Is the TDM Mainframe Add-On compatible with IBM z/OS 2.5/ or z/OS 3.1 or other

Products

• CA Test Data Manager (Data Finder / Grid Tools)

Issue/Introduction

We would like to confirm is the TDM Mainframe Add-On is compatible with z/OS 2.5 or z/OS 3.1 or other

Environment

TDM Mainframe Add-on: All releases
IBM Mainframe on z/OS

Resolution

None of the TDM Mainframe Add-Ons releases have ties to the z/OS release. So z/OS 2.5 or z/OS 3.1 or other is fine. The installation needs to have the proper LE (Language Environment) runtime to support the COBOL version that you intend to use. We support COBOL 4 and COBOL 6. 

For more information, see:

• TDM Mainframe System Requirements
• Upgrading From v5.4.* to 5.4.9 or later

 

 

Additional Information

If you are running an older TDM Add-On release, and would like to upgrade. You will want to install the GA release of the Mainframe Add-On, based on your COBOL release. Then apply the latest TDM Mainframe Add-On patch, since the latest patch may not be a full installation of all the TDM Programs and Procs. 

The latest TDM Add-On releases are:

• TDM Mainframe add-on release 6.0.03 (for COBOL 6.2)
• TDM Mainframe add-on release 5.4.21 (for COBOL 4.2)

The TDM patches are available for download at https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/release-announcements/Test-Data-Manager-TDM-Patches/16649.