This document covers the following topics:
Natural Business Services functions in any UNIX environment that supports Natural Version 8.3.1 or higher.
Natural Business Services generates applications that access the following data structures:
Adabas
SQL
You can also create your own models to access other data structures.
If Natural Security is installed, access to Natural Business Services is protected by the Natural Security facilities. Natural Business Services-generated modules operate in, and are controlled by, the Natural Security system.
The memory space required by Natural Business Services depends on the number of users.
The memory space per user is determined by the settings in the parameter
file, especially by the values of profile parameters such as
USIZE and SSIZE. By default,
Natural is invoked with the parameter file NATPARM. However, you
can also invoke Natural with an alternative parameter file (by specifying, for
example, PARM=myparm).
In addition to the user-specific memory, memory is required for the buffer pool, which is shared among all users.
Approximately 317 MB of hard-disk space is required for all components of Natural Business Services (without any Natural or Software AG Installer packages). This value depends on the installation hardware. On some platforms, it is higher.
If you install Natural and/or other required products in one step with Natural Business Services, see the installation documentation for these products for further information.
Natural Business Services requires:
Natural Version 8.3 or higher
Adabas Version 6.3 or higher
EntireX Version 9 or higher
Predict Version 8.2 or higher (optional, but recommended for full Natural Business Services installation and Natural Construct development version)
It is recommended that you use the latest versions of the above listed Software AG products. The above mentioned product versions are the minimum versions for all platforms. On some platforms, this version may already be out of maintenance. In this case, the last version is the lowest version to be used.
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/. Go to Products > Product Version Availability.
During the installation of Natural Business Services, the Software AG Installer prompts you to enter the path to a valid license file. The license file is an XML file which is delivered by e-mail.
The components that can be installed with Natural Business Services are based on your license file.