Compaq ACMS Version 4.3 for OpenVMS
Release Notes

Contents

Preface
Preface	Preface
Chapter 1
1	Introduction
1.1	ACMS Documentation Set Changes
Chapter 2
2	Installation Changes
2.1	General Installation Information
2.2	CDD Version 6.x Support Restricted
2.3	ACMSTART.COM Installs DECC$SHR and ACMS$TRACE_SHR.EXE and Optionally Executes ACMS$MGMT_SETUP.COM
2.4	ACMS Version Identification File (ACMS_ECO_LEVEL.DAT)
2.5	Reinstall ACMS After OpenVMS Upgrades
2.6	Programming Examples on ACMS Kit
2.7	Minimum Disk Space Needed for Installation
Chapter 3
3	Corrected Problems
3.1	Unlimited ENQLM Value Allowed
3.2	Determination of ENQLM Value
3.3	Priority of ACMS EXC and Server Processes Now Set Correctly
3.4	Shutdown Delay Corrected
3.5	ADU LINK Command Access Violation (ACCVIO) Corrected
3.6	Infinite Process Loop Corrected
3.7	ACMS_SWL Image Replaced
3.8	ACMS_SWL No Longer Aborts When it Runs Out of Disk Space
Chapter 4
4	Known Problems
4.1	Application May Abort with %SYSTEM-F-BADPARAM Error
4.2	Incorrect Queue Order with RMS Journaling
4.3	ADU LINK Aborts with %STR-F-INSVIRMEM or %SYSTEM-F-ACCVIO Error
4.4	ACMS SWL Process May be Deleted
4.5	EXC Process Can Disappear without Writing Error to SWL or ATR Logs
4.6	Free Server Count Not Decremented in Remote Manager
4.7	Hard Coded Restriction of 4095 Application Starts During an ACMS Invocation
4.8	ACMS Task Debugger May Display Incorrect Information on OpenVMS Version 7.x
4.9	ACMS May Fail to Start with %SYSTEM-F-NOSUCHNODE Error
4.10	Disabling Id and Config Classes Using CLASS=*
4.11	ACMSCFG Access Violation
4.12	Known Problem with the ACMS Remote Manager
4.12.1	Some Collection Table Update Messages May Get Lost
4.13	Information about LINK/STDL Command Omitted from Help
4.14	Documentation Errors
4.14.1	Compaq ACMS Version 4.3 for OpenVMS Installation Guide
4.14.2	Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS Remote Systems Management Guide
Chapter 5
5	Restrictions
5.1	New Restrictions in ACMS Version 4.3
5.1.1	SNMP GETNEXT Calls Return Unpredictable Results
5.1.2	Remote Manager is Unusable Following TCP/IP or UCX Shutdown
5.1.3	Error Message When Stopping Remote Manager
5.1.4	Remote Manager Reports Error Message if it Can't Get Collection State
5.1.5	Remote Manager May Report ACMSTRC$_MONPROCEXST Error When Trying to Start Trace Monitor
5.1.6	Remote Manager Takes a Few Seconds to Start
5.1.7	ACMSMGR SHOW LOG /SINCE Qualifier Default
5.1.8	Remote Manager EVENT_SEVERITY Traps Do Not Include Text Messages
5.2	Restrictions Continued from ACMS Version 4.1
5.2.1	Form Name Cannot be a Logical Name When Using Multiple Submitter Platforms
5.2.2	CDD Restriction Initializing Fields with Strings Shorter Than Field Size
5.2.3	Lowercase Characters Corrupted
5.2.4	On OpenVMS Alpha, Agent Hangs on Second Task Startup in Task Debugger
5.2.5	QTI's PIOPAGE Requirements for RMS Journaling on OpenVMS Alpha
5.2.6	Using the Terminal User Command SELECT
5.2.7	Problem Phoning from DCL Servers
5.2.8	Submitters on VAXstation Must Have SHARE Privilege
5.2.9	Task Debugger and Online Server Debugging
5.2.9.1	Examining Binary Date Data Types
5.2.9.2	Exiting the Task Debugger with Ctrl/C or Ctrl/Y
5.2.10	Application Management Commands and Tools
5.2.10.1	ACMSPARAM May Generate an Excessive PGFLQUOTA Value for the CP Account
5.2.10.2	ACMSPARAM and ACMEXCPAR Do Not Support Search Lists
5.2.10.3	MSS Process Pool Exhausted Errors are Reported Incorrectly
5.2.11	Task Queuing Restrictions
5.2.11.1	Processing of Failed Queued Task Elements
5.2.12	Application Definition Utility (ADU) Restrictions
5.2.12.1	ADU Migration from DMU Dictionary to CDO Dictionary
5.2.12.2	Workaround for MMS Restriction with ADU
5.2.12.3	Invalid Characters in ADU Cause ADU to Terminate with TKN_INVALID Error Message
5.2.12.4	Using Search Lists to Point to Multiple Dictionaries in ADU
5.2.12.5	"End of Task-Referenced Workspace Table" Error on Selection of Invalid Task
5.2.13	Request Interface (RI) Restrictions
5.2.13.1	User-Written Menus for the ACMS$RI_AGENT
5.2.14	ACMS and DECforms Restrictions
5.2.14.1	Problems Using DECforms and TDMS in the Same ACMS Application
5.2.14.2	DECforms Timeout Values
5.2.14.3	Naming Form Image Files
5.2.14.4	BOLD Video Attribute Carried Forward from Menus
Chapter 6
6	General Information
6.1	Compaq DECforms Web Connector Version 2.0 Available
6.2	ACMSMGR SHOW Displays are Not Supported
6.3	ACMSTRC$_NOSUCHPGM Warning Message
6.4	ACMS Does Not Support Pixel-Based Display Devices
6.5	ACMS$TRACE_SHR.EXE Cannot be Installed Resident
6.6	Remote Manager Shutdown Causes Accounting Records to be Written
6.7	Logical Names for Workspace Pool Sizes in EXC
6.8	Use Logical Names for File Allocation in ACMSATL
6.9	New Logical Name Must be Defined for RI Agents and User-Written Agents
6.10	ACMS Installation Procedures Modified to Remove Reboot Messages
6.11	Cache Directories for Application and Forms Files Should Not Be Write Protected
6.12	Reduced Reliance on CDD for Task Builds
6.12.1	No Longer Necessary to Store ACMS Definitions in CDD