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M I C R O F O C U S E A R L Y R E L E A S E
V3.2.20
Running Under The DG/UX
Operating System Version 5.4.3
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SUMMARY OF EARLY RELEASE FEATURES
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION
SUPPORT
EARLY USER PROGRAM
SUMMARY OF EARLY RELEASE FEATURES
INTRODUCTION
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Early Release features are selected features, being developed for future
Micro Focus products, which have reached a sufficiently advanced stage to
allow us to make them available to you for you to investigate. We believe
they will be of great interest and value to you in their current form.
In general, an Early Release feature will be in an advanced state of
development or in an early testing phase in preparation for future
release, but will not have undergone full testing or have full
documentation.
Micro Focus is introducing these Early Release features with the intent
of making them fully supported components in future products. However,
Micro Focus can make no commitment to this intent, or to retaining the
feature in the current product or any future product.
SUPPORT
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Early Release features are supported through your Product Support
representative. However, your representative will not necessarily have
the same level of information as with full release items and will pass
your problems to the Product Usability Group who will provide second
level support. This varies from the typical second level of support. The
Product Usability Group will evaluate and prioritize all user needs, and
coordinate any changes to interfaces.
If you intend to work closely with any of the Early Release features, and
would like greater support and the chance to put forward your suggestions
for the future of the feature, you should consider registering for an
Early User Program.
EARLY USER PROGRAM
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Users are invited to participate in an Early User Program for the Early
Release features.
In return for informed commentary on the state of the Early Release
features, and proposed changes to improve product usability, Early
User registrants will be kept informed on the status of the features
and will automatically receive software and documentation upgrades to
these features when available. Also, they will be regularly contacted
for feedback and problem reports by the Early User Program Manager (a
member of the Product Usability Group). This will be in addition to the
early release technical support protocols defined above.
There are only a limited number of positions in the Early User Program
per feature. To register for the Early User Program for any of the Early
Release features, contact your Sales Representative at Micro Focus.
SUMMARY OF EARLY RELEASE FEATURES
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GNT Animator
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GNT Animator enables you to symbolically debug COBOL applications
comprised of generated (.gnt) code or any mixture of .gnt and
intermediate (.int) code.
This feature is available only on SCO UNIX.
Micro Focus's current aim is for this feature to be part of Micro Focus
COBOL Toolbox in a future release.
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