ACF2/MVS and ACF2/IMS interface different release compatibility.

Products

• ACF2
• ACF2 - DB2 Option
• ACF2 - z/OS
• ACF2 - MISC

Issue/Introduction

Compatibility concern over mixing the release levels of ACF2/MVS and ACF2/IMS interface.

Is ACF2/IMS R15 compatible with ACF2/MVS R16?

Is ACF2/MVS R15 compatible with ACF2/IMS R16?

Environment

Release: R15, R16
Component: ACF2..001AO-16-ACF2

Resolution

As with all previous releases of CA ACF2, the ACF2 base (ACF2 MVS) and ACF2/IMS (IMS interface for ACF2) are compatible with each other.

In this case the following are compatible with each other.

1. ACF2/MVS base R15 and ACF2/IMS R16

2. ACF2/MVS base R16 and ACF2/IMS R15

 

 

Additional Information

Planning Considerations 

See Planning Checklist

Your software must meet these minimum requirements to operate this release of the IMS interface:

IMS release 9.1 or above
CA ACF2 r15 or above
Any supported IBM release of z/OS