As of: Nov 26, 2019

Toleration Support
Compuware successfully tested all current Compuware product releases for toleration support for IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS V6.3.

Toleration support means that a Compuware product functions as expected when using COBOL for z/OS V6.3, while not involving any new features introduced or supported by COBOL for z/OS V6.3.

Toleration support includes the use of the new LP(32) compile time option.

Exploitation Support
Exploitation support means using or supporting any new IBM hardware or software features available through COBOL for z/OS V6.3.

Customers wishing exploitation support by Compuware products should contact Compuware Customer Solutions with any new feature requirements.

Active Exploitation Support Projects
Compuware is actively evaluating, designing and enabling our products to support various new features in IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS V6.3. New features currently under consideration for exploitive support are listed below. Complete descriptions of these features can be found in the IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS V6.3 announcement letter.

• Support the LP(64) compiler option
  • Includes XPLINK compiler option
  • Includes XPLINK usage during bind time
• 64-bit Storage management and allocation
  • Allocation and usage of 64-bit storage areas/pointers
• 64-bit call statements
• Changed 64-bit compiler listing
• Interoperability with other 64-bit programs

Evaluation Exploitation Projects
Customers wishing exploitation support by Compuware products should contact Compuware Customer Solutions with any new feature requirements. The following features are under evaluation.

• Dynamic-length Elementary Items – where the length of a data item may change at runtime depending on the size of data being moved
• UTF-8 enhanced moves and compares of UTF-8 data

Currency Table
The following table includes required maintenance available to provide Day 1 support for IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS V6.3. For maintenance made available after this publication, please select a product's home page for available maintenance or contact Compuware Customer Solutions.

In all cases, application of the latest product Cumulative Maintenance Update file will provide the best and most complete support.
 

Product	Release	PTFs Required	Notes
Abend-AID	17.02.xx	AAF453Y	Requires Abend-AID Common Components PTFs Review CSS section below to see if any CSS PTFs are required. Additional PTFs will be forthcoming for 64-bit support
Abend-AID for CICS	17.02.xx	CFF453Z CFF453K CFF453L CFF453M CFF453N CFF453O CFF453P	Requires Abend-AID Common Components PTFs. Review CSS section below to see if any CSS PTF's are required.
Abend-AID viewer	17.02.xx	ACF453Y ACF453Z	Requires Abend-AID Common Components PTFs. Review CSS section below to see if any CSS PTF's are required.
Compuware Topaz Workbench	N/A	None	Topaz itself has no z/OS compatibility issues. See Companion product release information such as File-AID/MVS or Xpediter/TSO.
CSS	17.02.xx	CXS900A CXSA08A	Requires Enterprise Common Components PTF's
COPE	19.02.xx	None
DevEnterprise and Compuware Program Analyzer	18.03.xx	None
File-AID/Data Solutions	All Supported Releases1	None
File-AID for DB2	All Supported Releases1	None
File-AID/EX	All Supported Releases1	None
File-AID for IMS	All Supported Releases1	None
File-AID/MVS	All Supported Releases1	VJB084A
File-AID/RDX	All Supported Releases1	None
HCI	All Supported Releases1	None
Hiperstation ALL Product Offerings	17.02.00	None
ISPW	18.02.xx	None
LMS	All Supported Releases1	None
Strobe	18.02	SBG380A	Review CSS section below to see if any CSS PTF's are required Additional PTFs will be forthcoming for 64-bit support
ThruPut Manager	18.02 07.01.xx	None
Topaz for Java Performance	18.03 17.02	None
Xpediter/CICS	17.02.xx	None
Xpediter/Code Coverage	All Supported Releases1	None
Xpediter/TSO and IMS	17.02.xx	XTN047A
Xpediter/Xchange	17.02.xx	None

¹Current, fully supported Compuware product releases that have not reached End of Support (EOS) date. (EOS Chart)

The preceding information is for informational purposes only and is subject to change or withdrawal by Compuware at any time.