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AllFusion® Newsletter
Version 06.05
July 31, 2006

In This Newsletter
Product News
> AllFusion® Change and Configuration Management Suite
> CA Harvest Change Manager Openmake Option r6.4.1 is GA
> Applying Hot Fixes on CA Harvest Change Manager
> CA Endevor® Change Manager r7 Global Type Sequence Informational Technote
> Additional Information Available to the CA Endevor® Change Manager API and CSV Utility
> AllFusion® Modeling Suite
> Important Notice: AllFusion® Modeling Suite News Published in Unicenter® Database Management Solutions E-News
> Populating Entity and Attribute Definitions Using the AllFusion® ERwin® Data Modeler API
> AllFusion® Model Manager r7 Submodeling and Change Management
> Export/Import of an Oracle Database for AllFusion® Model Manager 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?

Special Events
> AllFusion® ERwin® Data Modeler r7 Training
> AllFusion® Modeling Suite End-User Seminar Series
> Summer Sizzles With the Hottest Technology in the Marketplace
Product News
AllFusion® Change and Configuration Management Suite

CA Harvest Change Manager Openmake Option r6.4.1 is GA
The CA Harvest Change Manager Openmake Option product team is pleased to announce the general availability (GA) of CA Harvest Change Manager Openmake Option r6.4.1.

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

  • Download your copy of CA Harvest Change Manager Openmake Option using SupportConnectSM.
  • 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 release.

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Applying Hot Fixes on CA Harvest Change Manager
Starting with CA Harvest Change Manager r7, the CA Harvest Change Manager Sustaining Engineering team has begun making available to users critical Hot Fixes. These Hot Fixes represent interim critical fixes for a specific release level that you may want to install if you encounter the behavior described in the Solution Record for the Hot Fix.

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CA Endevor® Change Manager r7 Global Type Sequence Informational Technote
This Knowledge Base article contains details on the implementation of Global Type Sequencing. This new feature greatly simplifies the maintenance of the type sequence definitions and changes the way CA Endevor Change Manager sequences actions when the SCL of a job contains elements from multiple systems.

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Additional Information Available to the CA Endevor® Change Manager API and CSV Utility
CA Endevor Change Manager r7 SP2 makes additional Master Control File (MCF) and Package Cast information available to API programs and the CSV utility. Read this Knowledge Base article to learn about this information and how to access it.

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AllFusion® Modeling Suite
Important Notice: AllFusion® Modeling Suite News Published in Unicenter® Database Management Solutions E-News
The AllFusion Modeling Team is now aligned with CA's "flagship" Unicenter® brand to lead a robust cross-platform data and database lifecycle management offering. This move permits CA to take the lead in closing the loop between the business, IT development, and IT operations as it pertains to your database and information infrastructure. As part of this new alignment, AllFusion Modeling Suite news now appears in Unicenter Database Management Solutions E-News.

Subscribe to the Unicenter Database Management Solutions E-News by inserting a checkmark next to Unicenter Database Management Solutions.

This will be the last publication that the AllFusion Modeling Suite will appear in AllFusion®
E-News. So, subscribe to the Unicenter Database Management Solutions E-News today!

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Populating Entity and Attribute Definitions Using the AllFusion® ERwin® Data Modeler API
This Knowledge Base article describes one method for importing Entity and Attribute definitions into your model from a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. However, a more direct and efficient method is provided by AllFusion ERwin Data Modeler API. This Knowledge Base article and sample application demonstrates how you can use Microsoft Excel Macros and Visual Basic to import Entity and Attribute definitions directly from your spreadsheet to your AllFusion ERwin Data Modeler 4.1.4 model.

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AllFusion® Model Manager r7 Submodeling and Change Management
AllFusion Model Manager r7 introduces key changes in submodeling (subject area modeling). This Knowledge Base document provides a brief overview of AllFusion Model Manager r7 submodeling and change management and describes how this functionality differs from AllFusion Model Manager r4.1.4.

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Export/Import of an Oracle Database for AllFusion® Model Manager r7
You do not need to do anything specific if you upgrade the database instance on which you are hosting your AllFusion Model Manager. However, if you decide to move the AllFusion Model Manager database to an entirely different instance, a number of issues need to be considered. Following the steps in this Knowledge Base document should result in a successful migration.

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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.

An overview of AllFusion CA-SymDump System describes 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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General Information
AllFusion® ERwin® Data Modeler r7 Training
The Ohio Enterprise Modeling User Group, OEMUG, is sponsoring two training days this summer on the newest release of ERwin. The class, CA's AllFusion ERwin Data Modeler: r7 Highlights, is course ER170 in the CA Training Catalog. Anybody is welcome to attend this training. There are no membership restrictions. However, OEMUG members enjoy a member discount. All potential students can qualify for an early bird discount.

If you are interested in setting up a similar course in your region, contact Whitney Owens at (813) 635-7100 ext. 67491 or by email at whitney.owens@ca.com.

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AllFusion® Modeling Suite End-User Seminar Series
Sign up for the End-User Seminar Series to see the latest features and functions in the new AllFusion Modeling Suite r7 firsthand. This series is co-sponsored by Resellers and hosted in local CA offices.

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Summer Sizzles With the Hottest Technology in the Marketplace
This summer, stay cool while learning about CA's hottest new technology right from the comfort of your own desk. The AllFusion® Modeling Suite r7 Webcast Series continues
bi-weekly through late September and is designed to provide technical content and new features of the r7 Suite, as well as industry trends and best practices.

It is not too late to attend upcoming webcasts in this series or to replay a previous webcast you may have missed. View the schedule and register today for these "hot topics," upcoming webcasts, and replays in this informative series.

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