SupportConnect - Advantage CA-IDMS/DB Database Newsletter, Version 06.02
  

NOTE: E-News technical information is dynamic and links in archived copies of these technical newsletters may eventually become invalid as the products evolve. Please check the support web page for your product to get the latest technical information.


CA
E-News
Advantage™ CA-IDMS®/DB Database Newsletter
Version 06.02
July 14, 2006

In This Newsletter
Product News
> Advantage™ CA-IDMS®/DB Database r16 Service Pack 4
> CA Responds to Gartner Report
> ca smart™ Certified Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Solution

Product Updates
> Current Releases With Service Pack Levels

General Information
> Technical Tips

Special Events
> Webcast: Advantage™ CA-IDMS®/DB Database r16 Service Pack 4 Product Update
> User Group Hot Line
> Advantage™ CA-IDMS®/DB Database Technical Training in North America
> Advantage™ CA-IDMS®/DB Database Technical Training in Europe

Product News

Advantage™ CA-IDMS®/DB Database r16 Service Pack 4
We are pleased to announce Advantage CA-IDMS/DB Database r16 Service Pack 4 will be available for ordering by the end of July. Advantage CA-IDMS r16 Service Pack 4 offers features that are designed to improve availability by reducing outage time and to enable compliance reporting by the user.

Highlights of Advantage CA-IDMS/DB Database r16 Service Pack 4 include the following:

  • A new "Express" Reorg utility for z/OS that reduces the elapsed time to perform an unload/reload of an Advantage CA-IDMS database. This utility is designed for improved 24 x 7 availability by dramatically reducing the outage time for a database reorganization.
  • The addition of the user ID field in the journal BGIN record. This feature is in response to customer requests for enhanced compliance reporting. IDMS JREPORT 008 and Advantage CA-IDMS Journal Analyzer Chronological Event Report have been updated to display the user ID. A new JREPORT 009 is also provided to report the user ID, transaction ID, and program name.

You can read CA's press release for Advantage CA-IDMS at NEW RELEASES OF CA MAINFRAME DATABASE SOLUTIONS.

In North America, you can obtain your copy of Advantage CA-IDMS/DB Database r16 Service Pack 4 by calling 1-800-841-8743 or contacting your local CA representative. If you are outside North America, call your local account representative or the local CA office.

An online order form is also available for U.S. and Canada: Advantage CA-IDMS/DB Database r16 Service Pack Order Form.

Additionally, this new service pack can be downloaded by logging in to SupportConnectSM and selecting the Products link in the left pane. Select Advantage CA-IDMS/DB Database 16.0 0603M from the Available Products list.

Advantage CA-IDMS/DB Database r16 documentation is available for download from the SupportConnect website and in the product download.

Top
CA Responds to Gartner Report
In August 2005, Gartner, Inc., published a research paper that essentially recommended organizations make plans to migrate off Advantage™ CA-IDMS® and other "pre-relational" systems within five years. Unfortunately, the author did not reflect CA's plans and commitment to this market. As a result, we believe that the research paper may be misleading to you.

Gartner gets a lot of attention in the marketplace, and we believe it's important to ensure that you understand the whole picture and are not misled.

CA has written a response to this Gartner report that we would be happy to share with you and your management team. If you would like a copy of CA's response to the Gartner report, please contact Greg Beedy, Director of Product Management for Advantage CA-IDMS, at greg.beedy@ca.com.

Top
ca smart™ Certified Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Solution
CA is pleased to announce that the Shadow z/Services™ product from DataDirect Technologies is ca smart certified for use with Advantage™ CA-IDMS®.

Shadow z/Services simplifies the development of web services based on Advantage CA-IDMS screen-based applications providing Advantage CA-IDMS customers with increased flexibility for application re-use with other systems and technologies across the enterprise. Shadow z/Services enables Advantage CA-IDMS customers to use Web services to leverage existing business logic running in their Advantage CA-IDMS applications and IT organizations to easily and flexibly extend legacy resources as part of their SOA initiatives.

DataDirect Technologies is an operating unit of Progress Software Corporation. CA and DataDirect Technologies have established a business relationship to jointly market this solution to Advantage CA-IDMS customers. For more information on Shadow z/Services, please contact Greg Beedy, Director of Product Management for Advantage CA-IDMS, at greg.beedy@ca.com.

Top
Product Updates
Current Releases With Service Pack Levels
The following tapes are generally available (GA) for the Advantage™ CA-IDMS®/DB database products:

r16 (The base product, tools, and AllFusion® Endevor®/DB Change Manager for CA-IDMS® are on the same tape.)

z/OS, VSE, z/VM, BS2000/OSD SP3 - 0509
Advantage™ CA-IDMS® Database Option for CMS SP3 - 0509

r15 (The base product, tools, and AllFusion Endevor/DB Change Manager for CA-IDMS are on the same tape.)

z/OS, VSE, z/VM, BS2000/OSD SP7 - 0506
MSP SP3 - 0208
Advantage CA-IDMS Database Option for CMS SP7 - 0506

The following CD is GA for the Advantage™ CA-IDMS® Database Server Option. This release is compatible with Advantage CA-IDMS r14.1, r15, and r16.

Advantage CA-IDMS Database Server Option r16 - 0510
Advantage CA-IDMS Database Server Option r5 - 0306

To place an order for any of these service packs, please visit ca.com/supportconnect or call CA at 1-800-637-5858.

Top
General Information
Technical Tips
Question:
Using JREPORTs, how can one produce a report containing only the BFOR and AFTR records corresponding to updates done by a specific User-ID? None of the journal records appear to contain USER-ID.

Please click here for the answer.

Question:
I am trying to use the High Performance Storage Protect Option (HPSPO) and receive the following error at startup: DC004001 - HPSPO has been disabled due to incorrect storage pool definition. What is wrong with my storage pool definition?

Please click here for the answer.

Question:
I have just compiled a new application, but when I attempt to execute it I receive the error: "DC450102 Application version1 does not exist". Why do I receive this error when I have confirmed that the application exists in the load area?

Please click here for the answer.

Top
Special Events
Webcast: Advantage™ CA-IDMS®/DB Database r16 Service Pack 4 Product Update
An Advantage CA-IDMS/DB Database r16 Service Pack 4 webcast will be offered on Wednesday, July 19, at 11:00 p.m. ET. Register to attend this webcast to hear about the benefits of CA's continued investments in Advantage CA-IDMS and how this new service pack increases availability and facilitates compliance and audit reporting.

Top
User Group Hot Line
CA supports more than 250 user groups. For information about recognized CA user groups, attending a user group meeting, or establishing a user group in your area, please visit CA User Groups.

Top
Advantage™ CA-IDMS®/DB Database Technical Training in North America
CA Education provides Advantage CA-IDMS/DB Database Recommended Learning Paths to take the guesswork out of training people in key job functions throughout your organization. Each path is personalized by job role and product, allowing the user to move from core product knowledge to advanced skills, and, if desired, to CA certification.

Top
Advantage™ CA-IDMS®/DB Database Technical Training in Europe
CA Education currently offers several Advantage CA-IDMS/DB database training courses throughout our European Learning Centers. Please select the applicable country link to view the courses offered and their schedules:

Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom

Top


You are subscribed as &*TO;.

To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change the format for this or other newsletters, please go to our E-News subscription page. You can also unsubscribe by sending an email to: editor_idms@ca.com with "Unsubscribe enews_idms" (without the quotes) in the message body. You must include the exact email address that you wish to unsubscribe.
Feedback? Comments? Suggestions?
Send an email to: editor_idms@ca.com. All submissions become the property of the publisher and may or may not be reprinted.
NOTE: This address should be used only for feedback on this newsletter. Requests for technical support should be submitted through normal channels.

CA
 
 
 
Page Tools
printPrint