What Can be Installed With Natural?

This document covers the following topics:

Natural and Natural Runtime

You can install one or both of the following:

  • Natural
    This is the full version of Natural. It includes a development environment and a runtime environment. It also includes the plug-ins which can be used in a Natural Single Point of Development (SPoD) environment with Natural Development Server (NDV).

  • Natural Runtime
    This is the runtime-only version of Natural where only a subset of the Natural features is installed. The runtime environment enables you to execute previously created Natural applications.

Natural and/or Natural Runtime versions can be installed side-by-side. The environments of side-by-side installations are entirely separate. See also Side-by-Side Installations.

Natural Development Server

Natural Development Server (NDV) enables remote development using Natural Single Point of Development (SPoD). Natural Development Server needs the Natural development or runtime environment as a prerequisite.

For further information (including any limitations that may apply for your installation), see the separate Natural Single Point of Development documentation and the separate Natural Development Server documentation. See also the section Remote Development Using SPoD in this Natural for Windows documentation.

Entire Systems Management

Entire Systems Management needs the Natural development or runtime environment as a prerequisite. It consists of the following client products:

  • Mainframe Navigation

  • Output Management GUI Client

  • Entire Operations GUI Client

These client products require additional software on the server. See the documentation of these products for further information.

Natural Web I/O Interface

The Natural Web I/O Interface is used to execute Natural applications in a web browser and consists of a server and a client. The server part of the Natural Web I/O Interface needs the Natural development or runtime environment as a prerequisite. On Windows, the server is implemented as a service.

The Natural Web I/O Interface server supports two types of clients: the Natural Web I/O Interface client for displaying character-based applications in the web browser, and Natural for Ajax for displaying rich internet applications in the web browser. For more information, see the Natural Web I/O Interface documentation.

Natural Security

Natural Security enables you to protect your Natural environment against unauthorized access and improper use. Natural Security runs either as a full version or a runtime version, depending on the running Natural version. For further information, see the Natural Security documentation and especially the chapter Natural Security On Different Platforms.

License Files

During the installation of Natural, the Software AG Installer prompts you to enter the path to one or more valid license files. The license file is an XML file which is delivered by e-mail.

Separate license files are required for the following products:

  • Natural

  • Natural Runtime

  • Natural Development Server

  • Natural Security

Notes:

  1. The Software AG Installer does not check all information in the license file. All license checks are done, however, when the product itself is started.
  2. Natural for Tamino is automatically installed together with the Natural development environment. It also requires a separate license file. This license file must have the name nxt83.xml. If you want to use Natural for Tamino, you have to copy this license file manually to the common/conf directory of your installation directory. The Software AG Installer does not provide a panel for this purpose.