Using Multiple Release CA Gen Features on the Same Windows System › Restrictions

Restrictions

The following list defines the CA Gen Release 8.5 support and restrictions for components and component features when running them simultaneously with their CA Gen Release 8 counterparts.

Block Mode C Applications

Supported. Block Mode C applications link with version-specific DLLs accessible through the PATH environment variable.

Build Tool

Supported. The Build Tool utilizes variables %GEN80% and %GEN85% which controls linking with correct version of DLLs.

C GUI Applications

Supported. C GUI applications link with version-specific DLLs accessible through the PATH environment variable.

C Proxy Client Applications

Supported. The application links with version-specific DLLs accessible through the PATH environment variable.

C Server Applications

Supported. C server applications link with version-specific DLLs accessible through the PATH environment variable.

C# Applications

Supported under IIS and Component Services. The application uses versioned assemblies.

CFB Converter Services to Enterprise Java Beans

Not supported.

Client Manager

CA Gen Release 8.5 does not support running the CA Gen Release 8 and CA Gen Release 8.5 Client Manager simultaneously and only supports executing one Client Manager. Attempting to run two client managers returns focus to the executing Client Manager.

CA Gen Release 8 generated clients can use the CA Gen Release 8.5 Client Manager.

Client Server Encyclopedia Clients

Not supported.

Note: We currently do not support running CA Gen Release 8 and CA Gen Release 8.5 versions of the CSE clients on the same workstation. However, you can use either CA Gen Release 8 clients or CA Gen Release 8.5 clients to download both Release 8 and Release 8.5 models. Because only Release 8 clients can access both Release 8 and Release 8.5 CSE servers, it may be preferable to use Release 8 clients.

Client Server Encyclopedia Servers

Not supported.

COM Proxy Client Applications

Supported. The application is linked with version-specific DLLs accessible through the PATH environment variable.

Communication Bridge

Supported.

Daemon and Funnel

Not supported.

Diagram Trace Utility

Not supported.

Note: We currently do not support running CA Gen Release 8 and CA Gen Release 8.5 versions of the Diagram Trace Utility on the same workstation. Since the CA Gen Release 8.5 Diagram Trace Utility can be used to debug both CA Gen Release 8 and CA Gen Release 8.5 applications, use the CA Gen Release 8.5 Diagram Trace Utility when debugging Release 8 or Release 8.5 applications.

EJB Server Applications

Supported. The application uses version-specific classes.

Encyclopedia Update API

Not supported.

Java Proxy Client Applications

Supported. The application uses version-specific classes.

.NET Client Applications

Supported. The application uses versioned assemblies.

.NET Proxy Client Applications

Supported. The application uses version-specific classes.

Toolset

Supported. Simultaneous execution of the CA Gen Release 8.5 and CA Gen Release 8 toolsets is supported.

Note: The CA Gen Release 8 Toolset invokes the CA Gen Release 8.5 Client Server Encyclopedia (CSE) client when uploading or downloading to the CSE.

Toolset Plug-ins

CA Gen Release 8.5 does not support simultaneous execution of CA Gen Release 8.5 and CA Gen Release 8 toolsets when running toolset plug-ins.

Web Generation (Java) Client Applications

Supported. The application uses version-specific classes.

Workstation Update API

Not supported.