MacKinney Systems, Inc.

If you are migrating to:

VSE CICS TS 1.1.1:

  • Apply fix 141046.

 

New z/OS release:

  • If  using a 31-bit PCCA, apply fix 141107.

 

z/OS CICS TS 2.3:

  • Apply fix 141088.

 

z/OS CICS TS 3.1:

  • Apply fix 141096.

 

z/OS CICS TS 3.2:

  • Download current MLI product
  • Follow the MLI_README.TXT instructions to create the product files on the mainframe.
    - Choose loadlib MLILOD41.XMI 
  • Requires fixes 141096, 141101, 141102, 141103, and 141118.
  • Modify RDO definitions per fixes
  • If VS/COBOL programs are executing but VCI is not, see VS/COBOL note below.

 

z/OS CICS TS 4.1:

  • Download current MLI product
  • Follow the MLI_README.TXT instructions to create the product files on the mainframe.
    - Choose loadlib MLILOD41.XMI 
  • Requires fixes 141116 and 141146.
  • If local MLI fix 141071, 141078, or 141145 is applied, apply local fix 141147.
  • Modify RDO definitions per fixes
  • If VS/Cobol Interpreter (VCI) is running, verify the MLI loadlib is concatenated before the VCI loadlib after applying fix 141146.
  • If VS/COBOL programs are executing but VCI is not, see VS/COBOL note below.

 

z/OS CICS TS 4.2:

  • Download current MLI product
  • Follow the MLI_README.TXT instructions to create the product files on the mainframe.
    - Choose loadlib MLILOD42.XMI 
    - These libraries are NOT backward compatible -- multiple CICS releases requires multiple MLI loadlibs!
  • If local MLI fix 141071, 141078, or 141145 is applied, apply local fix 141147.
  • Modify RDO definitions per manual 
  • If VS/Cobol Interpreter (VCI) is running, verify the MLI loadlib is concatenated before the VCI loadlib after applying fix 141146.
  • If VS/COBOL programs are executing but VCI is not, see VS/COBOL note below.

 

z/OS CICS TS 5.1:

  • Download current MLI product
  • Follow the MLI_README.TXT instructions to create the product files on the mainframe.
    - Choose loadlib MLILOD51.XMI 
    These libraries are NOT backward compatible -- multiple CICS releases requires multiple MLI loadlibs!
  • If local MLI fix 141071, 141078, or 141145 is applied, apply local fix 141147.
  • Modify RDO definitions per manual 
  • If VS/Cobol Interpreter (VCI) is running, verify the MLI loadlib is concatenated before the VCI loadlib after applying fix 141146.
  • If VS/COBOL programs are executing but VCI is not, see VS/COBOL note below.

 

z/OS CICS TS 5.2:

  • Download current MLI product
  • Follow the MLI_README.TXT instructions to create the product files on the mainframe.
    - Choose loadlib MLILOD52.XMI 
    - These libraries are NOT backward compatible -- multiple CICS releases requires multiple MLI loadlibs!
  • If local MLI fix 141071, 141078, or 141145 is applied, apply local fix 141147.
  • Modify RDO definitions per manual 
  • If VS/Cobol Interpreter (VCI) is running, verify the MLI loadlib is concatenated before the VCI loadlib after applying fix 141146.
  • If VS/COBOL programs are executing but VCI is not, see VS/COBOL note below.