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Unicenter® Job Management Newsletter
Version 04.04
November 24, 2004

In This Newsletter
Product News
> An Important Notice About SupportConnectSM
> eSupport Site Shutdown Scheduled
> Unicenter® CA-Scheduler® Job Management r9.1 Now Available
> Unicenter® Enterprise Job Manager r1.0 SP2 Now Available
> Unicenter® Job Management Adapter for SAP r3.2 SP1 Now Available

Product Updates
> Seeking Beta Customers for Unicenter® AutoSys® Job Management Adapter for Oracle
Warehouse Builder r1
> Seeking Beta Customers for Unicenter® Job Management Adapter for Oracle Applications r3
> Seeking Beta Customers for Unicenter® Network and Systems Management Job Management Option
> Platform Certifications
> Unicenter® AutoSys® Job Management Web Interface - Second Incremental Maintenance

General Information
> CA Announces Newly Enhanced Partner Program Framework
> Defining Repeating Jobs in Unicenter® CA-Scheduler® Job Management r9.1
> Unicenter® CA-Jobtrac® Job Management Event Console Logging Enhancement

Product News
An Important Notice About SupportConnectSM
CA endeavors to provide the highest quality of secure products for your environment. Our Technical Support department recommends reviewing current maintenance to help ensure that critical maintenance is applied in your environments.

Further details regarding available maintenance, current advisories, and valuable product information can be found on ca.com/supportconnect/. SupportConnect contains product documentation, maintenance details, and an extensive knowledge base to provide you with the information and tools you need to manage your environment effectively and maximize the value of your resources.

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eSupport Site Shutdown Scheduled
eSupport Site Shutdown Scheduled

If you are still using eSupport, we encourage you to move to SupportConnectSM by
December 6, 2004. SupportConnect offers easy access to the latest product support information and software updates on the web - through access to online knowledge bases and forums, software downloads, issue management options, and other self-service features. Check out a summary of the latest SupportConnect upgrades.

If you have an enterprise eSupport user account, you can convert it to SupportConnect by using the conversion link at the bottom of the SupportConnect home page.

eSupport users with Basic accounts should fill out the New User enrollment form using the link in the SupportConnect login box. You will be emailed an activation link in a matter of minutes.

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Unicenter® CA-Scheduler® Job Management r9.1 Now Available
CA is pleased to announce the general availability (GA) of Unicenter CA-Scheduler Job Management r9.1, an integral component of the job management solutions we provide for the z/OS.e, z/OS, and OS/390 operating systems.

You can download this new release from ca.com/supportconnect/ or call the CA Orders Department at 1-800-637-5858.

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Unicenter® Enterprise Job Manager r1.0 SP2 Now Available
CA proudly announces the general availability (GA) of Unicenter Enterprise Job Manager r1.0 SP2. Unicenter Enterprise Job Manager is a web-based interface for Unicenter® Job Management engines that provides end-to-end visualization of business processes across multiple platforms. Using leading-edge portal technology, it enables administration, visualization, and monitoring of multi-platform job management from a business-relevance perspective.

New Features at a Glance

In addition to the features provided in SP1, SP2 provides:
  • Support for Unicenter® AutoSys® Job Manager 4.5 Remote Command Service (RCS) component and eTrust™ Access Control security
  • Support for printing graphical views (Administration Flow View, Administration Requirements View, BSV Monitoring BSV Flow View, BSV Monitoring Job Flow View, BSV Monitoring Job Map View)
You can download this new release from ca.com/supportconnect/ or call the CA Orders Department at 1-800-637-5858.

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Unicenter® Job Management Adapter for SAP r3.2 SP1 Now Available
Unicenter Job Management Adapter for SAP is a universal adapter that allows any CA scheduling product to run in a SAP environment. Unicenter Job Management Adapter for SAP r3.2 SP1 combines the scheduling functions of Unicenter® Management for SAP r3.1 and Unicenter® AutoSys® Job Management Adapter for SAP r2.1.

We are happy to announce that Unicenter Job Management Adapter for SAP r3.2 SP1, which includes support for Tru64 UNIX, is now GA. You can download this new release from ca.com/supportconnect/ or call the CA Orders Department at 1-800-637-5858.

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Product Updates
Seeking Beta Customers for Unicenter® AutoSys® Job Management Adapter
for Oracle Warehouse Builder r1
Unicenter AutoSys Job Management Adapter for Oracle Warehouse Builder r1 enables process flows created in Oracle Warehouse Builder to be directly deployed to Unicenter® AutoSys® Job Management. This solution helps companies deliver on their goal of seamless business process automation across heterogeneous computing environments and provides the following additional benefits:
  • Enables centralized control of job scheduling
  • Offers job dependencies across Oracle and non-Oracle applications
  • Simplifies job management for Oracle environments
  • Enables customers to keep and extend their current Unicenter AutoSys Job Management installations to their Oracle-based data warehouse installations
Additionally, the Unicenter AutoSys Job Management Adapter for Oracle Warehouse Builder becomes increasingly important as Oracle continues to integrate business intelligence into the backbone of its applications. By offering an adapter for Oracle Warehouse Builder and related applications, CA is able to provide more comprehensive support for Oracle customers.

We are happy to announce that the Unicenter AutoSys Job Management Adapter for Oracle Warehouse Builder r1 Beta is now available to qualified customers. If you are interested in participating in this program, please complete the beta questionnaire.

If you are unable to access this questionnaire, please contact your CA Customer Advocate or appropriate CA representative to apply.

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Seeking Beta Customers for Unicenter® Job Management Adapter for Oracle Applications r3
Unicenter Job Management Adapter for Oracle Applications provides cross-application,
cross-platform scheduling for Oracle Application jobs. Featuring Universal Adapter technology, it lets you schedule the start of Oracle Concurrent Programs, monitor job progress, record Oracle Application phases and statuses, or stop jobs using the sophisticated and reliable job scheduling capabilities of any CA distributed or mainframe job management engine. In addition, you can incorporate Oracle Application jobs into any other work flow for efficient management.

We are happy to announce that the Unicenter Job Management Adapter for Oracle Applications r3 Beta is now available to qualified customers. If you are interested in participating in this program, please complete the beta questionnaire.

If you are unable to access this questionnaire, please contact your CA Customer Advocate or appropriate CA representative to apply.

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Seeking Beta Customers for Unicenter® Network and Systems Management Job Management Option
We are pleased to announce that the next release of Unicenter Network and Systems Management Job Management Option is now beta and available to those customers who apply for and are accepted into the beta program. If you are interested in participating in this beta program, please complete the beta questionnaire.

If you are unable to access the online beta questionnaire, please contact your CA Customer Advocate or your appropriate CA representative to obtain get a copy of the beta questionnaire and apply for the beta program.

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Platform Certifications
HP Itanium 11.23 and Unicenter® Network and Systems Management Job Management
Option r3.1

Unicenter Network and Systems Management (Unicenter NSM) Job Management Option 3.1 has been certified on HP Itanium 11.23.

Unicenter NSM Job Management Option 3.1 plus the following fixes are required for HP Itanium 11.23 support.
  • T205271 (Install)
  • T1A8147 (CAENF)
  • T1A8142 (CAENF - KERNPARM)
  • T205269 (Install)
Please open an issue with CA Technical Support to obtain any required test fixes. Be advised that these test fixes may be superseded or published at any time after this notice is sent.

This announcement is not intended to replace the documentation included with the fixes listed above. You must review the documentation for each fix to determine the nature of the fix, the install instructions, and any necessary prerequisite and co-requisite fixes.

NSK G06.23 and Unicenter® Network and Systems Management Job Management Option r3.0

Unicenter NSM Job Management Option 3.0 has been certified on NSK G06.23.

No fixes are required.

Windows 2003 IA-64 bit and Unicenter® Network and Systems Management Job Management Option r3.1

Unicenter NSM Job Management Option r3.1 has been certified on Windows Server 2003 Itanium 64 bit.

PIB QI57507 documents the fix requirements for Windows Server 2003 Itanium 64-bit support.

This announcement is not intended to replace the documentation included with the fixes listed above. You must review the documentation for each fix to determine the nature of the fix, the install instructions, and any necessary prerequisite and co-requisite fixes.

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Unicenter® AutoSys® Job Management Web Interface - Second Incremental Maintenance
The second incremental maintenance for the Web Interface component of Unicenter AutoSys Job Management r4.5 is now available for download from ca.com/supportconnect.

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General Information
CA Announces Newly Enhanced Partner Program Framework
CA'S INTEGRATED "ONE" PARTNER PROGRAM EXTENDS AND UNIFIES
SUCCESSFUL PARTNERING INITIATIVES
Integrated and Flexible Framework Optimizes Business Opportunities,
Enhances Profitability for Partners

One Partner Program that is Simple. Flexible. Profitable. Integrated.

At caworldSM 2004 in Las Vegas, we announced the evolution of our partner programs into a unified single program framework to better meet the needs of our partners. Our new "One" Partner Program enables us to deliver outstanding flexibility, quality, service, and value to our customers by combining our own best-in-class management solutions with the expertise of our world-class partners. With all our partner programs under one roof, it's easy to do business with CA and easy to discover how working with us can benefit you, our customers.

CA's new Partner Program Framework now offers all of our partners the opportunity to become ca smart™ certified. ca smart certification is a distinction that is awarded to a select group of innovative companies that form the upper echelon of CA Partners. To CA customers, the ca smart™ Seal of Excellence means our partners' certified solutions and/or services have been tested and proven, resulting in tightly integrated technology, well-trained professionals, and easier installations. For more information, visit our newly updated Partner Program website.

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Defining Repeating Jobs in Unicenter® CA-Scheduler® Job Management r9.1
Many sites have a need for a given job or job stream to execute over and over in a single day. CA now provides a document that describes how to set up repeating jobs and job streams in Unicenter CA-Scheduler Job Management r9.1.

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Unicenter® CA-Jobtrac® Job Management Event Console Logging Enhancement
We have added a new enhancement to Unicenter CA-Jobtrac Job Management to help centralize your job management monitoring.

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