The requirements for installing Finalist on a z/OS platform are:
- You must be running on a currently supported IBM operating system.
- See http://www.ibm.com/software/info/supportlifecycle for a list of currently supported IBM operating systems.
- For batch processing, you must run in a region that has at least 100M of storage available. Additional options like DPV or LACSLink can significantly increase the storage requirements.
- Finalist provides, as a default option, a version of batch executable compiled with the IBM High Performance Linker option also called XPLINK. XPLINK requires the use of PDSEs. You are not required to use the XPLINK version of Finalist. If you choose not to use the XPLINK version, remove the steps in INSTALLB that begin with XP. If you choose to use the XPLINK version of Finalist batch processing, replace your normal Finalist batch loadlib with the XPLINK Finalist loadlib.
- Finalist provides, as a default option, a version of batch executable compiled for 64-bit z/OS. This version uses the X64 qualifier in the dataset name. You are not required to use the X64 version of Finalist. If you choose not to use the X64 version, remove the steps in INSTALLB that begin with X6. If you choose to use the X64 version of Finalist batch processing, replace your normal Finalist batch loadlib with the X64 Finalist loadlib.
- If you are installing Finalist z/OS for CICS, you must install the batch option first, then move ahead to Installing Finalist for z/OS CICS.
- If you are installing Finalist z/OS for IMS, you must install the batch option first, then move ahead to Installing Finalist for z/OS IMS.