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Computer Associates
Advantage™ Repository
for z/OS and OS/390
Newsletter
Version 02.03  |  July 31, 2002

Repository MVS

  

Table of Contents

  • Current Releases and Service Pack News
    • Service Pack 3

  • Development News
    • Advantage™ Repository Exchange for ERwin® Release 4.0 in Beta
    • Advantage™ Repository Version 4.0 in QA

  • Support News


  • Tips from Support
    • Upgrading/Installing the Repository with Foreign Subsystems

  • Online Ordering is Here!
    •


Current Releases and Service Pack News

Service Pack 3

Service Pack 3 Genlevel 0203 for Advantage™ Repository for z/OS and OS/390 is now GA. For more information on updates, visit the Advantage Repository for z/OS and OS/390 page on the CA support website.

Order Service Pack 3.

New enhancements include:

  • The DB2 Interface has been upgraded to support Release 7.1 and Stored Procedures.
  • The Oracle 8.x Interface was upgraded to support "Candidate Selection".
  • A Model was added for XML DTDs.
  • Latest confirmed maintenance.


Development News

Advantage™ Repository Exchange for ERwin® Release 4.0 in Beta

New features and enhancements in the Advantage™ Repository Exchange for ERwin® Release 4.0 interface are as follows:

  • Support for Repository Import of AllFusion™ ERwin® 4.0 data.
  • Ability to control the type of data loaded into the Repository by object and/or by attribute.
  • Support reuse of objects within the Repository.
  • Ability to recognize that an object has been renamed.

For further information and to learn how you can participate in the Beta Program, click here.



Advantage Repository Version 4.0 in QA

Look for the beta program details coming soon to the eSupport website under the "What's New" area. As a Beta Program participant, you will have the unique opportunity to gain early access to new features and enhancements.

Major Enhancements

  • Separate User Interface From Process.
    The major functions of the IO module have been replaced. The new APIs consist of DB2 stored procedures that are now callable from any platform. The Existing IO module now calls the stored procedures. Customers who wrote applications that called the IO module can continue to do so.
  • Single Repository Creator.
    Multiple copies of the repository can now reside in a single DB2 subsystem.
  • Increased Number of Versions.
    Version has been converted from two characters to a small integer, increasing the number of versions from 3100 to 32767.
  • Single Length for Attributes Defined as Name.
    All attributes defined as Name are now defined as VARCHAR(245). Performance improvements will be seen when joining tables on the attributes defined as Name.
  • SMPE Installation.
    The installation process for the repository will now use SMPE.
  • IMS Conversion for XDFLD Associations.
    Three associations (DDATA, SUBSEQ, and SRCH) in the IMS model have been converted to relationships in order to store sequence numbers. The DBD scanner and generator now generate these fields in sequence instead of random order.
  • New Data Set Prefix.
    The repository data sets can be prefixed with any valid data set name up to 35 characters. The two-node prefix standard has been eliminated.


Support News

  1. Defaults for LE370 parameters have changed starting with z/OS 1.2. See APAR QI19515 for more information.


  2. See APAR LI75172 for information regarding supported releases of:
    1. Operating Systems
    2. DB2
    3. Advantage Repository


Tips From Support

Upgrading/Installing the Repository with Foreign Subsystems

You can use Catalog Sync to synchronize the repository with DB2 catalogs located in:

The local subsystem, which is the DB2 subsystem containing the repository.

A foreign subsystem, which is any DB2 subsystem that does not contain the repository, whether it is on the same CPU as the repository or on a remote CPU.

If you are synchronizing the repository to a foreign subsystem then with each upgrade/install of the repository or DB2 upgrade, you should follow the steps listed in the RDBMS Interface Administrator Guide under the heading "Using Catalog Sync With a Foreign Subsystem" to bind the Plan and the Package using the new/modified version of Catsync. You must perform these steps for each foreign subsystem you are using to synchronize the repository.



Online Ordering is Here!

We have just begun an exciting new addition to our support offerings - online ordering! You can now order Advantage™ Repository for z/OS and OS/390 service packs through the Advantage Repository Support Web page.

Currently, this service is only available for our customers in North America. If you are outside of North America, you may continue to order Advantage Repository through your local Computer Associates Support Center.
 
 

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