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AllFusion® Newsletter
Version 06.06
September 01, 2006

In This Newsletter
Important Notice to Subscribers of AllFusion® E-News

Product News
> AllFusion® Application Development Products
> Using Clear Screen Input With Web Generation
> AllFusion® Change and Configuration Management Suite
> Important Notice: AllFusion® Change and Configuration Management Suite News
> CA Change Manager Enterprise Workbench r7.1 is GA
> Eclipse r3.2 Support Now Available for CA Harvest Change Manager Plug-in for Eclipse
> How to Bind Source-Controlled Visual Studio Files to the CA Harvest Change Manager VCI
> CA Endevor® Change Manager Email Enhancements
> AllFusion® Modeling Suite
> Important Notice: AllFusion® Modeling Suite News Published in
Unicenter® Database Management Solutions E-News
> AllFusion® Repository Products Suite
> AllFusion® Repository for z/OS r7 New Features
> AllFusion® Testing and Fault Management Tools Suite
> AllFusion® CA-InterTest® Batch r8 is Now in Beta Status
> Announcing a 30-Day Free Trial of AllFusion® CA-SymDump® System
> Do You Have IMS in Your Shop?

General Information
> CA Excels in Solutions for Modernizing Legacy Midrange Systems
> International User Group of Testing Tools (IUGTT)

Special Events
> Gartner Application Development Summit
> Enterprise Change Management Webcasts
> CA Endevor® Change Manager r12 New Features Webcast Replay
> CA Harvest Change Manager Plug-in for Eclipse Webcast Replay

Important Notice for Subscribers of AllFusion® E-News
While we will continue to provide valuable information regarding your AllFusion products, this announcement is to inform subscribers that the AllFusion E-News will change from a monthly publication to a quarterly publication. Watch for our next issue in November 2006.

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Product News
AllFusion® Application Development Products
Using Clear Screen Input With Web Generation
The AllFusion® Gen Clear Screen Input option lets you pass data to a procedure step without first displaying the associated screen, window, or web page. This Knowledge Base article explains how to use this option with Web Generation; it also shows how to access the httpServletRequest when longer strings of data are needed.

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AllFusion® Change and Configuration Management Suite

Important Notice: AllFusion® Change and Configuration Management Suite News
Moving forward, we will share valuable information and relevant product updates with you in our new CA Service Management E-News newsletter. In this exciting newsletter, you will learn more about pertinent areas of our Business Service Optimization (BSO) brand, including Change Management.

Subscribe to the CA Service Management E-News by inserting a checkmark next to CA Service Management.

Beginning in September 2006, we will discontinue our Change Management updates in the AllFusion® E-News and replace it with the new CA Service Management newsletter. Your current subscription to AllFusion E-News will not carry over to the CA Service Management
E-News newsletter, so take a moment to subscribe now.

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CA Change Manager Enterprise Workbench r7.1 is GA
The CA Change Manager Enterprise Workbench team recently announced the General Availability (GA) of CA Change Manager Enterprise Workbench r7.1. For features and highlights of this release, read the CA Change Manager Enterprise Workbench 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 CA Change Manager Enterprise Workbench using SupportConnectSM or place your order by submitting a CA Change Manager Enterprise Workbench r7.1 online order form located on the CA Change Manager Enterprise Workbench 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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Eclipse r3.2 Support Now Available for CA Harvest Change Manager Plug-in for Eclipse
The CA Harvest Change Manager team recently announced the General Availability (GA) of update releases 7.20.1, 6.20.1, and 5.20.1 of the CA Harvest Change Manager Plug-in for Eclipse. CA Harvest Change Manager Plug-in for Eclipse release 7.20.1 additionally includes support for the newest version of Eclipse, release 3.2. This release suite contains a plug-in version for Eclipse 3.1/3.2, 3.0, and 2.1. These plug-ins are compatible with both AllFusion Harvest Change Manager r7 Patch 4 and CA Harvest Change Manager r7.1 Patch 1.
  • For Eclipse 3.1 or 3.2, install the CA Harvest Change Manager Plug-in for Eclipse
    release 7.20.1.
  • For Eclipse 3.0, install the CA Harvest Change Manager Plug-in for Eclipse
    release 6.20.1.
  • For Eclipse 2.1, install the CA Harvest Change Manager Plug-in for Eclipse
    release 5.20.1.

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How to Bind Source-Controlled Visual Studio Files to the CA Harvest Change Manager VCI
This Knowledge Base article will show you how to bind your Visual Studio Solutions and Projects, which are already under source control, to the Harvest VCI, so you can start using the Harvest VCI to automatically Check In and Check Out without using the Harvest Workbench.

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CA Endevor® Change Manager Email Enhancements
CA Endevor Change Manager r7 SP2 lets you customize the separator character in email addresses built by the Notification Utility. This Knowledge Base article describes how to modify the ESMTPTBL to use a separator other than @ in notification emails.

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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 the Unicenter Database Management Solutions E-News.

This is the last issue of the AllFusion E-News that will contain news about the AllFusion Modeling Suite. Subscribe to the Unicenter Database Management Solutions E-News today! Just click the E-News link and insert a checkmark next to Unicenter Database Management Solutions.

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AllFusion® Repository Products Suite
AllFusion® Repository for z/OS r7 New Features
AllFusion Repository for z/OS r7 has completed beta testing. CA will announce its General Availability (GA) in the coming weeks. New features highlighted in this release include several core repository enhancements including support for audit attributes on text tables, easier upgrades for system libraries, and the use of PDSE data sets. Also featured are new metadata exchanges for XML DTD's and ODBC as well as upgrades to several other exchanges including DB2, UDB, Microsoft SQL Server, and AllFusion® ERwin® Data Modeler. Additionally, support for IBM DB2 v8 is introduced with this release, enabling organizations to exploit the advantages of the most current DB2 relational database.

The AllFusion Repository continues to help many organizations manage enterprise metadata effectively, contributing substantially to our customers' efforts to transform their IT management. For more information about these new features, see the AllFusion Repository r7 beta data sheet.

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AllFusion® Testing and Fault Management Tools Suite
AllFusion® CA-InterTest® Batch r8 is Now in Beta Status
AllFusion CA-InterTest Batch, a source-level application debugging tool for batch, IMS/DC, and DB2 Stored Procedures, is now beta and available for testing.

The features for AllFusion CA-InterTest Batch r8 include powerful new integration with CA Endevor® Change Manager; support for 64-bit storage allowing users to view, format, and modify data above the line, as well as reference such data items in conditional breakpoints; the ability to view values of application data fields when stepping back through previously executed statements, and much more. If you are interested in getting an early look at this new release or to learn more, visit the AllFusion CA-InterTest Batch r8 Beta Program webpage.

Also, check CA's Enhanced Beta Program webpage for the upcoming r8 beta availability of AllFusion CA-InterTest for CICS and AllFusion® CA-SymDump® for CICS.

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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.

AllFusion CA-File Master Plus for IMS is available for Beta testing. To learn more, visit our beta site on SupportConnectSM.

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General Information
CA Excels in Solutions for Modernizing Legacy Midrange Systems
CA's continued involvement in the Microsoft Midrange Alliance program recently enabled us to have a noteworthy article published in the inaugural issue of My i.NET magazine. This is a new publication focused on .NET as a modernization solution for the thousands of companies and organizations running IBM's System i (formerly known as AS/400).

CA's own AllFusion® Plex is an architected rapid application development environment that, over the years, has provided not only a choice for modernizing systems but an environment for increasing productivity, minimizing risk, and maximizing profitability for development projects. For more information, read (starting on Page 32) what MY i.NETmagazine has to say.

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International User Group of Testing Tools (IUGTT)
A great way to get the latest information about CA mainframe testing and fault management tools, including AllFusion® CA-InterTest®, AllFusion® CA-SymDump®, AllFusion® CA-File Master™ Plus, AllFusion® CA-Verify®, AllFusion® CA-Optimizer®/II, and others, is to join IUGTT. IUGTT meets quarterly, with active participation and discussion about how to get the most from your tool investment. IUGTT is an effective way to network with testing tool users around the world. For information about how to join, visit the IUGTT webpage.

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Special Events
Gartner Application Development Summit
CA is proud to be a premier sponsor at the Gartner Application Development Summit to be held September 25 - 27, 2006, in Phoenix, AZ. Application agility is all about change. New processes, tools, roles, and responsibilities will be required, forcing difficult AD decisions and shifts in your enterprise's culture. The Summit will cover pressing issues surrounding change management and how to build, manage, and improve a forward-thinking AD organization. Visit us at the Gartner AD Summit and view the latest CA Enterprise Change Management solutions.

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Enterprise Change Management Webcasts
"What's New in CA Harvest Change Manager for Mercury Quality Center and Mercury TestDirector" is tentatively scheduled for September 14, 2006. Planning is underway for additional webcasts on new and exciting products and options. Please visit our website at www.ca.com/ecm often for information and details.

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CA Endevor® Change Manager r12 New Features Webcast Replay
CA Endevor Change Manager enables organizations to control all software management tasks associated with mainframe relationship management, parallel development management, and release automation. The CA Endevor Change Manager r12 webcast replay presents some of the new features and previews new capabilities that will become available in this release.

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CA Harvest Change Manager Plug-in for Eclipse Webcast Replay
Do you have new and/or ongoing Java development projects, and do you want to take advantage of the latest enhancements provided by the CA Harvest Change Manager Eclipse Plug-in?

The CA Harvest Change Manager Plug-in for Eclipse webcast replay shows you how to make the most of the latest enhancements provided by the CA Harvest Change Manager Eclipse Plug-in interface, which offers best-in-class integration into change management for developers using the Eclipse SDK or other Eclipse-based development tools.

This new plug-in release offers several major enhancements and increased ease of use. The integration offers users improved flexibility and the ability to accomplish a greater range of CA Harvest Change Manager tasks in the Eclipse environment.

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