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New for 4.1 Release

July 13, 1998 Release

Includes changes through October 1998

The following have been added to this release:

• AutoHTML -Web Enabling IMS Transactions. Shadow OS/390 Web Server uses IMS/APPC in order to execute online IMS transactions and commands. Once configured, if you need special processing, you can use the /*EXECIMS Section to build your /*WWW  rule.

• Assign LTERMs to IMS Transactions. With this feature, you can now assign meaningful LTERM (Logical Terminal) names based on Userid's or TCP/IP Addresses.

• New Web Server Application Program Interface (API) Functions. These allow access to IMS and CICS via REXX-language interfaces. (See SWSCICSC.HTM for information about CICS Return Areas, Response and Reason Codes.)  See the API Function Index for a complete list of all functions.

• Shadow/REXXTOOLS Version 5.1.3 upgrade. This new version of Shadow/REXXTOOLS includes support for:

  QSAM interface (OPEN, CLOSE, GET, PUT)
  BPAM interface (OPEN, CLOSE, GET, PUT, FINDM, STOWM)
  Address IDCAMS (all commands supported)
  Pattern matching function (MATCH)
  Data Set information functions (DSNINFO, DDNINFO, LISTA, LISTM)
  LISTC function (catalog lists -- designed for programming)
  DSNDEL function (deletes data sets)
  Better Estae (FREESDWA=YES)
  Racroute function can now suppress messages
  Enq/Deq better reporting of return and reason codes.

  Use the Site Map for quick access to specific Shadow/REXXTOOLS topics.

• Documentation Changes:
  • documentation was added on the Data Mapping Facility and an overview of the ISPF/SWS interface. Several subordinate topics were also added, such as Trace Browse, Trace Browse Archival Facility and several new trace parameters.
  • several new topic were added (such as, basic Internet information, Internet protocol, Internet URLs, How SWS Handles URLs, Configuring SSL Support, what to do before contacting technical support, etc.)
  • better navigation
    • "Previous/Next/Table of Contents/Parent Topic" hyperlinks
    • a site map 
    • hyperlinks to related topics on individual pages
    • more hyperlinks within the text of the topics
  • a glossary of terms was added. If you can't find the information using our new navigation tools, try the glossary. Many of the terms have hyperlinks back to the Web page or to other glossary entries which link back to the topic.
  • various rewrites of several topics.
  • a new Web/page design.

• Controlling SEF from a Batch Environment. The NEON.CNTL library contains the member, SWSBATCH. It illustrates two ways in which Shadow/REXX can be invoked, batch-mode TMP or standalone.

• Command (CMD) Rules. Command rules control client/server and Web access to the mainframe by using the Shadow Event Facility (SEF) to manage the environments on the host.

• HTTP Response Control Statement.  HTML extensions can be used to generate page-specific HTTP response header information. A new API, SWSRESP, allows rules to generate HTTP response headers.

 

New Web Server API Functions

Service Name	Shadow/REXX Support	HLL Support	Other REXX Support	Service Description
SWSAPCON				Execute IMS Transactions
SWSAPRCV				Receive output from IMS transaction
SWSAPSND				Send data to IMS transaction
SWSCLEDQ				Added HLL Support. Clears Shadow/REXX External Data Queue.
SWSECURE				Added HLL Support. Perform Security Authorization Functions
SWSEXCON				CICS EXCI Connect
SWSEXDIS				CICS EXCI Disconnect
SWSEXDPL				CICS EXCI DPL Request
SWSEXINI				Initialize CICS EXCI interface
SWSGetQueue				Equivalent to "PARSE PULL" operation in Shadow/REXX.
SWSRESP				Sets HTTP Response Header Information
SWSPutQueue				Equivalent to Shadow/REXX "QUEUE" (not "QUEUED()").
SWSQueryQueue				Partly equivalent to Shadow/REXX built-in function "QUEUED()".

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Prior Release Notes

January 17, 1997

October 17, 1996

September 9, 1996

June 30, 1996

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