These Release Notes inform you of the enhancements and new features provided with Version 3.5.3 of Entire Output Management; they cover the following topics:
Unless otherwise indicated, the information in these Release Notes applies to Version 3.5.3:
for both Entire Output Management (NOM) and the Output Management GUI Client (NGC),
on all supported platforms.
Natural add-on products are no longer delivered for the z/VSE and BS2000 operating systems.
Contact your local Software AG representative for assistance in planning and executing your rehosting from z/VSE or BS2000 to an alternative operating system.
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 9.2.2 or above; the Natural installation must include the Software AG Editor component. We recommend to apply the current zaps. For further information, please refer to the Natural documentation.
Entire System Server Version 3.7.2 or above;
Entire System Server Version 2.1.16 for Linux/Windows, or above (optional; for Linux/Windows access);
System Automation Tools Version 3.5.3 or above;
Natural Security (optional);
EntireX Version 10.9 for z/OS or above (optional, for multi-node support);
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 7.1 for Linux, or above;
Natural Version 9.2 for Linux, or above;
Entire System Server Version 2.1.16 for Linux, or above;
System Automation Tools Version 3.5.3, or above;
EntireX Version 10.9, or above (optional, for multi-node support and cross-platform access);
Entire Systems Management Adapter (ESA) Version 4.1.1, or above (optional, to access nodes on BS2000 Systems).
Output Management GUI Client Version 3.5.3. requires the following products:
Natural for Windows, Version 9.2 or above; Development version or Runtime version;
EntireX Version 10.9 or above; Development version or Runtime version;
Entire Output Management Version 3.5.3 or above for Mainframes/Linux.
Entire Output Management Version 3.5.3 does not support any Output Management GUI Client version below 3.5.3.
A migration of Entire Output Management to Version 3.5.3 is possible from Versions 3.5.2, 3.5.1 and 3.4.3, but not from earlier versions.
For a detailed migration description, see Migrating from Previous Versions in the Installation and Customization documentation.
Output Management GUI Client does not require any migration.
All solved problems of version 3.5.2 of Entire Output Management (NOM) and Output Management GUI Client (NGC) are included in this version. The following cumulative fixes have been delivered for this version 3.5.3:
Update Information for Entire Output Management (NOM) Version 3.5.3 CF 01
Update Information for Output Management GUI Client (NGC) Version 3.5.3 CF 01
| Problem | Short Description |
|---|---|
| NOMALL-2605 | Export/Import: Unix Node definition: add
field for NOM2071 time interval
See field Message after nnnn minutes in the section Attributes of a UNIX or Windows Node in der System Administration documentation |
| NOMALL-2644 | Export/Import: Add "Node name" in report definitions for Linux |
| NOMALL-2649 | Check Uncatalog of Archive data sets |
| NOMALL-2670 | Enhance informational message NOM1127 - add related file |
| NOMALL-2676 | Problem with Fix OM35215 - File duplicated in existing database |
| NOMALL-2685 | ESY5510 during cleanup by monitor |
| NOMALL-2695 | NOMAC01N does no more read content of active report |
| NOMALL-2696 | GUI start ends with: "Output Management RPC Server Schnittstelle ist abweichend von ESM Schnittstelle". |
| NOMALL-2704 | Delete node: wrong msg NOM7003 Node:1:cannot be deleted - still in use |
| NOMALL-2707 | License and version related messages in the SYSOUT SM-1 of NPR node |
| NOMALL-2712 | Documentation for line command XR - Xref
node definition
New function in NOM to view reports that use a certain node (XREF). See section Line Commands in Listing Node Definitions in the System Administration documentation. |
| NOMALL-2713 | NAT1222 (Memory required) with empty Linux files |
| Others: | |
| NOMALL-2658 | Browse active report - document all main
and line commands for the Software AG Editor
Refer to Browsing an Active Report with the Software AG Editor |
| Problem | Short Description |
|---|---|
| NOMALL-2465 | [NGC] Mark a huge amount of already
archived reports for reactivation to one location
|
License checks, which have already been performed on UNIX systems, are now also performed on mainframes.
The NOM Monitor now checks the validy of the Entire Output Management license on mainframes. The license check by the NOM Monitor is performed daily (after midnight) and when the Monitor is started.
If the license is valid, a success message will be recorded in the monitor log.
If a warning occurs during the license check, the
monitor will not be shut down. A log message NOM0136 will
be recorded, and an email message will be sent to the recipients as specified
in the Monitor Defaults.
If an error occurs during the license check, the
monitor will be shut down. A log message NOM0137 will be recorded,
and an email message will be sent to the recipients as specified in the Monitor
Defaults.
For further information on email message recipients, see Emergency Emails under Email Message Definitions.
The installation of the license file is part of the installation procedure ; see Installing Entire Output Management.
A new function is available which allows you to move one or more printouts to the printout queue of another printer. See Moving a Printout to Another Printer.
Spool attribute symbols are now also available for the Destination attribute of the printer type WRTSPOOL.
For the Natural spool attribute OUTPUT, a new
spool
attribute symbol &NOUT. is available
The function for Listing Selected Archive Data Sets now allows you filter the archive data sets by creation date and expiration date.
NOMEX008 has been revised.
A new user exit
UEX-HTML is
available; it is called during the loading of files on Linux to be able to
deactivate HTML conversion.
The user exit
NOMEX008
has been revised.
See User Exits for details.
Optimize for Infrastructure (O4I) is no longer supported.
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.
Here are links to PDF files of the release notes for prior versions of Entire Output Management (NOM) and Entire Output Management GUI Client (NGC). They are provided for users who may be upgrading from an earlier version of Entire Operations other than the most recent.
Entire Output Management Version 3.5.2 Release Notes (April 2024)
It also contains the release notes for the following previous versions:
Entire Output Management Version 3.5.1 Release Notes
Entire Output Management Version 3.4.3 Release Notes
