The following features or Natural add-on products are discontinued and no longer supported in Natural Version 8.2.8:
Discontinued Support for Natural Web I/O Interface Server Version 8.2
Discontinued Support for Natural Development Server Version 8.2
Natural Web I/O Interface (server) Version 8.2 is no longer supported. It has been replaced by Version 9.1.2 which is fully compatible with the previous version.
Natural Development Server Version 8.2 is no longer supported. It has been replaced by Version 9.1.2 which is fully compatible with the previous version.
Natural SQL Gateway is no longer delivered and supported.
Natural for SQL/DS is no longer delivered and supported.
Natural for DL/I is no longer delivered and supported for z/VSE operating systems.
The following features will be discontinued or will no longer be supported in a future version of Natural:
The Natural Telex Diver NATTLX will no longer be available in a future version of Natural.
The Natural swap pool will no longer be available on z/OS in a future version of Natural. The Natural Roll Server can be used instead.
The Natural Net Data Driver NATNETTO will no longer be available in a future version of Natural.
Natural and Natural add-on products will no longer be supported on z/VSE and BS2000 operating systems in a future version of Natural.
Starting with Natural and Natural add-on products Version 9.2.x, Optimize for Infrastructure (O4I) will no longer be supported.
A roadmap how Software AG will pursue infrastructure monitoring on mainframe (and Linux/UNIX/Windows) in the future will be provided in 2021.
Starting with Natural Version 9.2.x, the Compiler Option
LUWCOMP will no longer be available.