A product license file for Natural is required.
If the Natural zIIP Enabler is installed in a Natural z/OS environment, an additional license file is required for each environment in which Natural zIIP Enabler is installed (batch/TSO, ClCS and Com-plete).
For information on Software AG's mainframe product licensing, see the Software AG Mainframe Product Licensing documentation.
This section describes the changes in the installation process of base Natural and the Natural add-on products released with this Natural version.
The sections indicated for more information are contained in the Natural Installation documentation, unless otherwise noted.
For installation guidance and information on new or changed System Maintenance Aid (SMA) parameters and Natural features, you can view the product-specific Readme files by using the appropriate SMA function.
To view a product-specific Readme
From the product list on an SMA Maintenance
screen, execute the RM (Show Readme
File) command for the required product(s).
The ICU data libraries provided as Natural load modules with ICS (International Components for Unicode for Software AG) have changed due to the new ICU version (see also ICU Version Upgrade):
| Library Name for ICS Version 2.1 | Library Name for ICS Version 2.2 |
|---|---|
ICSDT54E |
ICSDT58E |
ICSDT54J |
ICSDT58J |
ICSDT54X (not for z/VSE and
BS2000)
|
ICSDT58X (not for z/VSE and
BS2000)
|
Note:ICSDT54X and ICSDT58X are not supplied
for BS2000. However, you can create a user-defined ICU data library (see
Customizing the
ICU Data Library) or use single
ICU data
items as described in the Unicode and Code Page
Support documentation.
For details on ICU data libraries, see the relevant section in the Unicode and Code Page Support documentation.
For the changes in installation steps, see the Installation Procedure for z/OS, z/VSE and BS2000 in Installing International Components for Unicode for Software AG in the Installation documentation.
This section provides the latest information for this Natural release regarding compatibility with earlier versions of Natural for Mainframes as well as with Natural on other platforms.
Note:
For information regarding Software AG product compatibility with IBM
platforms and any IBM requirements for Software AG products, please review the
Product
Compatibility for IBM Platforms web page at
http://www.softwareag.com/.
The following table lists Natural Version 8.2.6 Zaps and the special purposes they support:
| Zap | Special Purpose | |
|---|---|---|
| NA93189 | Suppress NAT3145 error information | Suppress extra L2 calls to Adabas after a
NAT3145 error has occurred.
If this Zap is applied, the application programming interface USR8202N no longer provides extended information on the NAT3145 error message. |
| NA93228 | Migrate old maps | Provide option to migrate Natural Version 4 maps that contain erroneous numeric field definitions to Natural Version 8.2. |
| NA94121 | Process RDC exit in zIIP mode | Process the RDC exit in zIIP mode. |
| NA95017, NA95018, NA95019, NA95020, NA95021 and NA95022 | Support for the Arabic shaped format | Keeps the shaped format of Arabic characters produced in a previous Natural version. |
| NA95038 | Resolve problems (RSP=46) during Natural mainframe calls to Adabas LUW | Resolve problems that can arise when Natural
calls Adabas on Linux, UNIX or Windows from a mainframe platform: an unexpected
RSP=46 can occur if a READ loop at the level 1
(*LEVEL=1) ends with an End-of-File (RSP=3) and is executed
multiple times. This occurs because Natural on the mainframe does not send a
final RC command to release the Adabas Format Buffer if the READ
receives RSP=3.
|