These Release Notes inform you of the enhancements and new features provided with Version 3.5.2 of Entire Output Management; they cover the following topics:
Unless otherwise indicated, the information in these Release Notes applies to Version 3.5.2:
for both Entire Output Management (NOM) and the Output Management GUI Client (NGC),
on all supported platforms.
Before you can install Entire Output Management on a mainframe computer, the following Software AG products must have been installed at your site:
Adabas Version 8 or above;
Natural Version 8.2 or above; the Natural installation must include the Software AG Editor component;
Entire System Server Version 3.6.3 or above;
Entire System Server Version 2.1.14 for UNIX/Windows, or above (optional; for UNIX/Windows access);
System Automation Tools Version 3.5.2 or above;
Natural Security (optional; required for UTM users under BS2000);
EntireX Version 10.3 for z/OS, Version 10.3 for BS2000, Version 9.6 for z/VSE, or above (optional, for multi-node support and Open Print Option);
Entire Network (optional, for multi-node support);
Before you can install Entire Output Management on a UNIX system, the following Software AG products must have been installed at your site:
Adabas Version 6.6 for UNIX, or above;
Natural Version 9.1 for UNIX, or above;
Entire System Server Version 2.1.14 for UNIX, or above;
System Automation Tools Version 3.5.2, or above;
EntireX Version 10.7, or above (optional, for multi-node support, cross-platform access, and Open Print Option).
Output Management GUI Client Version 3.5.2. requires the following products:
Natural for Windows, Version 9.1 or above; Development version or Runtime version;
EntireX Version 10.7 or above; Development version or Runtime version;
Entire Output Management Version 3.5.2 (or above) for Mainframes/UNIX.
Entire Output Management Version 3.5.2 does not support any Output Management GUI Client version below 3.5.2.
A migration of Entire Output Management to Version 3.5.2 is possible from Versions 3.5.1 and 3.4.3, but not from earlier versions. Output Management GUI Client does not require any migration.
For a detailed migration description, see Migrating from Previous Versions in the Installation and Customization documentation.
In addition to performing the migration procedure, you have to perform the following:
Recatalog with the new version all your user exits and all programs which use Entire Output Management application programming interfaces.
If you use the program NOMTP in the library
SYSNOMS, recatalog it (because the parameter data area
NOMTP--P used by it has been modified).
Under UNIX, adapt the scripts used to run Entire Output Management to suit your requirements. See Scripts in the Installation on UNIX documentation.
All solved problems of the previous version are included in this version.
In the Report Identification for UNIX/Windows Nodes, the identification attribute field Files has been enhanced: You can now specify files or file-name patterns of up to 50 characters; previously the maximum length was 26 characters.
With the function for listing selected reports, UNIX identification attributes can now be used as selection criteria.
The dialog layout for the handling of active bundles has been improved to be more user friendly.
The handling of distribution lists has been improved to be more user friendly.
The display of cross-reference information for several types of objects has been enhanced to be more user friendy.
The user exit NOMEX013, which is called immediately before a report is opened, can now also handle meta data.
None.
The following features will be removed with one of the next releases:
The printing attribute Style of reports will be removed with one of the next releases.
The System Defaults field Automatic user definition - and the functionality attached to it - will be removed with one of the next releases.
The user exit NOMEX008 will be removed with one of the next releases.