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NEWS NOVEMBER 1, 1999
INNOVATION DATA PROCESSING ANNOUNCEMENTS

TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR DEC. 31,1999 TO JAN. 4, 2000

All technical support during this period will be provided by Innovation's USA Corporate Office. There are three ways to contact us during this period.

By phone: (973) 890-7300 By Fax: (973) 890-7147
By e-mail: support@fdrinnovation.com

Use whichever is convenient for you. This office will be staffed during this entire period. To receive any Y2K related fixes or recommendations we strongly urge that you subscribe to our FREE news-via-e-mail service. This will be the method we will use to notify users of fixes or any special considerations that are Y2K related.

Customers who receive support through our European offices have been advised of the local calling procedures.

BACKUP SUPPORT SITE

We have established a backup communication center in case of a power or communication failure at our USA corporate data center during this period.

If because of a disaster at our primary USA support center, you are unable to contact us at the normal number (973) 890-7300, these other numbers will become operational.

They are (212) 307-5940 or (212) 307-5949

These numbers are only to be used if you are unable to contact us at the normal number. Our Web page will be updated to reflect any changes to these contact procedures.

October 29, 1999

IMPORTANT TECHNICAL BULLETIN

Dear FDR Customer,

Ref: Y2K Problem

We have discovered a Y2K problem that occurs when a multi-volume VSAM cluster is the first or only cluster restored. If the run date is in year 20xx, the creation date in the catalog will show year 19xx. While the date is incorrect, the creation date in the catalog is not usually used in any processing. The creation date in the DSCB, which is used by many programs, is set properly.

Attached are fixes for:
V5.2 L60 to L66 P52.1345 -- V5.3 L20 to L25 P53.2148 -- V5.3 L30 to L35 P53.3092

Note: If you are licensed for ABR, you must be running Version 5.3 Level 20 or higher.

If you want to download the fix go to our web site to access our FTP site.

Click on FTP. Your access code is __________________. The ________ is in upper case.

Go to the download directory and then select FDR_V52 or FDR_V53 then select either P521345.PTF or P532148.PTF or P533092.PTF.

If you want a replacement tape (V5.3 L36) with the fix applied, fax a copy of this letter or E-Mail your request to support@fdrinnovation.com.

FDR Version 5.2 Level 60 thru 66
ZAP-ID : P-52.1345
NAME FDRDSFAL FDRDSFAL
IDRDATA P521345
VER 34CF 03
VER 34D6 C5E3,C3D9,C4E3
REP 34CF 04
REP 34D6 C3D9,C4E3,F240
CHECKSUM 6A77C3E4


FDR Version 5.3
Level 20 thru 25
FDR Version 5.3
Level 30 thru 35
ZAP-ID : P-53.2148 ZAP-ID : P-53.3092
NAME FDRDSFAL FDRDSFAL NAME FDRDSFAL FDRDSFAL
IDRDATA P532148 IDRDATA P533092
VER 34FB 03 VER 354F 03
VER 3502 C5E3,C3D9,C4E3 VER 3556 C5E3,C3D9,C4E3
REP 34FB 04 REP 354F 04
REP 3502 C3D9,C4E3,F240 REP 3556 C3D9,C4E3,F240
CHECKSUM C2A3C411 CHECKSUM 6AF7C466


WARNING: Always apply SUPERZAPS with the CHECKSUM provided. If the CHECKSUM results in an error, then the ZAP was NOT applied correctly. Contact Innovation for assistance at 973-890-7300.

IMPORTANT TECHNICAL BULLETIN

Dear FDREPORT Customer,
Ref: Y2K Problem


We have discovered a low-impact Y2K problem in FDREPORT.

Under some circumstances FDREPORT will read the creation and expiration dates for ICF VSAM clusters from the catalog instead of from the VTOC and VVDS. When this is done, year 2000 and beyond are formatted as year 19xx. This affects the FDREPORT fields CRDATE, EXPDATE, CRDAYS, and EXPDAYS.

The problem only occurs in these circumstances:
1) FDREPORT is running unauthorized (not recommended)
2) The rarely used parameter ENABLE=DATELOCATE is specified
3) the undocumented parameter ICFSOURCE=LOCATE is specified
4) an error occurs while reading the VVDS

We believe that this will affect very few customers, but if you believe that you may have one or more of these conditions, please apply the attached fix (P53.2150 or P53.3100). V5.3 level 36 and above will contain the fix.



FDR Version 5.3 Level 20 thru 25
ZAP-ID : P-53.2150
NAME F$REPDV1 F$REPDV1
IDRDATA P532150
VER 09F2 05EF
VER 2D30 05EF
VER 6BC0 9001
VER 6C14 9001
REP 09F2 0700
REP 2D30 0700
REP 6BC0 07F8
REP 6C14 07F8
CHECKSUM 1DED49D0
NAME F$REPDV5 F$REPDV5
IDRDATA P532150
VER 080C 05EF
VER 3C84 05EF
VER 7098 9001
VER 70EC 9001
REP 080C 0700
REP 3C84 0700
REP 7098 07F8
REP 70EC 07F8
CHECKSUM 4C2949D0
NAME F$REPDV8 F$REPDV8
IDRDATA P532150
VER 4668 9001
VER 46BC 9001
REP 4668 07F8
REP 46BC 07F8
CHECKSUM 1A492FF2
FDR Version 5.3 Level 30 thru 35
ZAP-ID : P-53.3100
NAME F$REPDV1 F$REPDV1
IDRDATA P533100
VER 0A20 05EF
VER 2D9E 05EF
VER 6DF8 9001
VER 6E4C 9001
REP 0A20 0700
REP 2D9E 0700
REP 6DF8 07F8
REP 6E4C 07F8
CHECKSUM 280549D0
NAME F$REPDV5 F$REPDV5
IDRDATA P533100
VER 080C 05EF
VER 3CD6 05EF
VER 70E8 9001
VER 713C 9001
REP 080C 0700
REP 3CD6 0700
REP 70E8 07F8
REP 713C 07F8
CHECKSUM 4E0D49D0
NAME F$REPDV8 F$REPDV8
IDRDATA P533100
VER 4678 9001
VER 46CC 9001
REP 4678 07F8
REP 46CC 07F8
CHECKSUM 1A892FF2


If you want to download the fix go to our web site to access our FTP site.

WARNING: Always apply SUPERZAPS with the CHECKSUM provided. If the CHECKSUM results in an error, then the ZAP was NOT applied correctly. Contact Innovation for assistance at 973-890-7300.