Disabled Natural Editors

Since Natural Version 9.1, the following Natural editors have been disabled (deactivated) by default in a local z/OS mainframe and UNIX environment:

Details

  • Program editor

  • Data area editor

  • Map editor

This change does not affect the following:

  • DDM editor (SYSDDM utility)

  • Software AG Editor/Natural ISPF

  • EDT system command for the line editor

  • Batch mode processing (batch programs will run as usual)

  • Predict EDIT DESCRIPTION system command

  • Super Natural EDIT REPORT system command

  • APIs and user exits that access editor interfaces

You can use the TECH system command (or corresponding API USR2026N) and the *EDITOR system variable to find out whether Natural editors are disabled in the current Natural environment.

With Natural version 9 on Mainframe, Unix and Linux, NaturalONE and the Natural Development Server are integrated into Natural. The Natural editors (program editor, data area editor and map editor) are disabled. As NaturalONE and Natural Development Server licenses are integrated with Natural, they can be activated with the Natural (NAT) license key. This does not apply to Natural for Windows.

If Natural editors are disabled in the current Natural environment, the editor-related functions of the following commands and features are no longer supported and a corresponding error message is returned when you request an edit function:

  • EDIT system command,

  • LIST system command,

  • SCAN system command,

  • MAINMENU system command,

  • SYSEXT utility.