This document provides information about the latest release of Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS software that is not supplied in the user documentation.
Revision/Update Information: This is a new manual.
Operating System:
Compaq OpenVMS Alpha Version 6.2 or higher, excluding Version 7.0
Compaq OpenVMS VAX Version 6.2 or higher, excluding Version 7.0
Software Version:
Compaq ACMS Version 4.3 for OpenVMS
Compaq Computer Corporation
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These notes provide information about the Version 4.3 release of the Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS software.
Read this document if you are responsible for installing ACMS software or designing, implementing, or managing ACMS applications. This document contains information not found in the ACMS documentation.
This document has the following structure:
| Chapter 1 | Gives a brief introduction to the release notes. |
| Chapter 2 | Describes any installation changes for this version of ACMS. |
| Chapter 3 | Describes problems that have been fixed with this version of ACMS. |
| Chapter 4 | Lists problems that can occur with this version of ACMS. |
| Chapter 5 | Lists any restrictions. |
| Chapter 6 | Provides general release information. |
| Chapter 7 | Describes how to report a software problem. |
| Appendix A | Lists the ACMS error messages. |
The following table lists the books in the Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS documentation set.
| ACMS Information | Description |
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| Compaq ACMS Version 4.3 for OpenVMS Release Notes+ | Information about the latest release of the software |
| Compaq ACMS Version 4.3 for OpenVMS Installation Guide | Description of installation requirements, the installation procedure, and postinstallation tasks. |
| Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS Getting Started |
Overview of ACMS software and documentation.
Tutorial for developing a simple ACMS application. Description of the AVERTZ sample application. |
| Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS Concepts and Design Guidelines | Description of how to design an ACMS application. |
| Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS Writing Applications |
Description of how to write task, task group, application, and menu
definitions using the Application Definition Utility.
Description of how to write and migrate ACMS applications on an OpenVMS Alpha system. |
| Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS Writing Server Procedures | Description of how to write programs to use with tasks and how to debug tasks and programs. Description of how ACMS works with the APPC/LU6.2 programming interface to communicate with IBM CICS applications. Description of how ACMS works with third-party database managers, with Oracle used as an example. |
| Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS Systems Interface Programming | Description of using Systems Interface (SI) Services to submit tasks to an ACMS system. |
| Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS ADU Reference Manual | Reference information about the ADU commands, phrases, and clauses. |
| Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS Quick Reference | List of ACMS syntax with brief descriptions. |
| Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS Managing Applications | Description of authorizing, running, and managing ACMS applications, and controlling the ACMS system. |
| Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS Remote Systems Management Guide | Description of the features of the Remote Manager for managing ACMS systems, how to use the features, and how to manage the Remote Manager. |
| Online help+ | Online help about ACMS and its utilities. |
For additional information on the compatibility of other software products with this version of ACMS, refer to the Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS Software Product Description (SPD 25.50.xx).
For additional information about the Open Systems Software Group (OSSG) products and services, access the following OpenVMS World Wide Web address:
http://www.compaq.com/openvms |
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The ACMS documentation set often refers to products by abbreviated names. The following product abbreviations are used in this documentation set:
| Abbreviation | Product |
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| ACMS | Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS Alpha, and Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS VAX |
| Ada | DEC Ada for OpenVMS Alpha Systems, and DEC Ada for OpenVMS VAX Systems |
| BASIC | DEC BASIC for OpenVMS, and VAX BASIC |
| C | DEC C for OpenVMS Alpha Systems, and DEC C for OpenVMS VAX Systems |
| CDD | Oracle CDD/Administrator, and Oracle CDD/Repository |
| COBOL | DEC COBOL for OpenVMS Alpha Systems, and VAX COBOL for OpenVMS VAX Systems |
| DATATRIEVE | DEC DATATRIEVE for OpenVMS Alpha, and DEC DATATRIEVE for OpenVMS VAX |
| DBMS | Oracle CODASYL DBMS |
| DECforms | Compaq DECforms |
| FORTRAN | DEC Fortran for OpenVMS Alpha Systems, and DEC Fortran for OpenVMS VAX Systems |
| OpenVMS | The Compaq OpenVMS Alpha operating system, and the Compaq OpenVMS VAX operating system |
| Pascal | DEC Pascal, and VAX Pascal |
| PL/I | PL/I for VAX VMS |
| Rdb | Oracle Rdb |
| SQL | The SQL interface to Oracle Rdb |
| TDMS | Compaq TDMS |
Compaq ACMS Version 4.3 for OpenVMS provides support for ACMS on OpenVMS Version 7.2 and adds the following new features:
ACMS Version 4.3 provides support for the following layered products:
These release notes contain information about the following topics:
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For Version 4.3, the Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS documentation set has been reorganized as follows:
In addition, the Version 4.3 documentation set contains a new manual, Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS Remote Systems Management Guide.
This manual explains how to use the Remote Manager to manage Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS software systems remotely. The manual describes the features of the Remote Manager, how to use the features, and how to manage the Remote Manager. It also provides reference information for the Remote Manager utilities and commands.
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