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Software Status Tab

The Software Status tab provides the following information:

• Relevant product news from CA Technologies. Click Refresh to update the product news.
• Notifications for:
  • New maintenance, including HIPERs available for updated products in Software Catalog
  • New products, new releases, and gen levels for the products in Software Catalog
  • New CA RS files downloaded in CA CSM
• Maintenance notices for managed SMP/E environments in your working set
• Status of any requested tasks

The tab contains the following buttons:

View Details

Displays a dialog that lists the products or SMP/E environments that are missing HIPER and other maintenance, or new products, releases, and gen levels in Software Catalog. Click the links in this dialog to close it and navigate directly to the applicable Products page.

View Tasks Status

Displays a dialog that lists your tasks that are in progress or require your attention.

The Quick Actions section on the right side gives you direct access to the following tasks:

CA CSM Actions

• Migrate information about an existing SMP/E environment to CA CSM. The process starts a wizard that guides you through the migration.
• View the list of users who can acquire software.

CA CSM Information

• Open the CA Support Online website for CA CSM.
• Open the web page for the CA CSM Resource Center.
• Open the web page for the CA CSM bookshelf.

General Information

• Open the web page for CA Chorus information.
• Open the web page for CA Recommended Service.
• Open the web page for CA Technologies product release and support lifecycle dates.
• Open the web page for the CA CSM compliant product matrix.

More information:

Migrate an SMP/E Environment