July 2020

To:           CA IDMS™ Server Customers

From:      The Broadcom CA IDMS Server Product Team

Subject:   General Availability Announcement for CA IDMS Server Version 17.1

Broadcom is pleased to present you with the Generally Available (GA) Continuous Delivery (CD) release of CA IDMS Server. We will enhance this version using the CD model, which provides new features and product fixes to you faster with easier deployment.

In the CD release model:

• Enhancements are delivered in the maintenance service stream as feature PTFs. New product features and fixes are no longer bundled together.  For CA IDMS Server 17.1, enhancements and fixes will be available as new product installations downloaded from Broadcom support.

• Enhancements are delivered disabled where possible to give you more control over when and how the features are implemented. With new features disabled, you control when to make the new features available for use in your environment. An explicit action is required to enable the feature.

• Product validation programs are available so that you can influence feature design and test new features and capabilities before they are made generally available (GA). For more information about these programs, go to validate.broadcom.com or contact [email protected].

• Individual product fixes are provided when needed, separate from product features. You can apply product fixes without enabling new features, which limits exposure to additional features being applied in a production environment.

For more information about Continuous Delivery, see the Mainframe Common Maintenance Procedures documentation here. For more information, please reach out to Broadcom CA IDMS Server Product Manager, Sheila Miller at [email protected] or 781-313-8256.

For detailed information about this release, current support information, and the latest technical bulletins, visit the CA IDMS product page at Support. For download instructions, follow the procedure for obtaining and installing the product in the “Install CA IDMS Server” section of the IDMS Server documentation at https://techdocs.broadcom.com.

To connect, learn, and share with other customers, join and participate in the CA IDMS user community at https://community.broadcom.com/home. For available education courses, visit Education and Learning.

If you have any questions or require assistance, contact support. To speak with a customer representative or a support engineer, call +1-800-225-5224 in North America or see support for a local number in your country.

Thank you for your business.