All BMC Compuware Products Announces IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS V6.4 - Day 1 Compatibility Information

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All BMC Compuware Products Announces IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS V6.4 - Day 1 Compatibility Information
Information for Day One Support of IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS V6.4 by BMC Compuware products.
BMC AMI Enterprise Common Components
ONLY for Day One Compatibility Information
BMC AMI Enterprise Common Components
ONLY for Day One Compatibility Information
BMC AMI Enterprise Common Components
ONLY for Day One Compatibility Information
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The following table includes initial maintenance available to provide Day One Support for COBOL V6.4.

Toleration Support
BMC Compuware successfully tested all current BMC Compuware product releases for toleration support for IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS V6.4.

Toleration support means that a BMC Compuware product functions as expected when using COBOL for z/OS V6.4, while not involving any new features introduced or supported by COBOL for z/OS V6.4.

Exploitation Support
Exploitation support means using or supporting any new IBM hardware or software features available through COBOL for z/OS V6.4.

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

Active Exploitation Support Projects
BMC Compuware is actively evaluating, designing, and enabling our products to support various new features in IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS V6.4. 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 V6.4 data sheet.

  • COBOL 31-bit and Java 64-bit interoperability
    • This is currently being developed by our BMC Compuware Xpediter/TSO team and is not yet GA.  A later agile delivery by BMC Compuware Xpediter/TSO
  • ABO support for COBOL V5 and V6 compiled programs
    • BMC Compuware products have no commitment for ABO support

 


Instead of applying single PTFs, in all cases, the application of the latest product Cumulative Maintenance Update file will provide the best and most complete support.

If you are at a previous Cumulative Maintenance Update file level, please obtain the latest and run an SMP/E APPLY CHECK to find and apply the latest fixes.

For maintenance made available after this publication, please access BMC Support Central:  https://www.bmc.com/support/support-central.html?vu=support#/dashboard 
 

This page is intended to be an entry on the BMC Compuware "Day One" page here:  https://www.bmc.com/support/resources/day-one-support.html 
 

ProductReleasePTF's RequiredNotes
BMC Compuware Abend-AID17.02.xx

PTF(s):
AAF713Y

1) Requires BMC Compuware Abend-AID Common Components PTFs. 
2) Review BMC Compuware Enterprise Common Components (ECC) section below to see if any ECC PTFs are required.

    
BMC Compuware Abend-AID for CICS17.02.xx 

PTF(s):

CFF713Z/K/L/M/N/O/P/Q

CFF713A/J

1) Requires BMC Compuware Abend-AID Common Components PTFs 
2) Review BMC Compuware Enterprise Common Components (ECC) section below to see if any ECC PTFs are required.
 

    
BMC Compuware Abend-AID Common Components17.02.xx

PTF(s):
ACF713Y,
ACF713Z

1) Review BMC Compuware Enterprise Common Components (ECC) section below to see if any ECC PTFs are required.

    
BMC Compuware Topaz WorkbenchN/ANoneBMC Compuware Topaz Workbench itself has no z/OS compatibility issues.

See Companion product release information such as BMC Compuware File-AID/MVS or BMC Compuware Xpediter/TSO
    
BMC Compuware Enterprise Common Components (ECC)17.02.xx

PTF(s):
CXSG75A, 
CXSG75Y,
CXSG79A

PTF's are for BMC Compuware Shared Services component (ECC)
    
BMC Compuware COPE for IMS19.02.xxNone 
    

BMC Compuware DevEnterprise and 
BMC Compuware Program Analyzer

18.03.xxNone 
    
BMC Compuware File-AID/Data SolutionsAll Supported Releases1None 
    
BMC Compuware File-AID for DB2All Supported Releases1None 
    
BMC Compuware File-AID for IMSAll Supported Releases1None 
    
BMC Compuware File-AID/MVS21.01.00PTF(s):
VJC211A		PTF is only required for Option 3.1 Compiler Options display.  New compiler option SMARTBIN
BMC Compuware File-AID/RDXAll Supported Releases1None 
    
BMC Compuware Host Communication Interface(HCI)All Supported Releases1None 
    
BMC Compuware Hiperstation ALL Product Offerings

17.02.00

None

 

    
BMC Compuware ISPW18.02.xx None  
    
BMC Compuware License Management System(LMS)All Supported Releases1None 
    
BMC Compuware Strobe

21.01.00

18.02.00

PTF(s):
SBH058A,
SBG579A

 

    
BMC Compuware Topaz for Total Test20.10.02PTF(s):
CXSG79A		 
    
BMC Compuware Topaz Enterprise Data   
    
BMC Compuware ThruPut Manager

18.02

07.01.xx 

  
    
BMC Compuware Topaz for Java Performance

18.03

17.02

None  
    
BMC Compuware Xpediter/CICS17.02.xxNone

 

    
BMC Compuware Xpediter/Code CoverageAll Supported Releases1None 
    
BMC Compuware Xpediter/TSO and IMS17.02.xxPTF(s):
XTN177A

 

    
BMC Compuware Xpediter/Xchange17.02.xxNone 

 

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