is required if you are using Natural Security in a heterogeneous environment.) |
| Entire Operations | NOP | 5.4.3 |
| Entire Output Management | NOM | 3.4.3 |
| Entire System Server | NPR | 3.6.1 |
| Entire Transaction Propagator | ETP | 1.5.2
Apply Zaps ET52001 and ET52003 (for ETP) to use ETP with Adabas Version 8. If you are also using the additional Entire Transaction Propagator CICS Interface (ETC), in addition, apply Zap EZ52005 (for ETC). |
| International Components for Unicode for Software AG | ICS | 1.4.2 or 2.1.1
Apply 1.4.2 Load Fix 2 or 2.1.1 Load Fix 4, respectively, to use Natural CICS Interface Version 8.3.3. |
| Mainframe License Check | MLC | 1.3.1
Apply Load Fix 1 to use Natural CICS Interface Version 8.3.3. or Natural Com-plete/SMARTS Interface Version 8.3.4. |
| Natural Business Services | NBS | 8.2.2 |
| Natural Construct | CST | 8.2.2 |
| Natural Document Management | NDM | 1.6.3 with Service Pack I001 applied |
| Natural Engineer | NEE | 8.3.2 |
| Natural Web I/O Interface | NWO | 1.3.18 (client) |
| Predict | PRD | 8.2.3 |
| Predict Application Control | PAC | 2.6.1 |
| SMARTS | APS | 2.7.2
Cumulative Fix 20 for BS2000/OSD
3.3.1 Cumulative Fix 25 for z/OS and z/VSE |
| System Automation Tools | SAT | 3.4.3 |
| System Maintenance Aid | SMA | 2.1.2 Cumulative Fix 4 |
| webMethods EntireX
(before: EntireX Communicator) |
EXX |
9.5.1 for z/OS |
Although it may be technically possible to run versions of other Software AG products which are older than the ones listed above with a new version of Natural, this is not recommended because, for legal reasons, Software AG cannot continue to support such combinations and cannot make any statements about whether it is technically possible to run a new version of Natural with versions of other Software AG products which are older than the ones listed above.