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Downward Compatible Libraries and Databases

If there are several CA View databases in your operating environments, use the CA View Release 12.1 target libraries for online access to r11, r11.5, r11.6, r11.7, and Version 12.0 databases until you are ready to version the databases up to the Release 12.1 level. You can also archive and reprint reports and bundles from CA Deliver r11, r11.5, r11.6, r11.7, and Version 12.0.

Note: To use the new features, upgrade your database to Release 12.1.

Business Value:

Downward compatibility with earlier release databases eliminates the need to invest excessive time and resources to immediately upgrade all of the databases simultaneously.

Additional Considerations:

• For CA View databases residing on multiple logical partitions (LPARs), upgrade CA View target libraries to Release 12.1 before upgrading databases to Release 12.1. Databases can be updated independently of each other.
• Use CA View Release 12.1 Interactive System Productivity Facility (ISPF) and Time Sharing Option (TSO) CLIST programming language to access previous release databases.
• The CA DRAS Release 12.1 task can access CA View r11, r11.5, r11.6, r11.7, Version 12.0, and Release 12.1 databases.
• The CA View Release 12.1 cross-memory task can access r11, r11.5, r11.6, r11.7, Version 12.0, and Release 12.1 databases.
• You can perform direct archival to CA View Release 12.1 using CA Deliver r11, r11.5, r11.6, r11.7, Version 12.0, and Release 12.1.

More Information:

See the CA View Installation Guide and CA Deliver Installation Guide.