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* IBM CICS Universal Client for Solaris - README                v3.1.0 *
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Welcome to the IBM CICS Universal Client ...

This file contains important information about the IBM CICS Universal
Client for Solaris that may not be available in the printed documentation.

Summary of Topics
=================
- Installation issues
  - Java Runtime Environment
  - Adobe Acrobat Reader
- CICSTERM Behaviour and Signon Capable Terminals
  - CICS TS v1.3 Servers
  - TX Series Servers
  - Security on OS/390 Servers
- EPI Purge Terminal Restriction
- XTERM and function keys
- Running the CICS client over telnet
- Using X-Windows clients
- Timeout processing on TCP/IP protocol
- DBCS Support in the COM and C++ Libraries
- Update to Client/Server Programming Book
- Updates to C++ and COM Automation programming books
- SNA driver requirements
- Compiler levels for C++
- Compiling C++ applications that use the C++ libraries
- Service and Updates
  - Service process for JREs on Solaris
- Giving feedback


Installation Issues
===================
Java Runtime Environment
------------------------
The Java Runtime Environment is required to run the GUI configuration
tool (ctgcfg). Version 1.1.7 is recommended.

If this product has been supplied on CD the Java Runtime Environment is
included. It can be found in the directory JRE/Solaris with
the filename Solaris_JRE_1.1.7_08_sparc_ibm.tar. To install:
1. Use the command: tar -xvf Solaris_JRE_1.1.7_08_sparc_ibm.tar
2. Move the Solaris_JRE_1.1.7_08_sparc_ibm directory to your target
   directory.
3. Add to your path the bin directory contained beneath the target
   directory.

Adobe Acrobat Reader
--------------------
If this product has been supplied on CD the English Adobe Acrobat Reader
is included. It can be found in the directory Acrobat/Solaris with the
filename aix-rs-40_tar.gz. To install:
1. Run the command: gunzip sunsparc-rs-40_tar.gz
2. Run the command: tar -xvf SSOLRS.tar
3. Change to the directory SSOLRS.install
4. Follow the instructions in the file INSTGUID.TXT

It is recommended that the Acrobat Reader is installed into the default
location.


CICSTERM Behaviour and Signon Capable Terminals
===============================================
CICSTERM now attempts to install a signon capable terminal by default.

Use the option '-a' to request the default CICSTERM behaviour as in
releases prior to v3.1.0.

CICS Servers require APAR fixes to support the terminal signon capability
function available in this release:

  CICS/ESA 4.1             PQ30167
  CICS TS v1.2 and v 1.3   PQ30168
  CICS/VSE 2.3             PQ30169
  CICS/VSE TS v1.1         PQ30170
  TX Series                IY03691

CICS TS v1.3 Servers
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If the server does not have the required APAR applied and the '-a' option
is not specified on CICSTERM, the installed terminal will give unpredictable
results.

TX Series Servers
-----------------
If the server does not have the required APAR applied and the '-a' option
is not specified on CICSTERM, the Client will display the message:
   'CCL7053E Errors found while communicating with server'
and the message:
    CCL3105 Inbound CICS datastream error (CTIN, 4, 0)
will be written to CICSCLI.LOG.

On the server, the message:
   'ERZ042004E/0112: An invalid request was received from client'
will be written to CSMT.out and console.msg will include:
   'ERZ014016E/0036: Transaction CTIN Abend A42B'.

Security on OS/390 Servers
--------------------------
Security checking done in the server for transactions started at a signon
capable terminal installed by a Client application does not depend on what is
specified by the ATTACHSEC option for the connection representing the Client.
Instead security checking depends on whether the user signs on while using the
terminal.

If the user does not sign on, the Client installed terminal is associated with
the default user defined for the server in the SIT. When a transaction is run,
the security checks are carried out against this default user. A check is also
done against the userid associated with the connection to see whether
the Client itself has authority to access the resource.

When a user does sign on, the terminal is associated with the userid just
authenticated. For transactions attempting to access reosurces, security
checking is done against the userid associated with the connection and the
signed-on user's userid.

It is recommended that the Usedfltuser parameter on the server connection
definition is set to Yes if using signon capable terminals and to No if using
signon incapable terminals.


EPI Purge Terminal Restriction
==============================
The EPI purge terminal function will not cancel ATI requests queued
against the terminal. This is a temporary restriction in this release.


XTERM and function keys
=======================
When running in an XTERM window, cicsterm may not recognise all function
keys. This is because of the terminal type. If you are having problems
with cicsterm recognising functions, either run cicsterm in a different
window or set the TERM environment variable to a different terminal type
such as vt100 (by default, this environment variable is often set to
xtterm).


Running the CICS client over telnet
===================================
If you run the CICS client over telnet, you may find that certain telnet
clients cause problems with the display. For example, your telnet session
may truncate message lines which are over a certain length. This is usually
a problem with the telnet client that you are using, or the terminal type
that you are going in as.


Using X-Windows clients
=======================
You may find that some X-Windows clients (such as Exceed) corrupt the text on
the title bar of the window that you are trying to display. For example,
this might happen with the Configuration Tool. This is usually a problem
with the X-Windows client that you are using.


Timeout processing on TCP/IP protocol
=====================================
Client timeout processing will only result in server cleanup processing
on a server linked via the TCP/IP protocol, if the server has support
for this function installed.


DBCS Support in the COM and C++ Libraries
=========================================
The COM and C++ libraries do not provide any specific support for 3270
datastreams that contain DBCS fields.


Update to Client/Server Programming Book
========================================
Additional return code on CICS_EpiTerminate:
   CICS_EPI_ERR_TTI_ACTIVE
       A transaction started from the EPI is still active or a
       CICS_EpiGetEvent call is still outstanding.


Updates to C++ and COM Automation programming books
===================================================
There is a mistake in the CclTerminal Reference section, specifically in the
definition of disconnect. It should read as follows :-

disconnect (1)

     void disconnect()

     Disconnects the terminal from CICS. No attempt is made to purge any
     outstanding running transaction.

disconnect (2)

     void disconnect(Ccl::Bool withPurge)

     withPurge
           Ccl::Yes  -  Disconnects the terminal from CICS and will attempt
                        to purge any outstanding running transaction

           Ccl::No    - Disconnects the terminal from CICS. No attempt is
                        made to purge any outstanding running transaction.

In the COM Automation programming book the definitions of disconnect and
disconnectwithpurge are the same, this is not correct it should be

Disconnect
   Disconnects the terminal from CICS. No attempt is made to purge any
   outstanding running transaction.

DisconnectWithPurge
   Disconnects the terminal from CICS and will attempt to purge any
   outstanding running transaction


SNA driver requirements
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The host connection definition must specify security ATtachsec : Verify.
Automatic Transaction Initiation (ATI) is not available.


Compiler levels for C++
=======================
The C++ Client code is compatible with the Solaris C++ version 4.2
compiler. The Solaris C++ version 5 compiler requires the Client
library to be rebuilt. Use the Service contact point given below
to request the rebuilt Client library if you wish to use
Solaris C++ version 5.

Compiling C++ applications that use the C++ libraries
=====================================================
If you are compiling C++ applications which use the CICS C++ libraries
then you need to define the CICS_SOL macro instead of using CC_UNIX.
CC_UNIX will still work in this release but may be removed in a future release.

Service and Updates
===================
Service and updates will be made available via the Internet.
See:
   http://www.software.ibm.com/ts/cics/support/details

Service process for JREs on Solaris
-----------------------------------
The JRE packaged with the CICS Transaction Gateway and CICS Universal Client
for the Solaris platform is supported by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Customers using this JRE can keep up to date with Sun upgrades by accessing
the Sun Web site below and installing fixes/JRE refreshes as they become
available from Sun.

http://www.sun.com/solaris/jre/index.html


APAR Fixes in v3.0.2
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PQ17866 ALLOCATE FAILURE HANGS EPI
PQ10841 TERMINAL CAN'T RECONNECT AFTER HOST IS CYCLED
PQ14864 MORE API INFORMATION IN TRACE
PQ16053 MISSING METHODS IN CCLEPI CLASS
PQ16369 MOVING DATA INTO LAST ATTRIBUTE CORRUPTS MAP
PQ16521 PROBLEMS WHEN USING ECI AND EPI TOGETHER
PQ16971 EPI HANG WHEN TRACING ACTIVE
PQ18131 ATI REQUESTS NOT INITIATED WITH C++ CLASSES
PQ19262 PASSWORD VISIBLE IN TRACE
PQ18267 ENABLEPOPUPS = N HAS NO EFFECT
PQ19523 EPIADDTERMINAL CAN SOMETIMES CAUSE EPI TO HANG
PQ19525 EPI CALLBACK ROUTINE MAY BE INCORRECTLY DRIVEN
PQ18445 LOOP IN EPIGETEVENT
PQ20250 C++ EPI CLASSES DO NOT BUILD FIELDS CORRECTLY

APAR Fixes in v3.0.3
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PQ22297 CICSPRNT cpu usage in background
PQ22301 CICSPRNT 1 print job per txn
PQ21189 Failure to reconnect over SNA session
PQ22831 SIGPIPE handle error
PQ22830 Variable retry interval parameter
PQ22426 Redesign to use pthread semaphores
PQ25017 Improvement of client security
PQ24339 Memory leak when server down
PQ21176 problem with lots of terminal deinstalls
PQ22983 CICSPRNT deals with file system errors incorrectly
PQ20693 PCOMM supplied with client upgraded to fixpack 2 level
PQ20313 ECI request to unavailable server may trap
PQ21147 Errors during shutdown of Win95 Client
PQ23435 Client hang with C++ forcereset between 2 asynchronous calls
PQ21700 Trap when multithreaded EPI program stresses client
PQ21621 C++ & OLE programs don't notice server has been restarted

APAR Fixes in v3.1.0
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PQ27201 The Comma (,) is not allowed as a decimal point
PQ25265 A CICS Universal Client on Solaris appears to hang
PQ28458 CICS Client - cannot use SBAS, RAS and EUA orders on screens
PQ30588 Large screen support for CICSPRNT
PQ27872 CCLLOG.TXT for CCL4413 needs to be changed from 'PORT=%U3' to 'PORT=%HD3'


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