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AllFusion® Newsletter
Version 06.04
June 30, 2006

In This Newsletter
Product News
> AllFusion® Application Development Products
> Moving From the Host Encyclopedia to the Client Server Encyclopedia (CSE) in AllFusion® Gen
> Moving Promotion Issue
> AllFusion® Change and Configuration Management Suite
> AllFusion® Endevor® Change Manager r7 SP2 is GA
> CA Harvest Change Manager Plug-In for Eclipse is GA
> CA Change Management Integration Now Available
> Checking XML Files With CA Harvest Change Manager
> How to Use -arg Option in CA Harvest Change Manager Command Line
> AllFusion® Endevor® Change Manager r7 SP2 Upgrade Information
> Improved Sample API Program in AllFusion® Endevo® Change Manager r7
> AllFusion® Modeling Suite
> AllFusion® Modeling Suite r4.1.4 Service Pack 4 is GA
> Applying Physical Properties Globally to All Tables in AllFusion® ERwin® Data Modeler
> Using Oracle Function Based Indexes in AllFusion® ERwin® Data Modeler r7
> AllFusion® Testing and Fault Management Tools Suite
> AllFusion® Mainframe Testing and Fault Management Tools r8 Beta Program Coming Soon
> Announcing a 30-Day Free Trial of AllFusion® CA-SymDump® System
> Do You Have IMS in Your Shop?
> New Product Road Maps Published for Mainframe Testing and Fault Management Tools

General Information
> Enterprise Change Management

Product News
AllFusion® Application Development Products
Moving From the Host Encyclopedia to the Client Server Encyclopedia (CSE)
in AllFusion® Gen
Here are some tips to consider when there is a need to change your encyclopedia repository in AllFusion Gen from the MVS Host Mainframe to the CSE or to just offload models from the Host encyclopedia to the CSE.

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Moving Promotion Issue
When creating a RPGILE program with the AS/400 CRTBNDRPG command, AllFusion® 2E can sometimes override the target AS/400 release value of *PREV making it *CURRENT. This Knowledge Base article explains how to resolve this problem.

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AllFusion® Change and Configuration Management Suite

AllFusion® Endevor® Change Manager r7 SP2 is GA
The AllFusion Endevor Change Manager team recently announced the General Availability (GA) of AllFusion Endevor Change Manager r7 SP2. For features and highlights of this release, read the AllFusion Endevor Change Manager Data Sheet.

When you are ready to obtain the update to this release, choose one of the following methods of ordering:

  • Download your copy of AllFusion Endevor Change Manager using SupportConnectSM or place your order by submitting an AllFusion Endevor Change Manager r7 SP2 online order form located on the AllFusion Endevor Change Manager SupportConnect product home page.
  • Call the CA Orders Department at 1-800-841-8743.
  • Contact your local Customer Representative.
For customers outside North America, contact your local CA Support Center to determine general availability of this new maintenance release.

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CA Harvest Change Manager Plug-In for Eclipse is GA
The CA Harvest Change Manager team recently announced the General Availability (GA) of update releases 7.20, 6.20, and 5.20 of the CA Harvest Change Manager Plug-in for Eclipse, (formerly known as AllFusion® Harvest Change Manager Plug-in for Eclipse). This release contains a plug-in version for Eclipse 3.1, 3.0, and 2.1. These plug-ins are compatible with AllFusion Harvest Change Manager r7 Patch 4 and CA Harvest Change Manager r7.1. New features include multiple view path support for Eclipse r2.1 users, Harvest Ignore and Edit Ignore Patterns, additional process support, refactoring enhancements, WebSphere Development Studio Client for iSeries Support, and other usability features. Take a look at the readme for details and information pertaining to fixed issues.

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CA Change Management Integration Now Available
CA announced that the CA Clarity™ Integration to CA Unicenter® Service Desk and CA Harvest Change Manager delivers enhanced cost and resource visibility for more efficient IT management. Take a look at the readme for details.

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Checking XML Files With CA Harvest Change Manager
When checking XML files, you may encounter problems if the files have been saved in Unicode character encoding. Read this Knowledge Base article on how to identify those problems and how to work around those issues.

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How to Use -arg Option in CA Harvest Change Manager Command Line
The Reference Guide for CA Harvest Change Manager r7 and r7.1 incorrectly states that the -arg option applies to package names only. Actually, the -arg option applies to a much wider scope. Read this Knowledge Base article for details.

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AllFusion® Endevor® Change Manager r7 SP2 Upgrade Information
This Knowledge Base article provides critical upgrade information for AllFusion Endevor Change Manager r7 SP2 SMP/E conversion of AllFusion Endevor Change Manager r7 SP1, as well as future product maintenance for AllFusion Endevor Change Manager.

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Improved Sample API Program in AllFusion® Endevor® Change Manager r7
Would you like to have the option of excluding base CCIDs from a CCID Report in AllFusion Endevor Change Manager r7? This Knowledge Base article explains how to use the AllFusion Endevor Change Manager sample API program CCIDRPT1 to accomplish this task.

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AllFusion® Modeling Suite
AllFusion® Modeling Suite r4.1.4 Service Pack 4 is GA
The CA AllFusion Modeling team announced the availability of AllFusion Modeling Suite r4.1.4 Service Pack 4 (SP4). Download your copy of the AllFusion Modeling Suite r4.1.4 SP4 by logging in to your SupportConnectSM account and visiting the product download section.

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Applying Physical Properties Globally to All Tables in AllFusion® ERwin® Data Modeler
Read this Knowledge Base article on how to create identical physical storage parameters for all of the tables in a diagram or in a subject area by using a DDL text file.

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Using Oracle Function Based Indexes in AllFusion® ERwin® Data Modeler r7
AllFusion ERwin Data Modeler r7 now supports Oracle function based indexes. This Knowledge Base article explains how to use this new feature and provides a simple example.

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AllFusion® Testing and Fault Management Tools Suite
AllFusion® Mainframe Testing and Fault Management Tools r8 Beta Program
Coming Soon
The r8 releases of AllFusion® CA-InterTest® Batch, AllFusion® CA-InterTest® for CICS, and AllFusion® CA-SymDump® for CICS are coming! If you are planning to migrate to IBM CICS Transaction Server 3.1 or to DB2 v8, or you plan to use DB2 nested stored procedures, you will be interested in enhancements in these r8 products. Other new enhancements include powerful new integration with AllFusion® Endevor® Change Manager, "after" breakpoints, enhanced trace tables with historical data values, and much more. To learn more, visit our beta site on SupportConnectSM.

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Announcing a 30-Day Free Trial of AllFusion® CA-SymDump® System
AllFusion CA-SymDump System r7, which uses Unicenter® CA-SYSVIEW® technology, provides powerful, easy-to-use features for enhanced system dump viewing and dump management.

A free 30-day trial is now available for download. You get access to all features and functions of AllFusion CA-SymDump System – including the integrated Web Viewer.

Here is an overview of AllFusion CA-SymDump System and how it integrates with Unicenter® CA-SYSVIEW® Realtime Performance Manager.

Download this free trial of AllFusion CA-SymDump System r7 today. This release is easy to install and configure and delivers superior performance.

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Do You Have IMS in Your Shop?
Are you aware that CA has developed a new IMS product that complements AllFusion®
CA-File Master™ Plus?

AllFusion CA-File Master Plus for IMS is a robust z/OS data management product that provides enhanced capabilities for IBM's IMS Database Management System in both an online ISPF interface and through batch commands. AllFusion CA-File Master Plus for IMS provides a set of powerful and easy-to-use tools for manipulating IMS databases, including segment selection filtering as well as data display and modification using COBOL or PL/I layouts.

Since AllFusion CA-File Master Plus for IMS is not yet in General Availability status, you may register for this beta by visiting
supportconnectw.ca.com/public/ca_common_docs/cabetas-programlist.asp
or contact the CA beta team to learn more (corpbeta@ca.com).

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New Product Road Maps Published for Mainframe Testing and Fault Management Tools
New product road maps have been published for:

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General Information
Enterprise Change Management
CA's Enterprise Change Management solution unifies and automates change within and across organizational boundaries, and manages strategic and tactical change - from the initial change request to deployment. CA's solutions support the discrete needs of operations and applications development, yet employ standard methods, repeatable processes, and best practices. This ensures that changes are rapidly implemented with the lowest possible impact on Business Service quality. CA's Enterprise Change Management solutions support ITIL, streamlining and automating change management processes.

Download this flash demo and learn more.

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