CA Simplifies Product Names
Beginning January 30, 2007, CA is simplifying its product names. Our intention is to describe our products by what they enable you and your business to accomplish. Some names have already changed; others will change over the next 12-18 months as part of the planned development cycle. There is nothing you need to do. We have established a dedicated site at ca.com/productnames as a resource center where you'll find additional information such as frequently asked questions, customer service numbers, and a list of current product names and former names.

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You talked. We listened. Coming Soon: The New "CA Support OnLine" Site
As part of a comprehensive long-term program to improve the way we provide you with support, we're pleased to let you know we'll debut a new CA Technical Support site at
CA WORLD®. This new site, built from the ground up with Customer input and suggestions, provides the foundation for a number of current and future improvements.

Read on to find out what this means for you as a CA Customer and what it means for you as an E-News subscriber.

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GA Announcement r11.2
CA proudly announces general availability of CA Database Management r11.2 encompassing four products:

• CA Insight™ Database Performance Monitor for Distributed Databases - NEW
• CA Database Command Center
• CA Fast Unload® for Distributed Databases
• CA TSreorg™ for Distributed Databases

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IMS Tools 5.1 - Drop Support Reminder
The termination of support for the individual product releases that comprise the Unicenter Database Management Solutions 5.1 for IMS for z/OS is effective May 31, 2007. Click here to read the full drop support letter information. Upgrade options include r11 SP2 and the r11.5 release which contains the most recent IMS V9 exploitation. You can also find the latest support release schedule for all IMS Tools by visiting SupportConnect^SM.

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Information Regarding New Release
If you are a customer of the Endevor® option for DB2, then this is the news you have been waiting for. A new release of this option is currently undergoing the final stages of development and will be entering beta testing soon.

This new release marks a significant change from earlier releases - by using the DB2 object management engine of CA's RC/Migrator® and RC/Compare™ products. This will mean that future development efforts in support of new versions of DB2 can be concentrated in one area.

The most important change for you, the customer, is that the latest Endevor option for DB2 will support ALL IBM supported versions of DB2 for z/OS as of December 2006.

If you are interested in knowing more about this exciting new development, please contact me directly (phil.grainger@ca.com) or, if you have an interest in possibly joining the beta program, then please drop a line to Mohan Kumar (mohan.kumar@ca.com).

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Product Error Alert (PEA) ZUTF157 Utilities Common for r11.5
supportconnect.ca.com/sc/redir.jsp?reqPage=search&searchID=ZUTF157

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Hyper UITE203 Unicenter® Common Component for r11.5 for IMS for z/OS
supportconnect.ca.com/sc/redir.jsp?reqPage=search&searchID=UITE203

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Hyper UIDE176 Unicenter® Database Organizer for r11.5 for IMS for z/OS
supportconnect.ca.com/sc/redir.jsp?reqPage=search&searchID=UIDE176

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Product Tips for Unicenter® Database Management Solutions for DB2 UDB for z/OS
Product Tip: General Services and Post Install for DB2 - Message "Panel Not Found" when entering PF1. Why?
supportconnect.ca.com/sc/redir.jsp?reqPage=search&searchID=TEC419932

Product Tip: General Services - Site has installed all of the CA DB2 products along with having a valid enterprise license key for all the products. However, one of the remote sites sharing the libraries only wants to see 4 products on the Main Menu. How can this be achieved? The 4 product options wanted are: Log Analyzer™, RC/Update™, Plan Analyzer®, and SQL-Ease®.
supportconnect.ca.com/sc/redir.jsp?reqPage=search&searchID=QI86192

Product Tip: Unicenter® RC/Migrator™ for DB2 UDB for z/OS - Can the analysis output rows attached to a strategy be deleted en masse without deleting the strategy?
supportconnect.ca.com/sc/redir.jsp?reqPage=search&searchID=QI86728

Product Tip: Unicenter RC/Migrator for DB2 UDB for z/OS - I have a table which has an instance on a large number of my systems. I regularly need to make the same changes to each instance of it as many of these are test environments. Is there a way that I can do this that will allow me to avoid having to manually create individual DDLs for each instance?
supportconnect.ca.com/sc/redir.jsp?reqPage=search&searchID=QI86708

Product Tip: Unicenter® RC/Merger® for DB2 UDB for z/OS - Why did message RCM0245E occur during a migration?
supportconnect.ca.com/sc/redir.jsp?reqPage=search&searchID=QI86590

Product Tip: Unicenter® RC/Query® for DB2 UDB for z/OS - How to get the saved WHERE queries from a previous release of RCQ migrated to the current release?
/supportconnect.ca.com/sc/redir.jsp?reqPage=search&searchID=QI86554

Product Tip: When executing Unicenter® Log Analyzer™ for DB2 UDB for z/OS Gensql Redo job with Commit (50) parm, instead of receiving expected Commits I am getting Sync points. Why?
supportconnect.ca.com/sc/redir.jsp?reqPage=search&searchID=TEC418932

Product Tip: Unicenter® Database Analyzer™ for DB2 UDB for z/OS - Need a quick method to convert from VCAT to STOGROUP defined or do you need to consolidate extents without the REORG outage? Click here for full article:
supportconnect.ca.com/sc/redir.jsp?reqPage=search&searchID=TEC421902

Product Tip: Unicenter® CA-Insight™ Performance Monitor for DB2 UDB for z/OS - When specifying a 'WHERE' clause for a specific authID in the BTACTSML report, group buffer pool sections GBP0, GBP11, and GBP16 are missing. When no 'WHERE' clause is stated, all sections are present. Why?
supportconnect.ca.com/sc/redir.jsp?reqPage=search&searchID=QI86236

Product Tip: Unicenter CA-Insight Performance Monitor for DB2 UDB for z/OS - Is there any easy way to see which of the IDB2 exceptions are active and which are inactive?
supportconnect.ca.com/sc/redir.jsp?reqPage=search&searchID=TEC417367

Product Tip: Unicenter® RI/Manager for DB2 UDB for z/OS - Messages noting the presence of v8 Long Names are appearing on v7 SSIDs. Why?
supportconnect.ca.com/sc/redir.jsp?reqPage=search&searchID=URIE026

Product Tip: Unicenter® Batch Processor for DB2 UDB for z/OS - When SQL is being executed with Batch Processor, am I able to direct the SQL output to a dataset?
supportconnect.ca.com/sc/redir.jsp?reqPage=search&searchID=QI86051

Product Tip: Unicenter® Interactive SQL - Is there a function which is able to reformat existing poorly formatted SQL statements so that they are more legible?
supportconnect.ca.com/sc/redir.jsp?reqPage=search&searchID=QI86181

Product Tip: Unicenter® SQL-Ease® for DB2 UDB for z/OS - When I generate a DCLGEN of a table, am I able to specify that the generated host variables and null indicator variable names have a suffix appended instead of a prefix?
supportconnect.ca.com/sc/redir.jsp?reqPage=search&searchID=QI86165

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Product Tips for AllFusion® Modeling Solutions
Product Tip: Specifying Oracle Constraint States in CA ERwin® Data Modeler 7.1

One of the newly supported features in AllFusion® ERwin® Data Modeler r7.1 is the Oracle Constraint States. This document details where in r7.1 users may specify the supported constraint states which are 'Deferability', 'Initially', 'Validate', 'Enable' and 'Rely'.
supportconnect.ca.com/sc/redir.jsp?reqPage=search&searchID=TEC422200

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FAQs for AllFusion® Modeling Solutions
I am getting a bad referenced memory error when I try to open a new or existing AllFusion® ERwin® Data Modeler model and I have renamed the AllFusion ERwin Data Modeler *.ini file (v 4.1.4 only), so what else can I do?
supportconnect.ca.com/sc/redir.jsp?reqPage=search&searchID=TEC419668

v. 4.1.4 allowed me to do either a logical or a physical transform and keep the other side intact. In R7, when I perform a physical transform, my logical side transforms as well. How do I know which side did the transform (logical or physical)?
supportconnect.ca.com/sc/redir.jsp?reqPage=search&searchID=TEC420028

In a logical-physical model, I change my physical domain name but the name change does not flow over to the physical column names. How can I change my column names by changing my physical domain names?
supportconnect.ca.com/sc/redir.jsp?reqPage=search&searchID=TEC421839

I have an exceptions table for an Oracle constraint created in the model, but the generated DDL does not show it. What do I have to do?
supportconnect.ca.com/sc/redir.jsp?reqPage=search&searchID=TEC421842

How can I rename a model that already exists in an AllFusion® Model Manager Library?
supportconnect.ca.com/sc/redir.jsp?reqPage=search&searchID=TEC415505

Can I save my model offline as a *.er1, make changes, and then save that back to AllFusion Model Manager as an incremental save? Will that create a new version?
supportconnect.ca.com/sc/redir.jsp?reqPage=search&searchID=TEC416637

When I delete a model from the AllFusion Model Manager repository, does the model only get deleted from the Library I am in, or globally in the Mart, wherever the model name is found?
supportconnect.ca.com/sc/redir.jsp?reqPage=search&searchID=TEC418232

I am attempting to update AllFusion Model Manager with a new license. I did update my 'ca.olf' file with the new license in the 'CA_LIC' directory. However, when I attempt to connect to the mart, I still receive a message that the license is expired.
supportconnect.ca.com/sc/redir.jsp?reqPage=search&searchID=TEC415513

What is saved back to the ModelMart database when saving a new version of a model? Is it the entire model or just the changes made since the last save?
supportconnect.ca.com/sc/redir.jsp?reqPage=search&searchID=TEC418230

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FAQs for Unicenter® Database Management Distributed Database Tools
What do the errors in srvmgr.err and srvmgr.log mean? (SpDirector.c 6654 SpDirSaveRequest) Unable to save request info in client request.
supportconnect.ca.com/sc/redir.jsp?reqPage=search&searchID=TEC421663

After performing a complete uninstall on Windows of Unicenter® Database Performance Management using the uninstall script, PEC is not uninstalled.
supportconnect.ca.com/sc/redir.jsp?reqPage=search&searchID=TEC420148

Will changing my SA password on SQL 2000 affect Unicenter Database Performance Management access or configuration?
supportconnect.ca.com/sc/redir.jsp?reqPage=search&searchID=TEC420145

Where can I find information regarding Programmable Watchers for the MS SQL Agent?
supportconnect.ca.com/sc/redir.jsp?reqPage=search&searchID=TEC421682

The install script for the Oracle Agent does not show options for Oracle 9.x or 10.x. Where can I find the Oracle versions supported?
supportconnect.ca.com/sc/redir.jsp?reqPage=search&searchID=TEC421672

I am using the Unicenter® Network and Systems Management Database Performance Monitor Option 3.1 database agents with r11.1. Does it matter which one I install first?
supportconnect.ca.com/sc/redir.jsp?reqPage=search&searchID=TEC421671

When monitoring a very small MS-SQL database instance from Unicenter® NSM, occasionally the watchers goes into a warning state, even though there are no problems with the database.
supportconnect.ca.com/sc/redir.jsp?reqPage=search&searchID=TEC420401

When configuring the agent to monitor a very small MS-SQL database instance from Unicenter NSM, an error is reported when configuring the Data Space.
supportconnect.ca.com/sc/redir.jsp?reqPage=search&searchID=TEC420210

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Unicenter® Database Management Solutions for DB2 and IMS Tools
Service Pack Buckets
Unicenter Database Management Solutions for DB2 and IMS Tools Service Pack Buckets Service Pack, Preventive Maintenance, and Preventive Service Planning buckets are now available for the DB2 and IMS tools!

The Service Pack Bucket contains all PTFs that have been released as part of a Service Pack. It provides a quick and easy way to download full Service Packs from our support website, eliminating the need to order physical tapes as new maintenance releases are made available. The Preventive Maintenance Bucket contains all PTFs that have been generated since the last Service Pack was released. The Preventive Service Planning (PSP) bucket containing hiper PTFs, and PTFs resolving PE PTFs, is also still available.

The DB2 Service Pack, Preventive Maintenance, and PSP buckets are located on the Unicenter® DB2 Products for DB2 for z/OS support page at supportconnectw.ca.com/public/db2/db2_supp.asp.
The IMS Service Pack, Preventive Maintenance, and PSP buckets are located on the Unicenter® IMS Utilities Solutions Pack support page at supportconnectw.ca.com/public/ims/ims_supp.asp.
On each support page, choose the "Detailed Service Pack Information" link under the "Solutions & Patches" heading, then choose from the links under the "PTFs Since Last Service Pack" or "Service Pack Download" headings.

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Important Changes to the CA DB2 Display Services
The initial feedback from the r11.5 user community has been favorable with regard to our strategy for supporting long object names. As a result of broad, world-wide adoption of the r11.5 release, we have received a great deal of feedback regarding our display services and have received some suggestions for improvement of these services. We are currently working on implementing some of these improvements and plan on having these available on our next service pack. For the full article, please visit:
supportconnect.ca.com/sc/redir.jsp?reqPage=search&searchID=TEC413684.

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AllFusion® CA-File Master™ Plus for IMS Beta Announcement
Do you have IMS in your shop?

If so, 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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AllFusion® CA-InterTest® Batch r8 Beta Announcement: Helping You Meet the Challenges of Debugging DB2 Stored Procedures and IMS/DC Programs
Debugging DB2 stored procedures and IMS/DC programs can be a challenge, which is why you need automated tools like AllFusion CA-InterTest Batch, part of the AllFusion® Mainframe Testing and Fault Management Tools product line.

We are pleased to announce that AllFusion CA-InterTest Batch r8 is now in Beta and available for testing. While previous versions of AllFusion CA-InterTest Batch already support the debugging of DB2 stored procedures and IMS/DC programs, the r8 release adds more sophisticated capabilities including:

• debugging nested DB2 stored procedures
• scheduling for IMS/DC programs and DB2 stored procedures

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DB2 9 Features Survey
CA is committed to providing the highest level of quality in our products and services. Since soliciting customers' opinions is key to satisfying their real needs, we are currently conducting a survey to help us plan how our products will continue to leverage IBM's DB2 9 for z/OS.

This latest version offers considerable changes and many new features - but which are most important to you? In other words, which features or improvements provide the added value that will cause you to move to DB2 9?

Please take the online survey regarding selected DB2 9 features at www.casurveys.com/wsb.dll/56/db2_9.htm. Note that this survey does not comprise a definitive list of new features, but rather concentrates on those items new to DB2 9 that may have an impact on tools development. Your feedback is most appreciated and will be used as direct input into our development process.

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Road Maps
Unicenter® Database Management Solutions for DB2 UDB for z/OS at:
supportconnectw.ca.com/premium/db2/common/infodocs/db2_roadmap.pdf.

Unicenter® Database Management Solutions for IMS at:
supportconnectw.ca.com/premium/ims/common/infodocs/ims_roadmap.pdf.

AllFusion® Modeling Solutions at:
supportconnectw.ca.com/premium/erwin/infodocs/erwin_roadmap.pdf.

Unicenter® Database Management Distributed Database Tools at:
supportconnectw.ca.com/premium/manageit/infodocs/manageit-roadmap.pdf.

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CA WORLD® 2007 Attendees
Set up a meeting with some of the experts who have developed or who support the CA solutions you are using. Sign up today for a Technical Campground meeting at the following site: www.caworld.com/page.aspx?ID=100278.

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CA WORLD® 2007: Real Innovation for Real Business
Don't miss out on CA WORLD, this April, at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas. Simply put, it is the most valuable and enjoyable technology event for IT and business professionals. Four days of exciting speeches and informative exhibitions from CA and CA partners will give you real technological solutions to the challenges you and your business face. All the right Database Management and Modeling experts will be there with the session topics and technology demonstrations critical to your business, including:

Session EDB03SN: Surviving the Lean Times by Saving DB2 CPU Dollars
Speaker: Dean Capps, Verizon Business
Date/Time: Tuesday, April 24, 11:00 a.m.

Session EDB06SN: IMS Database Recovery Made Simple
Speaker: Don Metzner, CA
Date/Time: Tuesday, April 24, 1:15 p.m.

Session EDM02SN: Taming and Managing Database Change With Visual Studio for DB Professionals and ERwin® Data Modeler
Speaker: Gert Drapers, Microsoft
Date/Time: Wednesday, April 25, 1:15 p.m.

Session EDB15SN: Platform Diversity and the DB2 DBA
Speaker: Benjamin Scheerer, CA
Date/Time: Wednesday, April 25, 9:45 a.m.

For more information, visit caworld.com, where you can build a customized agenda online.

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An Exclusive Opportunity To Meet With CA Database Management Development and Product Management
Annually, CA holds CA WORLD® so that customers are able to see and touch the latest technology as well as hear about the strategy and road maps. Additionally, customers can attend sessions specific to their needs, attend hands on labs to learn new product releases, visit development campgrounds, and meet with CA senior management on business needs. If you are considering attendance at CA WORLD 2007 (ca.com/caworld) and would like to specifically request a meeting with Senior Database Management Development and/or Database Management Product Management, please contact your local CA Sales Representative or send email to kelle.veverka@ca.com.

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Attending CA WORLD®? Then Come Join Technical Support for a Mainframe Discussion!
Join CA's R&D Management in an open forum to discuss how to improve your experience with the Mainframe Electronic Software Delivery process. Everyone is welcome to attend; however, this forum will be of particular interest to Mainframe z/OS customers. Your input will be valuable to CA's investigation on improving the process. We look forward to seeing you there!
Date: Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Time: 5:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Location: San Polo 3402

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SQL Server Webcasts
You are invited to join PASS (Professional Association for SQL Server) and CA in a series of Webcasts brought to you by PASS and hosted by CA. The Webcast series will be held once a month for the next 12 months, beginning in March, and will be divided into different topic areas: performance tuning, development, BI, and DBA. Registration for these webcasts can be found at: ca.com/Events/EventList.aspx?CID=98934.

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