Universal Agent 7.3.0.0 Release Notes
Release Notes
Universal Agent release 7.3.0.0 contains the following high-level features. For a complete list of all the included features and fixes please refer to the Universal Agent 7.3.x Maintenance list.
Application Integration
Backlog | Title | Description |
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| B-10881 | Add retryable conditions to failed PeopleSoft web service calls | Add ability to retry failed PeopleSoft web service calls using values specified by the new APPL_RETRY_MSG_IDS, APPL_RETRY_INTERVAL, and APPL_RETRY_COUNT configuration options. |
UAG
Backlog | Title | Description |
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| B-14072 | Add configuration for timeout between sigterm and sigkill (Cancel) | Adds the PROCESS_CANCEL_TIMEOUT option to specify the amount of time a Universal Agent will allow between issuing a SIGTERM and a SIGKILL in response to a Cancel command from Universal Controller. Note This is an enhancement to B-14071: Wait for process tree to complete after cancel before reporting to Universal Controller, which was delivered as B-14071 with Universal Agent 7.2.0.0. That delivery provided a hard-coded timeout when the KILL_PROCESS_TREE option was yes. This update makes that value configurable. |
| B-14619 | Add proxy server support for UAGSRV - OMS connections | Add the ability to connect to OMS Server via a proxy server. A new UAG Server configuration option, PROXY_URL, is provided to configure this connection. The UAG Server command line client, UAGCMD, provides a new network.proxy_url parameter to configure this connection. |
Universal Integration Platform
Backlog | Title | Description |
B-14552 | Add code completion support to the VisualStudio Code plugin for Universal Extension development. | Adds context-aware code completion support for the following items, when typed from VisualStudio Code while using the Universal Extension development plugin:
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| B-14722 B-14723 | Implement subcommand to clean/purge the generated package | Add the uip clean command to the UIP-CLI utility to remove the Add support for the uip clean command to the VisualStudio Code plugin for Universal Extension development. |
| B-15659 | Universal Template - SAP Connection field type (UA-Extension Integration) | Make the properties set by the new SAP Connection field types (see Universal Controller item B-13199) accessible to Universal Extension tasks. This backlog also provides code completion support for these new properties via the VisualStudio Code plugin for Universal Extension development. |
| B-15848 | Add ability to launch and debug Universal Extension tasks from VSCode IDE without a UC connection | Add the ability to launch and debug Universal Extension tasks from the VisualStudio Code IDE without a connection to Universal Controller. |
| B-16718 | Unified extension zip filename | Ensure that the .zip file name generated for Universal Extension template is the same when created by UIP-CLI's uip build -a command and when exported from Universal Controller (see Controller item B-16719). In both instances, the file name will be
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z/OS Enhancements
Backlog | Title | Description |
| B-02925 | Use temporary JCL library for temporary JCL changes. | Add the ability to save the JCL of jobs submitted via a z/OS task. The JCL is saved to a user-allocated PDS/E (recommended) or PDS as specified by a new UAG Server configuration option, JCL_SAVE_LIBRARY. |
| B-10131 | Add SYSAFF=sysname into JOBCARD when zOS task submitted via Controller | Adds a SYSTEM or SYSAFF parameter to the job card for z/OS tasks that contain a value for the SYSTEM or SYSAFF Parameter field provided by Universal Controller item B-10132. |
| B-10268 | Make timeout on JES output read configurable | Add the ability to set a timeout for obtaining z/OS task output from JES. The timeout value is specified with a new UAG Server configuration option, JES_SYSOUT_TIMEOUT. |
| B-10380 | Allow configurable space parameters for UAGSRV Temporary Output Datasets on zOS | Add the ability to specify space parameter for temporary output datasets created by a z/OS task instance. The parameters are set via a new UAG Server configuration option, JES_SYSOUT_SPACE. |
| B-15808 | Restore "old" UAGRERUN support, including step restart and basic dataset cleanup | Improve support for stand-alone execution of the UAGRERUN utility. Recent changes to the UAGRERUN utility have focused on integration with rerun/restart features provided by the Universal Controller. This backlog delivers enhancements needed to execute UAGRERUN outside of the Controller. |
| B-15809 | Enable GDG cleanup support for standalone execution | Enhance UAGRERUN's support for GDG cleanup when executed outside of the Controller. |
| B-15813 | Generate report showing actual results/effect of GDG adjustments | Generate a report to show the actual results and effects of GDG adjustments made by UAGRERUN. |
Development
Backlog | Title | Description |
| B-14806 B-14807 | Upgrade OpenSSL distributions to latest 1.1.1x release | Upgrade the OpenSSL library used by Universal Agent and its components from OpenSSL 1.1.1b to OpenSSL 1.1.1n. Note The OpenSSL version using by the Universal Agent for HP-UX and z/OS was unchanged. |
| B-15876 | Update libcURL to 7.83.1 | Update the libcURL library used by the following Universal Agent components 7.54.0 to 7.83.1:
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Platform Certifications
Backlog | Title | Description |
| B-15596 | Windows Server 2022 Certification | Certify Universal Agent for Windows Server 2022. |
| B-15670 | z/OS 2.5 Certification | Certify Universal Agent for z/OS 2.5. |