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Installation in a Test Environment

Perform your installation and initial evaluations of the product and its components on a test system.

Business Value:

New releases of CA Dispatch can be installed in different SMP/E zones or data sets to allow a new release to run on a test system while the old release continues to run on production systems. Evaluating the product in a test environment lets you detect any possible problems before you roll it out to a production system, which will help ensure a seamless transition to the new release.

More Information:

Always be sure to review any upgrade considerations in the CA Dispatch Installation Guide prior to upgrading CA Dispatch.

Use a Common CA High-Level Qualifier Symbolic

When installing more than one of CA Technologies Mainframe Enterprise Report Management (ERM) Release 11.7 products, we recommend that you install using one common high-level qualifier for the ‘**CAI**’ symbolic that is shared by all of the products.

Business Value:

By installing and maintaining a single version of a CA common high-level qualifier, you reduce your maintenance effort, save disk space, and eliminate the possibility of executing symbolic utilities that may not be up-to-date with the latest maintenance.