September 12, 2016

6.3.0.0

6.3.0.3

6.3.0.3

6.3.0.1

6.3.0.1

6.3.0.2

6.3.0.1

5.2.2.3

6.3.0.2

6.3.0.1

6.3.0.3

6.3.0.3

6.3.0.1

6.3.0.1

6.3.0.1

6.3.0.1

July 14, 2016

6.3.0.0

6.3.0.2

6.3.0.2

6.3.0.1

6.3.0.1

6.3.0.2

6.3.0.1

5.2.2.2

6.3.0.2

6.3.0.1

6.3.0.2

6.3.0.2

6.3.0.1

6.3.0.1

6.3.0.1

6.3.0.1

March 31, 2016

6.3.0.0

6.3.0.1

6.3.0.1

6.3.0.1

6.3.0.1

6.3.0.1

6.3.0.1

5.2.2.1

6.3.0.1

6.3.0.1

6.3.0.1

6.3.0.1

6.3.0.1

6.3.0.1

6.3.0.1

6.3.0.1

January 18, 2016

6.3.0.0

6.3.0.0

6.3.0.0

6.3.0.0

6.3.0.0

6.3.0.0

6.3.0.0

5.2.2.0

6.3.0.0

6.3.0.0

6.3.0.0

6.3.0.0

6.3.0.0

6.3.0.0

6.3.0.0

6.3.0.0

B-04648

All

UDM

UDMSRV
UDMMCENG

PS16014,
PS22008
PS16015
PS16016

Add milliseconds value to built-in variables for access, create, and modify file timestamps.

B-06427

All

UAGSRV
UAGMCENG

PS13011
PS13012

Add support for new resolvable script credential functions ${_credentialUser('<cred>')} and ${_credentialPwd('<cred>')}.
 
Note: This feature requires Universal Controller 6.4.0.0 and later.

B-06503

All

USAP
USPCFG
USPCFG00
USPMCENG

PS18004
PS18005
PS18007
PS18006

Add new configuration option, [ENABLE_JOB_STATUS_CHECK], to enable/disable calls to BAPI_XBP_JOB_STATUS_CHECK.

D-05719

z/OS

UAGUJI

PS13010

Do not retain catalog information for new GDGs and other sequential datasets that did not get created in a job's initial run.

D-06532

z/OS

UAGSRV

PS13011

Make sure z/OS tasks whose jobs end with "$HASP106 JOB DELETED BY JES2 OR CANCELLED BY OPERATOR BEFORE EXECUTION" do not stay in Submitted status.
 
Note: z/OS 2.x is required to enable this behavior.

D-06779

All

UDM

UDMSRV

PS16014
PS22008
PS16015

Make sure memory allocation errors that occur with large ACK_WINDOW values are reported prior to UDM failure.

D-06781

All

UDM

UDMSRV

PS16014
PS22008
PS16015

Make sure memory allocation errors that occur when a large ACK_WINDOW value is used when NFT is disabled are reported prior to UDM failure.

D-06803

All

UDM

UDMSRV

PS16014
PS22008
PS16015

Correct problem trimming spaces from very long records.

D-06883

z/OS

UDM

UDMSRV

PS16014
PS22008
PS16015

Fix incorrectly reported memory error when transferring datasets with RECFM=U and LRECL=0.

D-06885

All

UBROKER
USSMCENG

PS14017
PS14018

Protect initial handshake message protocol from malicious payloads.

D-06888

All

UAGSRV

PS13011

Clean up temporary script files created by SAP tasks.

D-06893

All

USAP

PS18004

Use USAP group configuration option instead of mshost value for RFC GROUP connection parameter.

D-06909

z/OS

UAGSRV

PS13011

Make sure jobs that end with S822 are reported correctly to Universal Controller.

D-06920

z/OS

UDM

UDMSRV

PS16014
PS22008
PS16015

Do not fail conversion of an FBA datasets that starts with an ASA form feed character.

D-06940

z/OS

UAGSRV

PS13011

Prevent reserve deadlock when running multiple 6.3.0.x agents.

B-03155

z/OS

UDM,
UDMSRV

PS16008,
PS16009

Add support for ASA control character conversion/formatting.

B-05907

All

UAGSRV,
UAGMCENG,
UAGCFG00,
UAGCFG

PS13003
PS13008
PS13009
PS13007

Add support for TLS 1.2 protocol.

B-06253

All

UDM

PS16008

Update “compress” option with new “force” parameter (i.e., “compress,force”) to allow UDM Managers to override Server-configured compression.

D-01721

All

UDM
UDMSRV

PS16008
PS16009

Fix conversion error that may occur when creating a session using UTF-8 or UTF-16 codepages.

D-05592

z/OS

UAGSRV
UAGUSI

PS13003
PS13006

When the initial run or restart of a job results in all executed steps being flushed (except for our step OPSSTP00 that executes UAGRERUN) the task will tail with the error “All steps flushed”, provided there are no other errors (for example, JCL errors) that caused the steps to flush.
 
Note: This functionality will also apply if the “Skip Steps” feature is used to skip all steps in a job. To skip execution of the entire job and allow any successors to run, the “Force Finish” or “Skip” commands may still be used for the task.

D-05880

All

UDM
UDMSRV

PS16008
PS16009

Set error return code when the length of a file’s records exceeds a zOS datasets’s allocated record length.

D-06547

z/OS

UAGSRV

PS13003

Ensure JCL statements are padded with statements instead of NULLs.

D-06559

z/OS

UAGSRV

PS13003

Fix error that prevents return of job output to original MSGCLASS when jes_sysout_disp is RELEASE,*.

D-06592

All

UDM

PS16008

Add a message to display the value of the compress option following UDM Manager/Server session negotiation.

D-06620

z/OS

UBROKER
UCMD

UCTL

UDM

UDMCFG
USSMCENG
UCMMCENG

UCTMCENG

UDMMCENG

UBRCFG00
UCMCFG00
UCMCFGU0
UCTCFG00
UCTCFGU0
UDMCFG00
UDMCFGU0
UDSCFG00

PS14011
PS15008 (MVS),
PS21005 (USS)
PS14012 (MVS),
PS20006 (USS)
PS16008 (MVS),
PS22005 (USS)
PS16010
PS14014
PS15009 (MVS),
PS21006 (USS)
PS14013 (MVS),
PS20007 (USS)
PS16011 (MVS),
PS22006 (USS)
PS14015
PS15010
PS21007
PS14016
PS20008
PS16012
PS22007
PS16013

Issue error when ssl_implementation option is SYSTEM, and min_ssl_protocol is TLS1_2 and/or an SSL cipher that requires TLS 1.2 support is specified in a control or data session cipher list.
 
Note: Support for TLS 1.2 when IBM System SSL is used will be provided in an upcoming release of Universal Agent. Until then, TLS 1.2 support is available with OpenSSL.

D-06679

AIX,
Solaris SPARC,
z/OS

USAP

PS18003

Prevent XBP 3.0 Create Variant operation failure when SAP note 1144882 has been applied to system.

D-06721

z/OS

UAGUJI
UAGUJV

PS13004
PS13005

Prevent possible abend when encountering SWA control blocks that reside above the bar.

D-06751

z/OS

UAGSRV

PS13003

Prevent possible S0C4 in UAGSRV function WjssLocalJmeDelete().

D-06774

All

UBROKER

PS14011

Improve authentication of message parameters sent during a session negotiation’s handshake.

D-06836

AIX,
Solaris SPARC,
z/OS

USAP

PS18003

Handle RFC timeouts during calls to RSPC_API_CHAIN_GET_STATUS.

D-06838

AIX,
Solaris SPARC,
z/OS

USAP

PS18003

Handle “FAILED” exception from RSPC_API_CHAIN_GET_PROCESSES function.

B-05040

UBROKER
UCERT
UCMD
UCMSRV
UCTL
UCTSRV
UDM
UDMSRV
UEM
UQUERY

UEMSRV

AIX, Linux x64
(RPM package),
Windows, z/OS








AIX, Linux x64
(RPM package),
Windows

PS14001
PS19001,PS24001
PS15001,PS21001
PS15002
PS14002,PS20001
PS14003
PS16001,PS22001
PS16002
PS17001
PS14004,PS20003

PS17002

Add support for TLS 1.2 protocol.

B-05825

UENCRYPT

AIX, Linux x64
(RPM package),
Windows, z/OS

PS19002,PS24002

Create new files using defaults of AES256 encryption and an expanded 32-bit key.

B-05826

UDM
UDMSRV
UDMMCENG

AIX, Linux x64
(RPM package),
Windows, z/OS

PS16001,PS22001
PS16002
PS16004

Protect against interception of sensitive information during user authentication.

B-05829

UBROKER
UCMD
UCMSRV
UCTL
UCTSRV
UDM
UDMSRV
UEM

UCMMCENG
UCTMCENG
UDMMCENG
UEMMCENG
USSMCENG

UBRCFG00
UCMCFGU0
UCMCFG00
UCSCFG00
UCTCFGU0
UCTCFG00
UDMCFGU0
UDMCFG00
UDSCFG00
UEMCFGU0
UEMCFG00

UBRCFG
UCMCFG
UCMCFGU
UCSCFG
UCTCFG
UCTCFGU
UDMCFG
UDMCFGU
UDSCFG
UEMCFG
UEMCFGU

UEMSRV

AIX, Linux x64
(RPM package),
Windows, z/OS


































AIX, Linux x64
(RPM package),
Windows

PS14001
PS15001,PS21001
PS15002
PS14002,PS20001
PS14003
PS16001,PS22001
PS16002
PS17001,PS23001

PS15005,PS21002
PS14007,PS20002
PS16004,PS22002
PS17003,PS23002
PS14008

PS14009
PS21004
PS15006
PS15007
PS20005
PS14010
PS22004
PS16006
PS16007
PS23004
PS17004

PS14005
PS15003
PS21003
PS15004
PS14006
PS20004
PS16003
PS22003
PS16005
PS17002
PS23003

n/a

Add support for TLS 1.2 ciphers, AES256-GCM-SHA384 and AES128-GCM-SHA256.

B-05991

UBROKER
UCMD
UCMSRV
UCTL
UCTSRV
UDM
UDMSRV
UEM

UCMMCENG
UCTMCENG
UDMMCENG
UEMMCENG
USSMCENG

UBRCFG00
UCMCFGU0
UCMCFG00
UCSCFG00
UCTCFGU0
UCTCFG00
UDMCFGU0
UDMCFG00
UDSCFG00
UEMCFGU0
UEMCFG00

UBRCFG
UCMCFG
UCMCFGU
UCSCFG
UCTCFG
UCTCFGU
UDMCFG
UDMCFGU
UDSCFG
UEMCFG
UEMCFGU

UEMSRV

AIX, Linux x64
(RPM package),
Windows, z/OS


































AIX, Linux x64
(RPM package),
Windows

PS14001
PS15001,PS21001
PS15002
PS14002,PS20001
PS14003
PS16001,PS22001
PS16002
PS17001,PS23001

PS15005,PS21002
PS14007,PS20002
PS16004,PS22002
PS17003,PS23002
PS14008

PS14009
PS21004
PS15006
PS15007
PS20005
PS14010
PS22004
PS16006
PS16007
PS23004
PS17004

PS14005
PS15003
PS21003
PS15004
PS14006
PS20004
PS16003
PS22003
PS16005
PS17002
PS23003

n/a

Add min_ssl_protocol configuration option to manage TLS application protocol support.

B-06010

USAP
USPMCENG

AIX, Linux x64
(RPM package),
Windows, z/OS

PS18001
PS18002

Provide improved client fault tolerance for SAP process chains.

B-06011

UDM
UDMSRV

UDMMCENG
UDMCFG00
UDMCFGU0
UDSCFG00

UDMCFG
UDMCFGU
UDSCFG

AIX, Linux x64
(RPM package),
Windows, z/OS

PS16001
PS16002

PS16004
PS16006
PS22004
PS16007

PS16003
PS23003
PS16005

Add ability to authenticate Broker's certificate.

B-06017

USAP
USPMCENG

AIX, Linux x64
(RPM package),
Windows, z/OS

PS18001
PS18002

Provide ability to release intercepted child jobs.

D-06367

UBROKER

AIX, Linux x64
(RPM package),
Windows, z/OS

PS14001

Prevent Broker crash when it receives a specially-crafted malformed header.

D-06382

UAGCMD




UAGCMDZ

AIX, Linux x64
(RPM package),
Windows

z/OS

n/a




PS13001

Generate unique names for trace files.

D-06437

UAGSRV

z/OS

PS13002

Prevent possible S0C4 during variable substitution.

D-06440

UAGSRV

z/OS

PS13002

Tasks may stay in Submitted state after failing with a JCL error.

D-06443

UAGSRV

z/OS

PS13002

Prevent jobnames that start with IEFC from falsely reporting a JCL error.

D-06456

UAGSRV

z/OS

PS13002

Fix behavior that allows the Job Submission Checkpoint (JSC) dataset to contain duplicate keys, resulting in zOS tasks that stay in Submitted status.

B-03124

z/OS

UAGSRV

N/A

Add ability for batch jobs submitted via a [z/OS task] to execute on any image in a [Sysplex] environment.
 
New in this release.

B-04736

All

UAGSRV

N/A

Allow [File Monitor tasks] to recover from and resume execution following temporary environmental interruptions and other transient errors.
 
Two new configuration options are provided:

[FM_FAULT_TOLERANT]

[FM_FAULT_TOLERANT_TIMEOUT]

Previously delivered as B-04908 in 6.2.0.1.

B-05138

Windows,
z/OS

UECTLR

N/A

Remove license requirement.
 
Previously delivered as B-05480 in 6.2.0.2.

B-05428

z/OS

UAGCMDZ

N/A

Update command line help for wait-type} and {{wait-day-constraint parameters for the [ops-task-set-timewait] CLI function.
 
Previously delivered as B-05429 in 6.2.0.2.

B-05467

All

UDM,
UDMSRV

N/A

Provide new [built-in variables] to hold tokens found during wildcard (*, ?) pattern matching within a [forfiles] loop.
 
Previously delivered as B-05476 in 6.2.0.2.

B-05635

All

UDM,
UDMSRV

N/A

Add support for UTF-16LE and UTF-16BE codepage values in the [open] command.
 
Provide a [bom]={default|yes|no} attribute to control how byte order marks (BOMs) are managed in files converted to UTF-16.
 
New in this release.

B-05646

z/OS

Install

N/A

Update install job UNVIN07 to allocate a JSC dataset and set the jsc_dataset option the UAGCFG00 configuration member during a [new install].
 
New with this release.

B-05662

z/OS

UBROKER

N/A

Add [SYSPLEX_ROLE] configuration option to set an Agent’s participation in Sysplex to none (default), primary, or secondary.
 
New in this release.

B-05801

z/OS

Install

N/A

Add a new install job, UNVIN10, to allocate the JSC dataset during an [upgrade] from an earlier release.
 
NOTE: Starting with this release, UAGSRV requires a JSC dataset even if executing outside of a [Sysplex] environment.
 
New with this release.

B-05805

z/OS

UAGSRV

N/A

Add ability to specify a Job Submission Checkpoint (JSC) dataset and Coupling Facility structure via the [JSC_DATASET] and [CF_STRUCT_NAME] configuration options, respectively.
 
NOTE: Starting with this release, UAGSRV requires a JSC dataset even if executing outside of a [Sysplex] environment. A new install job, UNVIN10, is provided to allocate a JSC dataset if none exists (an [upgrade] from an earlier release). For [new installs], the dataset is created in UNVIN07.
 
New with this release.

D-03981

All

UDM,
UDMSRV

N/A

Retry and gracefully handle failed message queue memory allocations.
 
Previously delivered as D-04342 in 6.2.0.2.

D-05777

All

UAGSRV

N/A

Make sure [$\{ops_trigger_file_name_nopath\}] contains the correct value if the file name contains spaces.
 
Previously delivered as D-06243 in 6.2.0.3.

D-05830

All

UDM,
UDMSRV

N/A

Fix “Invalid command” following the last iteration of a [forfiles] loop when a command is stored in a script variable.
 
Previously delivered as D-05868 in 6.2.0.1.

D-05855

z/OS

UAGSRV

N/A

Fix a problem that may prevent Create and Delete [File Monitors] from completing.
 
Previously delivered as D-05867 in 6.2.0.1.

D-05878

z/OS

UAGSRV

N/A

Make sure that [z/OS tasks] with step condition codes require confirmation when JCL changes are made prior to rerun.
 
Previously delivered as D-05889 in 6.2.0.1.

D-05903

z/OS

UAGCMDZ

N/A

Update command line help for [ops-task-rerun] CLI function.
 
Previously delivered as D-06108 in 6.2.0.2.

D-05960

z/OS

UAGRERUN

N/A

Remove PARM=xxx debug statement when [UAGRERUN] is executed outside of UAGSRV.
 
New in this release.

D-05963

z/OS

UAGCMDZ

N/A

Remove condition that can cause [ops-trigger-now] to become unresponsive.
 
Previously delivered as D-05954 in 6.2.0.1.

D-05987

All

UAGSRV

N/A

Successfully return output when “last 1 line” is selected for retrieval.
 
Previously delivered as D-06105 in 6.2.0.2.

D-06005

z/OS

UAGU83

N/A

Make sure that [z/OS tasks] with step condition codes require confirmation when JCL changes are made prior to rerun.
 
Previously delivered as D-05889 in 6.2.0.1.

D-06126

All

UDM,
UDMSRV

N/A

Make value of [_existdir] built-in variable accessible when the [existdir] command is called from a subroutine or an external script.
 
Previously delivered as D-06124 in 6.2.0.2.

D-06163

z/OS

UAGCMDZ,
UAGCMD

N/A

Prevent possible segmentation fault when certain resources become unavailable during processing of an [ops-trigger-now] command.
 
Previously delivered as D-06164 in 6.2.0.3.

D-06237

All

UDM,
UDMSRV,
UDMMCENG

N/A

Make sure wildcard expansion correctly populates built-in $(_file.wildcardn) variables when a complete path name is specified in a [forfiles] statement.
 
Previously delivered as D-06241 in 6.2.0.3.

D-06262

Windows,
z/OS

UECTLR

N/A

Universal Brokers cannot be put into [managed mode] if no license information is defined in the UEC configuration file (license requirements were dropped from UEC in 6.2.0.2).
 
New in this release.

D-06278

z/OS

UAGSRV

N/A

Fix substitution of MSGCLASS and CLASS variables of more than 1 character.
 
New in this release.

D-06322

All

UDM,
UDMSRV

N/A

Prevent memory leak during [forfiles] processing.
 
New in this release.