This release provides enhancements in the following areas:
Database access
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This release provides the following enhancements to database access:
- HCO for DB2 LUW
- This release provides:
- GUI versions of data migration tooling
- A new tool that enables you to bind or rebind all packages. See
BindAll Packages Tool for details.
- 64-bit support for PL/I on appropriate platforms. See
Additional Software Requirements on Windows for details.
- HCO for SQL Server
- This release provides:
- Context Help is now provided for:
- Options for HCO for SQL Server tools
- Each tool in the HCO for SQL Server user interface
- OpenESQL
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- ADO.NET Connection Editor
- In this release:
- The ADO.NET Connection Editor has been redesigned using a series of Wizards that guide you through the processes of adding,
copying, and removing connections.
- Context Help is now provided for the main window, and each Wizard page and dialog box.
- Date/Time Processing
- This release provides streamlined datetime processing for ODBC, ADO.NET, and JDBC.
- PL/I
- This version provides 64-bit support for PL/I on appropriate platforms. See
Additional Software Requirements on Windows for details.
- PostgreSQL
- In this release, PostgreSQL 9.4 has been tested with OpenESQL and OpenESQL Assistant using the following PostgreSQL software:
- Server software
- PostgreSQL EnterpriseDB version 9.4.4
- Client software
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- psqlODBC driver version 09.03.04.00
- JDBC41 PostgreSQL driver version 9.4-1201
- Npgsql ADO.NET 4.0 driver version 2.2.5
PostgreSQL 9.4 has been tested with OpenESQL and OpenESQL Assistant on the following Windows platforms:
- Windows 32-bit
- Windows 64-bit
Note: Micro Focus provides compatibility for PostgreSQL but does not directly contribute to or support the PostgreSQL open source project.
Any issues relating to PostgreSQL functionality should be addressed through an open source support vendor.
- Mainframe Batch Database Tools (Technology Preview)
- This release includes mainframe batch database tools (MBDT) that provide the following functionality for Oracle, DB2 LUW,
and SQL Server agnostically, as well as specifically for HCO for SQL Server:
- DSNTEP2
- DSNUTILB LOAD
- DSNUTILB UNLOAD
- 32-bit and 64-bit support
- New batch configuration utility
- XA Switch Modules
- In this release, the XA interface has been redesigned to provide:
- Consistent look and feel for SQL Server, DB2, and Oracle user personalization
- Consistent look and feel for both RM dynamic and static registration (SQL Server, DB2, Oracle, generic one-phase commit for
ODBC)
- Additional support for two instances of the same switch module using
Web Services applications via the new XAID compiler directive
- Using a specified XA resource only with batch applications executing under
Enterprise Server
For more information see
Related Information at the end of this topic.
Environment variables
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The following new environment variables are available:
- MFJ_REPRO_EMPTY
- Enables or disables the ability for the IDCAMS REPRO action to copy from a pristine VSAM file. Permissible values: Y or N.
- ES_JESYSMSG_RESTRICTED
- When system message spool files are being routed directly to the Output queue, by using ES_JESYSMSG_OUTPUT, you can hold back
spool files based on their class, by using ES_JESYSMSG_RESTRICTED. Permissible values: class names or numbers entered as a
continuous string; for example, ES_JESYSMSG_RESTRICTED=ABC123.
For more information see
Related Information at the end of this topic.
File handling
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This release contains the following new configuration options:
- ACUFH
- Enables or disables the use of the ACU file handler (ACUFH), which is required to handle Vision and RM/COBOL indexed files.
- ESACUFH
- Enables or disables the use of the ACU file handler (ACUFH) for file handling operations running under Enterprise Server.
ACUFH must also be enabled for this option to take effect.
For more information see
Related Information at the end of this topic.
Mainframe compatibility
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- IMS DBCS - Enterprise Server IMS support has been expanded to include applications that use double-byte character sets (DBCS).
MFS EATTR=ECGS (full DBCS string without SOSI) is now supported.
- Implement /DIS USER DEQUEUE - the /DEQUEUE USER command is now available to remove messages from the message queue to provide
you with greater flexibility when managing IMS systems.
For more information see
Related Information at the end of this topic.
Spooler housekeeping
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A new spooler housekeeping utility has been introduced (MVSSPLHK). It offers additional archiving functionality compared to
the previous spooler housekeeping utility (MVSP0027), and can also be configured to run directly from a JCL job.
For more information see
Related Information at the end of this topic.
Transaction class (TRANCLASS) support
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Transaction class (TRANCLASS) support is no longer a technology preview feature, and is now a full release feature.
For more information see
Related Information at the end of this topic.