*************************** Please note below ************************************************************* All customers must apply PTF UA70726/OA42273 (V7.5) or PTF UA71035/OA43016 (V8.1) by 31 March 2014 As described in PTF UA70726/OA42273 (V7.5) and PTF UA71035/OA43016 (V8.1), these PTFs must be applied to overcome the high water mark limitation for INTEGER data type found in 3 columns of 3 tables. The maximum allowable value for INTEGER data type is 2147483647 and these 3 columns are now defined as FLOAT data types. As these PTFs depend on database changes, we have made allowances for customers to plan and space out their implementation, especially for customers with many repositories. Customers are expected to apply these PTFs across all repositories by 31 March 2014. The reason for this important change is as follows: The GKB Knowledge base updates which is released monthly will have extra data populated in some GKB tables starting from the April 2014 build. To accommodate these GKB changes, affected programs are in the process of being changed and will be ready for the GKB April 2014 build. These programs to be changed will pre-req UA70726/OA42273 or UA71035/OA43016. For customers who have not applied UA70726/OA42273 or UA71035/OA43016, they must not apply the GKB Knowledge base updates of the April 2014 build. Programs prior to UA70726/OA42273 or UA71035/OA43016, when run against the GKB Knowledge base updates of the April 2014 build, could lead to errors or unpredictable results in their repositories. **************************************************************************************************************** This file contains additions/changes made to the Global Knowledge database for December 2013. The Global Knowledge Database is a complete replacement of your current copy. You will need to run the following jobs in order to replace your copy: GKB Updates are now available via Fix Central http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral . In order to use Fix Central you have to have a valid IBM Userid and password. Complete the screen prompts: 1. Product Family - Select Tivoli 2. Product - Select IBM Tivoli Asset Discovery for z/OS If not found, try scrolling down and look for "Tivoli Asset Discovery for z/OS". 3. Installed Version - Select 8.1.0 4. Platform - Select z/OS Select all fixes to display. The format of the fix is 8.1.0-Tiv-TADZ-zOS-LV131220. The last six digits signify the fix level and is in YYMMDD format. The name of the file that contains the updates is TADZ81KB.XMI. 1. From the FixCentral website, http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral, download TADZ75KB.XMI as a binary file. 2. Upload TADZ81KB.XMI to the mainframe into a pre-allocated file with the attributes FB 80. 3. Receive the file by issuing TSO command RECEIVE INDATASET(TADZ81KB.XMI). 4. When prompted for additional information, enter DA (name of file). 5. After receiving the file, run the Knowledge Base load job HSISGKBL. Before submitting this job, update SET INDSN= with the name of the file you have received. Move 521 modules from LKB to GKB - 10/12/2013 9:02:57 AM INSERT : IBM,IBM Tivoli Advanced Audit for DFSMShsm,BASE,2.5.0,5698-B12 INSERT UNKNOWN : IBM,IBM Tivoli Advanced Audit for DFSMShsm,Monitoring Agent (MOD),2.5.0,5698-B12 INSERT : IBM,IBM Tivoli Advanced Audit for DFSMShsm,Monitoring Agent (MOD),2.5.0,5698-B12 INSERT UNKNOWN : IBM,IBM Tivoli Advanced Audit for DFSMShsm,Monitoring Agent (MODL),2.5.0,5698-B12 INSERT : IBM,IBM Tivoli Advanced Audit for DFSMShsm,Monitoring Agent (MODL),2.5.0,5698-B12 Move 16 modules from LKB to GKB - 10/12/2013 9:16:19 AM INSERT : Serena Software, Inc.,Serena Comparex,BASE,8.7.1, Move 69 modules from LKB to GKB - 10/12/2013 12:44:34 PM INSERT UNKNOWN : Allen Systems Group,ASG-Life Cycle Manager,BASE (DLOAD),6.2.0, INSERT : Allen Systems Group,ASG-Life Cycle Manager,BASE (DLOAD),6.2.0, INSERT UNKNOWN : Allen Systems Group,ASG-Life Cycle Manager,BASE (MLOAD),6.2.0, INSERT : Allen Systems Group,ASG-Life Cycle Manager,BASE (MLOAD),6.2.0, Move 3913 modules from LKB to GKB - 16/12/2013 8:18:16 AM INSERT : Allen Systems Group,ASG-TMON Change Manager for CICS TS,BASE,2.7.2, INSERT : Allen Systems Group,ASG-TMON Change Manager for CICS TS,BASE,2.8.0, INSERT : Allen Systems Group,ASG-TMON Change Manager for CICS TS,BASE,2.9.0, INSERT : Allen Systems Group,ASG-TMON Change Manager for CICS TS,BASE,3.0.0, INSERT : Allen Systems Group,ASG-TMON Change Manager for CICS TS,BASE,3.2.0, INSERT : Allen Systems Group,ASG-TMON Change Manager for CICS TS,BASE,4.0.0, INSERT : Allen Systems Group,ASG-TMON Change Manager for CICS TS,BASE,4.1.0, INSERT : CDB Software, Inc.,CDB/Utilities,BASE,7.3.0, INSERT : CDB Software, Inc.,CDB/Utilities,BASE,9.2.0, INSERT : CDB Software, Inc.,CDB/Utilities,BASE,9.3.0, INSERT : EMC Corporation,Change Tracker,BASE,5.4.0, INSERT : EMC Corporation,Disk Compare,BASE,5.4.0, INSERT : Macro 4,FreezeFrame,BASE,3.1.0, INSERT : Macro 4,InSynch,BASE,6.4.0, INSERT UNKNOWN : Macro 4,InSynch,BASE (AUTH),6.4.0, INSERT : Macro 4,InSynch,BASE (AUTH),6.4.0, INSERT : Macro 4,Trace Master,BASE,6.3.0, INSERT UNKNOWN : Macro 4,Trace Master,BASE (AUTH),6.3.0, INSERT : Macro 4,Trace Master,BASE (AUTH),6.3.0, INSERT : NETEC International Inc.,CICS Applications Control Facility,BASE (LOADLIB),5.1.0, INSERT : NewEra Software, Inc.,Image Focus,BASE,11.0.0, Move 305 modules from LKB to GKB - 16/12/2013 9:20:46 AM INSERT : Allen Systems Group,ASG-ESW,Common Modules,7.9.0, INSERT : Allen Systems Group,ASG-SmartEdit,BASE,7.9.0, INSERT UNKNOWN : Allen Systems Group,ASG-SmartTest,BASE,7.9.0, INSERT : Allen Systems Group,ASG-SmartTest,BASE,7.9.0, INSERT : Allen Systems Group,ASG-SmartTest,CICS,7.9.0, Move 23 modules from LKB to GKB - 16/12/2013 9:26:22 AM INSERT : Allen Systems Group,ASG-JCL-PREP,BASE,7.1.0, Move 145 modules from LKB to GKB - 16/12/2013 10:55:54 AM INSERT : CA Technologies,CA XCOM Data Transport for z/OS,BASE,r11.6,XCOM..00200 Move 2 modules from LKB to GKB - 16/12/2013 2:51:58 PM INSERT UNKNOWN : Prinova Inc.,Messagepoint,BASE,3.5.0, INSERT : Prinova Inc.,Messagepoint,BASE,3.5.0, Move 9 modules from LKB to GKB - 18/12/2013 7:45:40 AM INSERT : IBM,DB2 High Performance Unload for z/OS,BASE (SINZLINK),4.2.0,5655-AA1 INSERT : IBM,DB2 High Performance Unload for z/OS,BASE (SINZLLIB),4.2.0,5655-AA1 INSERT : IBM,DB2 High Performance Unload for z/OS,BASE (SINZLOAD),4.2.0,5655-AA1