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Advantage CA-InterTest Batch Customers The Advantage CA-InterTest Batch Product Group May 11, 2006 Advantage CA-InterTest Batch 3.1 Product Tape 310604EJ600 SP4

Dear Valued Customer: CA is pleased to present you with the latest installation and maintenance tape for Advantage CA-InterTest Batch Release 3.1, an integral component of the Data Management and application Development solutions we provide for the z/OS and OS/390 operating systems. For clients outside North America, please contact your local CA Support Center (http://www.ca.com/camap.htm) to determine general availability of this Service Pack. Prerequisites: It is required that CA Common Services for z/OS be installed at a supported maintenance level. Getting Started: 1. 2. Check the contents of this package against the enclosed packing list. Call your Technical Support organization for Advantage CA-InterTest Batch if you encounter any discrepancies. This release of Advantage CA-InterTest Batch must be installed and maintained using SMP. Please refer to the Getting Started Guide for instructions on installing and maintaining this product.

General Information: Support information, documentation and compatibility for the latest IBM operating systems, as well as new and discontinued release information can be obtained from the Advantage CA-InterTest Batch page on the SupportConnect website at:

PML#: QI78961

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http://supportconnectw.ca.com/public/cobol_testing/intertestbatch/intertest atch_supp.asp Detailed information about SupportConnect will follow in a separate section of this document. The VOLSER of this cartridge is FC0604. The product LMP code for Advantage CA-InterTest Batch is FC. The product LMP code for the separately licensed IMS Option to Advantage CA-InterTest Batch is FB. The product LMP code for the separately licensed PL/I Option to Advantage CA-InterTest Batch is Q6. The label information for Advantage CA-InterTest Batch (310604EJ600) denotes the level of the tape. The tape contents are as follows: o DSN=CAI.SAMPJCL (File number 9): This is an unloaded PDS containing all sample JCL referred to in this document pertaining to installation and execution of Advantage CA-InterTest Batch. Load via IEBCOPY. DSN=SMPMCS (File number 32): This file contains the SMP modification control statements (MCS) used by SMP to install Advantage CA-InterTest Batch. Files beyond 32 are the SMP RELFILES, which SMP will download to disk during RECEIVE processing.

The component code for Advantage CA-InterTest Batch is MR. The component code is used in filenames and JCL member names.

Documentation: One printed copy of the Advantage CA-InterTest Batch Getting Started Guide is included with this package. A complete set of documentation is provided in PDF format on this tape, and on our technical support website at: http://supportconnect.ca.com. The latest editions of all online guides are provided on SupportConnect. The online guides eliminate the need to update pages throughout hard copy documentation and provide the most current information in a timely manner. Libraries containing the manuals in IBM BookManager format are included on the enclosed cartridge in files 19 and 20. The BookManager READ files can be unloaded using the JCL found in SAMPJCL member MR31BOOK. Please edit the JCL to conform to your installation standards and submit the job. The Advantage CA-InterTest Batch documentation set is also provided in Adobe Acrobat PDF format on the enclosed cartridge in file 16. The PDF file

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can be unloaded using the SAMPJCL member MR31PDF. Edit the JCL to conform to your installation standards and submit the job. License Management Program (LMP): This release of Advantage CA-InterTest Batch requires the installation and use of the Resource Initialization Manager (CAIRIM) and the License Management Program (LMP), both provided with CA Common Services for z/OS. Included in this installation package is the LMP Product Key Certificate(s) required for using Advantage CA-InterTest Batch at your site. LMP provides a standardized, automated approach to license management and is designed to eliminate the difficulties inherent in tracking the accurate, licensed use of Computer Associates products. LMP and an optional online facility comprise Total License Care (TLC), a component of the Computer Associates comprehensive service and support program known as CA-TCC Total Client Care. Prior to IPLing the system, make certain the LMP execution key is provided and the key certificate has been added to the CAIRIM parameters. For a full description of the procedure for installing your LMP key(s), please refer to the CA Common Services for z/OS Getting Started Guide. If, after referring to the documentation mentioned above and the enclosed material, you still have questions, please call the CA License Management Program Hotline at 1-800-338-6720 in North America (24 hours a day, 7 days a week). Outside of North America, contact your local CA Technical Support organization during business hours. Installation Notes: Section A - Maintenance Installation Please refer to Chapter 4 of the Advantage CA-InterTest Batch Getting Started Guide. Note: CAS9 needs to be re-run to complete the maintenance cycle. Section B - Base Product Installation

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If you are installing for the first time, please refer to Chapter 3 of the Advantage CA-InterTest Batch Getting Started Guide. The JCL necessary to perform installation is located in CAI.SAMPJCL (file 9). Please reference the Getting Started Guide for the JCL to unload CAI.SAMPJCL. CA's Technical Support Website (http://supportconnect.ca.com): SupportConnect is a new online product support system from CA. It provides a new Knowledge Base that allows you to retrieve all types of product-related information with a single search. SupportConnect also introduces full product downloads and an easy-to-use Suggestion Box for you to submit enhancement ideas for your Licensed products. In addition, the best features of CA's prior online support systems are fully integrated into SupportConnect. These include solution downloads, license key downloads, virus signature downloads, product-specific FAQs, technical support issue management, newsgroup open forums and E-News newsletters. Detailed information regarding this online product support system, including the differences between SupportConnect and prior online support systems can be reviewed at http://supportconnect.ca.com/sc/faqs.pdf. Thank you for your continued support of CA and its products. If you have any questions about this Product Maintenance Letter or any other questions about this product, please contact your local CA Technical Support organization.