Oracle Tuxedo Application Runtime for Batch Release Notes

This topic contains the following sections:

•	About Oracle Tuxedo Application Runtime for Batch

•	Key Features and Components

•	What's New in This Release

•	Interoperability

•	Dependencies

•	Platform Support

•	Limitations and Known Issues

About Oracle Tuxedo Application Runtime for Batch

Oracle Tuxedo Application Runtime for Batch supports quick migration of IBM mainframe batch jobs to Oracle Tuxedo with low risk. It provides substantial cost savings and greater flexibility.

Oracle Tuxedo Application Runtime for Batch provides a combination of utilities and services that allow Batch mainframe applications to run unchanged, preserving years of investment in business logic and data. It provides IBM-compatible JCL support and familiar mainframe utilities for running existing applications and extending them with new capabilities.

Key Features and Components

Oracle Tuxedo Application Runtime for Batch provides runtime environment for IBM z/OS-compatible batch jobs. It includes the following components:

•	Tuxedo Job Enqueueing Service (TuxJES), that emulates mainframe JES2/JES3 batch queues, initiators, and provides batch control functions for jobs submitted in native JCL or converted scripts.

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Native JCL and script-based batch execution engines used by initiators to run submitted jobs with all the standard JCL functions and common utilities, with ability to execute rehosted or native COBOL and C/C++ programs, Java programs, REXX and native shell scripts, and any binaries or other OS executables.

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Batch operations, monitoring, and management facilities that include ISPF extensions for ART Batch operation, support real-time monitoring and alerting in TSAM Plus Manager, and integrate with extensive batch operations and management functions provided by TSAM Plus plug-in for Oracle Enterprise Manager (including in-depth availability and performance metrics, on-demand cloud provisioning, and elastic cloud scale-out).

What's New in This Release

This release includes the following new features and enhancements for Batch Runtime:

•	Tuxedo Job Entry System (TuxJES)

•	Consolidated batch metadata and spool info in Oracle Database

•	Built-in job control authorization support to supplement external security managers

•	Syslog: batch system activity log with rotation support

•	Enhanced exception handling and advanced tracing of the batch system

•	Job Execution Environment

•	Batch utility for CICS file and transaction control

•	Enhanced support for VSAM KSDS with alternate keys

•	Configurable reverse attach debugging based on user, job name, program

•	Optimized performance for Shell based job framework

•	Improved performance for VSAM files mapped to relational database table

•	Enhanced DISP=MOD support based on COBOL file open mode

•	Removed dependency on Perl Bytecode and specific Perl version

•	REXX script configuration for mainframe compatibility

Interoperability

Oracle Tuxedo Application Runtime for Batch 12c Release 2 (12.2.2) maintains full interoperability with:

•	Oracle Tuxedo 12c Release 2 (12.2.2)

•	Oracle Tuxedo Application Runtime for CICS 12c Release 2 (12.2.2)

•	Oracle Tuxedo Application Runtime for IMS 12c Release 2 (12.2.2)

•	Oracle Tuxedo Application Rehosting Workbench 12c Release 2 (12.1.3 and 12.2.2)

•	Oracle Tuxedo System and Application Monitor Plus (TSAM Plus) 12c Release 2 (12.2.2)

•	Oracle Services Architecture Leveraging Tuxedo (SALT) 12c Release 2 (12.2.2)

•	Oracle Jolt 12c Release 2 (12.2.2)

•	Oracle JCA Adapter 12c Release 1 (12.1.1)

•	Batch runtime ARTISPF extensions are compatible with Uni-SPF 1.76

Dependencies

Oracle Tuxedo Application Runtime for Batch 12c Release 2 (12.2.2) installation requires Oracle Tuxedo 12c Release 2 (12.2.2) preinstalled.

Use of some optional Batch features requires Oracle Database 11.2.0 or higher, or DB2 LUW v9.7 or higher. These features include:

•	DB store for GDG metadata

•	DB store for batch job metadata

The use of ISPF extensions (ARTISPF) requires uni-SPF and uni-REXX from The Workstation Group, Ltd. (http://www.wrkgrp.com/index.html) with extended license.

Execution of IMS batch jobs requires Oracle Tuxedo Application Runtime for IMS 12c Release 2 (12.2.2).

Platform Support

Oracle Tuxedo Application Runtime for Batch 12c Release 2 (12.2.2) supported platforms are listed in the Supported Platforms in the Oracle Tuxedo Application Runtimes Installation Guide.

Limitations and Known Issues

Oracle Tuxedo Application Runtime for Batch 12c Release 2 (12.2.2) has the following limitations:

•	IEBGENER GENERATE with MEMBER is not supported.

•	System date (e.g., DATE1) comparison is not supported in SORT operation.

•	Using DISP=SHR to add a new member in a PDS is not supported.

See Also

•	Oracle Tuxedo Application Runtimes Installation Guide

•	Oracle Tuxedo Application Runtime for Batch User Guide

•	Oracle Tuxedo Application Runtime for Batch Reference Guide