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* IBM CICS Universal Client for Windows 98 - README             v3.1.0 *
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Welcome to the IBM CICS Universal Client ...

This file contains important information about the IBM CICS Universal
Client for Windows 98 that may not be available in the printed
documentation.

Summary of Topics
=================
- Installation Issues
  - Java Runtime Environment
  - Adobe Acrobat Reader
  - Using Windows credentials for security
- CICSTERM Behaviour and Signon Capable Terminals
  - CICS TS v1.3 Servers
  - TX Series Servers
  - Security on OS/390 Servers
- EPI Purge Terminal Restriction
- Timeout processing on TCP/IP protocol
- C++ Class libraries for IBM VisualAge C++ for Intel Platforms
  - Migration issues
- DBCS Support in the COM and C++ Libraries
- Update to Client/Server Programming Book
- Updates to C++ and COM Automation programming books
- Maximum Requests
- Service and Updates
- Giving feedback


Installation Issues
===================
Java Runtime Environment
------------------------
The Java Runtime Environment is required to run the GUI configuration
tool (ctgcfg). Version 1.1.8 is recommended. See http://www.ibm.com/java
for details. If you do not wish to install a Java Runtime Environment
follow the steps below:

On installation:
1. When the install Java panel is shown, select 'No, I have an existing JVM'
2. On the Select JVM panel, select the option 'Enter the path to another
   java environment'
3. On the next panel, make sure the Java Path field is empty.

If you install a JVM at a later date and you then wish to use ctgcfg, you must
first use the command ctgjava to set the location of where the JVM is installed.

If this product has been supplied on CD the Java Runtime Environment is
included. It can be found in the directory JRE/Windows with the filename
ibm-jre-n118p-win32-x86.exe. To install:
1. Run the program:  ibm-jre-n118p-win32-x86.exe

Adobe Acrobat Reader
--------------------
If this product has been supplied on CD the English Adobe Acrobat Reader
is included. It can be found in the directory Acrobat/Windows with the
filename rs40eng.exe. To install:
1. Run the command: rs40eng.exe

Using Windows credentials for security
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If you wish to use to use this feature, you must do the following.
1. Change to the directory \Program Files\Common Files\IBM\IBM Integrated Sign ON
2. Type bthdinst -i CICSCLI
3. Add to your path statement, the IBM Integrated Sign On directory, to do this alter
   the autoexec.bat file to include something like:
        PATH=%PATH%;c:\progra~1\common~1\IBM\IBMInt~1
4. Reboot

Warning when uninstalling you MUST uninstall in the following sequence
1. Change to the directory \Program Files\Common Files\IBM\IBM Integrated Sign ON
2. Type bthdinst -u CICSCLI
3. Reboot
4. Uninstall the client as normal


CICSTERM Behaviour and Signon Capable Terminals
===============================================
CICSTERM now attempts to install a signon capable terminal by default.

Use the option '-a' to request the default CICSTERM behaviour as in
releases prior to v3.1.0.

CICS Servers require APAR fixes to support the terminal signon capability
function available in this release:

  CICS/ESA 4.1                        PQ30167
  CICS TS for OS/390 v1.2 and v 1.3   PQ30168
  CICS/VSE 2.3                        PQ30169
  CICS TS for VSE/ESA v1.1            PQ30170
  TX Series                           IY03691

CICS TS for OS/390 v1.3 Servers
-------------------------------
If the server does not have the required APAR applied and the '-a' option
is not specified on CICSTERM, the installed terminal will give unpredictable
results.

TX Series Servers
-----------------
If the server does not have the required APAR applied and the '-a' option
is not specified on CICSTERM, the Client will display the message:
   'CCL7053E Errors found while communicating with server'
and the message:
    CCL3105 Inbound CICS datastream error (CTIN, 4, 0)
will be written to CICSCLI.LOG.

On the server, the message:
   'ERZ042004E/0112: An invalid request was received from client'
will be written to CSMT.out and console.msg will include:
   'ERZ014016E/0036: Transaction CTIN Abend A42B'.

Security on OS/390 Servers
--------------------------
Security checking done in the server for transactions started at a signon
capable terminal installed by a Client application does not depend on what is
specified by the ATTACHSEC option for the connection representing the Client.
Instead security checking depends on whether the user signs on while using the
terminal.

If the user does not sign on, the Client installed terminal is associated with
the default user defined for the server in the SIT. When a transaction is run,
the security checks are carried out against this default user. A check is also
done against the userid associated with the connection to see whether
the Client itself has authority to access the resource.

When a user does sign on, the terminal is associated with the userid just
authenticated. For transactions attempting to access reosurces, security
checking is done against the userid associated with the connection and the
signed-on user's userid.

It is recommended that the Usedfltuser parameter on the server connection
definition is set to Yes if using signon capable terminals and to No if using
signon incapable terminals.


EPI Purge Terminal Restriction
==============================
The EPI purge terminal function will not cancel ATI requests queued
against the terminal. This is a temporary restriction in this release.


Timeout processing on TCP/IP protocol
=====================================
Client timeout processing will only result in server cleanup processing
on a server linked via the TCP/IP protocol, if the server has support
for this function installed.


C++ Class libraries for IBM VisualAge C++ for Intel Platforms
=============================================================
The CICS client C++ Class libraries for IBM VisualAge C++ and IBM C/C++
Compilers (CCLICW32.DLL) has been built using IBM VisualAge C++ V3.5 with the
runtime libraries dynamically linked. If you are building your application
using IBM VisualAge C++ v3.5 then these libraries can be used as is. (Please
note the requirements for runtime distribution as described in the IBM
VisualAge C++ documentation or C/C++ Compilers documentation).

Migration Issues
----------------
You cannot upgrade a client to version 3.1 and still have your C++ applications
that use the CICS client Class libraries working straight away. You will need to
at least deliver the required IBM VisualAge C++ multithreaded runtime library
or the IBM C/C++ Compilers multithreaded runtime library (conforming to the
required restrictions as documented in the IBM VisualAge C++ or IBM C/C++
compilers documentation) and also you may need to modify the CICS Client C++
Class library DLL. As the IBM VisualAge Compiler version 4.0 and IBM C/C++
Compilers only run on Windows NT, the information about how to do this can
be found in the readme for the NT CICS Client.


DBCS Support in the COM and C++ Libraries
=========================================
The COM and C++ libraries do not provide any specific support for 3270
datastreams that contain DBCS fields.


Update to Client/Server Programming Book
========================================
Additional return code on CICS_EpiTerminate:
   CICS_EPI_ERR_TTI_ACTIVE
       A transaction started from the EPI is still active or a
       CICS_EpiGetEvent call is still outstanding.


Updates to C++ and COM Automation programming books
===================================================
There is a mistake in the CclTerminal Reference section, specifically in the
definition of disconnect. It should read as follows :-

disconnect (1)

     void disconnect()

     Disconnects the terminal from CICS. No attempt is made to purge any
     outstanding running transaction.

disconnect (2)

     void disconnect(Ccl::Bool withPurge)

     withPurge
           Ccl::Yes  -  Disconnects the terminal from CICS and will attempt
                        to purge any outstanding running transaction

           Ccl::No    - Disconnects the terminal from CICS. No attempt is
                        made to purge any outstanding running transaction.

In the COM Automation programming book the definitions of disconnect and
disconnectwithpurge are the same, this is not correct it should be

Disconnect
   Disconnects the terminal from CICS. No attempt is made to purge any
   outstanding running transaction.

DisconnectWithPurge
   Disconnects the terminal from CICS and will attempt to purge any
   outstanding running transaction


Maximum Requests
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The default value for 'MaxRequests' has been changed from 20 to 256. Note,
this number will need to be reduced if running to a CICS for OS/2 server,
over NetBios.


Service and Updates
===================
Service and updates will be made available via the Internet.
See:
   http://www.software.ibm.com/ts/cics/support/details

APAR Fixes in v3.0.2
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PQ17866 ALLOCATE FAILURE HANGS EPI
PQ10841 TERMINAL CAN'T RECONNECT AFTER HOST IS CYCLED
PQ14864 MORE API INFORMATION IN TRACE
PQ16053 MISSING METHODS IN CCLEPI CLASS
PQ16369 MOVING DATA INTO LAST ATTRIBUTE CORRUPTS MAP
PQ16521 PROBLEMS WHEN USING ECI AND EPI TOGETHER
PQ16636 RECYCLING CLIENT CAN RESULT IN -5012 ERROR
PQ16971 EPI HANG WHEN TRACING ACTIVE
PQ17215 BAD CODEPAGE CONVERSION
PQ18131 ATI REQUESTS NOT INITIATED WITH C++ CLASSES
PQ19262 PASSWORD VISIBLE IN TRACE
PQ17962 CICSTERM TERMINAL WINDOW HANG
PQ18267 ENABLEPOPUPS = N HAS NO EFFECT
PQ19523 EPIADDTERMINAL CAN SOMETIMES CAUSE EPI TO HANG
PQ19525 EPI CALLBACK ROUTINE MAY BE INCORRECTLY DRIVEN
PQ18445 LOOP IN EPIGETEVENT
PQ20250 C++ EPI CLASSES DO NOT BUILD FIELDS CORRECTLY

APAR Fixes in v3.0.3
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PQ22297 CICSPRNT cpu usage in background
PQ22301 CICSPRNT 1 print job per txn
PQ21189 Failure to reconnect over SNA session
PQ22831 SIGPIPE handle error
PQ22830 Variable retry interval parameter
PQ22426 Redesign to use pthread semaphores
PQ25017 Improvement of client security
PQ24339 Memory leak when server down
PQ21176 problem with lots of terminal deinstalls
PQ22983 CICSPRNT deals with file system errors incorrectly
PQ20693 PCOMM supplied with client upgraded to fixpack 2 level
PQ20313 ECI request to unavailable server may trap
PQ21147 Errors during shutdown of Win95 Client
PQ23435 Client hang with C++ forcereset between 2 asynchronous calls
PQ21700 Trap when multithreaded EPI program stresses client
PQ21621 C++ & OLE programs don't notice server has been restarted

APAR Fixes in v3.1.0
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PQ25891 Need choice to disconnect after TCP62 Dial Up
PQ27201 The Comma (,) is not allowed as a decimal point
PQ27690 VB application gets flow is active after an abend
PQ28928 Using interspace with Universal Client causes application termination
PQ28458 CICS Client - cannot use SBAS, RAS and EUA orders on screens
PQ30588 Large screen support for CICSPRNT
PQ27610 Truncated French message in password dialog box
PQ29611 Messages displayed in the CICSTERM window have wrong NL-characters
PQ27872 CCLLOG.TXT for CCL4413 needs to be changed from 'PORT=%U3' to 'PORT=%HD3'


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