Release Notes for Version 3.5.3

These Release Notes inform you of the enhancements and new features that are provided with Version 3.5.3 of System Automation Tools, and apply to all supported operating systems: z/OS and UNIX (Linux).

The following topics are covered below:

Prerequisites for Mainframes

Before you can install System Automation Tools on a mainframe computer, the following Software GmbH products must have been installed at your site:

  • Adabas Version 8.5.4 or above;

  • Natural Version 9.2 or above; the installation must include the Software AG Editor component;

  • Entire System Server, Version 3.7.2 or above;

  • Entire System Server for UNIX/Windows, Version 2.1.16 or above (optional, for Linux/Windows access);

  • Natural Security (optional).

  • EntireX Version 10.9 or higher for z/OS (optional, for multi-node support);

  • Entire Net-Work (optional, for multi-node support);

Prerequisites for UNIX

Before you can install System Automation Tools on a UNIX system, the following Software GmbH products must have been installed at your site:

  • Adabas for UNIX, Version 7.1 or above;

  • Natural for UNIX, Version 9.2 or above;

  • Entire System Server for UNIX, Version 2.1.16 or above;

  • EntireX Version 10.9 or above (optional, for multi-node support and cross-platform access);

Supported Versions

With the release of System Automation Tools Version 3.5.3, versions below 3.5.2 are no longer supported. Therefore, we strongly advise that you switch to the current version at your earliest convenience.

You can view all available Software GmbH product versions and check the dates when their maintenance ends by visiting the Empower website at https://empower.softwareag.com/:

  1. Log in to Empower.

  2. Expand Products & Documentation in the left menu of the page and select Product Version Availability:

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  3. Select the required filter criteria from the drop-down list boxes and click on the SEARCH button.

    A list of supported Software GmbH products that meet the filter criteria is shown. In addition, the end-of-standard-maintenance dates are indicated in the EOM column.

    If you mark Show prior Product Versions, only product versions that are out of maintenance are listed.

Migrating from Previous Versions

A migration 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 more information on migration see Migrating from Previous Version

If you want to migrate environments running Entire Operations Version 5.4 as well as Entire Output Management Version 3.4, you have to upgrade Entire Operations before you upgrade Entire Output Management because Entire Operations requires System Automation Tools Version 3.5.3 for execution.

Migrating from Version 3.4.4 to 3.5.3

Modified FDT Fields

Short Name Adabas Natural Natural Field
BM 3 P NU P5 LOG-MICROSECONDS
BN 3 P NU P5 LOG-MICROSECONDS-INV
BP 5 A NU A5 LOG-TIME-ZONE

New/Recreated Superdescriptors

Short Name Adabas Natural Natural Field
S2 SUPDE='S2=AB(1,10),AD(1,7),BM(1,3)' A20 LOG-ENV-TIME
S3 SUPDE='S3=AB(1,10),BB(1,7),BN(1,3)' A20 LOG-ENV-TIMEINV
S4 SUPDE='S4=AB(1,10),BA(1,2),BC(1,25,BB(1,7),BN(1,3)' A47 LOG-ENV-TYPE-OBJECT-TIMEINV
S5 SUPDE='S5=AB(1,10),BA(1,2),BB(1,7)BN(1,3)' A22 LOG-ENV-TYPE-TIMEINV
S6 SUPDE='S6=AB(1,10),AN(1,8),BB(1,7),BN(1,3)' A28 LOG-ENV-USERID-TIMEINV
S9 SUPDE='S9=AH(1,10),AD(1,7),BM(1,3)' A20 LOG-NOP-KEY-OT
SA SUPDE='SA=AH(1,10),AI(1,10),AD(1,7),BM(1,3)' A30 LOG-NOP-KEY-ONT
SB SUPDE='SB=AH(1,10),AI(1,10),AJ(1,4),AD(1,7),BM(1,3)' A34 LOG-NOP-KEY-ONRT

Existing System Automation Tools log files can be adapted by using Adabas Online Services or another Adabas utility.

Solved Problems

All solved problems of the previous version are included in this version.

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