(updated for V7.5.1.4 and 7.1.0.4 - 11/10/09)

A question I frequently get is what is the current maintenance is for the Rational COBOL Runtime for z/Series V6.0.1 product. Well the answer is it depends on what level of RBD you are using. Here is the list of PTFs by RBD release and the minimum PTF per release. Note that all have to be installed, up to the level of RBD you are using.

Also, the support website has now been updated as well. See:

Rational COBOL Runtime PTF List

and

For RBD in general:

RBD Fixes by Version

Level / PTF #

v6010 : /
v7000 : UK24108
v7100 : UK29575
v7101 : UK40726
v7102 : UK42718
v7510 : UK42740

V7511: UK43754
V7512: UK45676
V7513: UK46879

V7104: UK48413

V7514: UK51729 <-- This PTF will support all other levels of EGL as well (V7.5 .x and

with these important install notes

• UK24108 and UK40726 must be applied in two different steps
  (doing both in the same steps breaks SMP/E and the product must be installed again

Hello from Mark and Dave.

We hope this will be a blog that is of interest to many people. We work with a lot of customers who have existing applications running on System z in CICS, IMS, or batch that access files, DB2, or DL/I. The focus of this blog will be how you can transform existing z-based applications into a more modern architecture using EGL. This could include using EGL to wrapper existing applications into web services for SOA based systems, to restructuring applications to segment out the business and data logic, front-ending existing services or callable programs with EGL JSF or EGL Rich Ui (Web 2.0 capability currently in AlphaWorks), integration of EGL web technologies with the web services capabilities in Rational Developer for System z, and other appropriate topics.

We welcome your participation in this blog and hope you will share you thoughts, solutions, or other information related to using EGL to modernize System z based systems and environments.