Software Release Information

SCC Release 7.1
Service Level SL23236

 

August 24, 2023 – Registered customers and companies trialing DTS products can enter the Download Library to obtain the new release and documentation. If you require installation media, please contact DTS technical support.

 

Product Release
DIF / DLM / ZCC 7.1.11
ACC / SRS / SMSDebug / DLMALLOC / ZCCALLOC 7.1.11
Monitor / ABC / PRECALL / JCLQA 7.1.5
SCC DLimit 7.1.2
EASY/Exit 7.1.6
Useful Tools and Accessories 7.1.11

 

PTL Release 7.1
Service Level SL23146

 

May 26, 2023 – Registered customers and companies trialing DTS products can enter the Download Library to obtain the new release and documentation. If you require installation media, please contact DTS technical support.

 

Product Release
DIF 7.1.10
PTL / PTLFETCH 7.1.3

Minimum Version Requirements

The following table documents the minimum required version of the DTS Software products for each currently supported IBM operating system release. While prior versions of the products may run on the selected operating system, the listed versions are the minimum supported versions.

Please note: 7.1 is the current release of the DTS Software products.

In general, users should run the most current version of all DTS Software products. All maintenance is backward-compatible so that the current version of any DTS Software product runs properly on any currently supported IBM operating system version.

OS
Version
Minimum
Service Level
DIF
DLM
ZVT
ACC
SRS
SMSDEBUG
DLMALLOC
ZVTALLOC
MON
ABC
PRECALL
DSL EXT Simulate
2000
z/OS 2.3 SCC R6.1 SL17353 6.1.21 6.1.20 6.1.16 6.1.11 6.1.12  
PTL R6.1 SL18170 6.1.23         6.1.2
z/OS 2.4 SCC R6.1 SL19287 6.1.27 6.1.27 6.1.18 6.1.11 6.1.17  
PTL R6.1 SL20234 6.1.29         6.1.5
z/OS 2.5 SCC R7.1 SL21153 7.1.4 7.1.4 7.1.2 7.1.1 7.1.2  
PTL R6.1 SL20234 6.1.29         6.1.5
z/OS 3.1 SCC R7.1 SL23236 7.1.11 7.1.11 7.1.5 7.1.2 7.1.6  
PTL R6.1 SL20234 6.1.29         6.1.5

Notes:

  • IBM z/OS 3.1 has system changes that required updates to EXT processing. Upgrade to SL23236 or higher for successful execution. Earlier versions of EXT will fail.
  • IBM z/OS 2.5 has system changes that required updates to SRS ADDVOL processing. Upgrade to SL21153 or higher for successful execution. Earlier versions of SRS will fail.
  • IBM z/OS 2.4 has system changes that required updates to SMSDEBUG processing. For SMSDEBUG processing, upgrade to SL19287 or higher. Earlier versions of ACC will not provide correct results for SMSDEBUG processing.
  • IBM z/OS 2.4 removes the SYS1.PARMLIB(DIAGxx) ALLOWUSERKEYCSA function. Simulate 2000 (PTL) users should upgrade to at least SL20234 or higher for compatibility.
  • IBM z/OS 2.3 has system changes that required updates to SRS ADDVOL processing for VSAM files. For VSAM ADDVOL recovery, upgrade to SL17353 or higher. Earlier versions of SRS will not get control to perform ADDVOL recovery.
  • Your current version information can be obtained with the following DIF console command: “F DIF,STATUS”
  • The Dynamic Install Facility (DIF) is not a licensed product, but is a required component under which all of the other DTS Software products run.