List of incompatibilities

This section provides the list of features that are changed in HULFT8 and have introduced limitations for use in HULFT Ver.7. For details about the limitations, refer to Common incompatibilities and its following sections.

Icons shown in the column "Products"

  • The icons indicate that incompatibility has arisen between versions higher than or equal to the version and versions lower than the version. For example, when you see the icon below, it means there is incompatibility between HULFT Ver.7 and HULFT Ver.8.0.0 or higher:

    HULFT-JPN

    8.0.0

    HULFT-ENG

    8.0.0

  • In the following cases, a hyphen (-) is used:

    • When the version does not exist

    • When the function does not exist

    • When the function is not supported because the function is specific to a language

Common incompatibilities

Feature Title

Products

Differences in file transfer and request acceptance operations

HULFT

8.0.0

-

Discontinuation of alert notification utility

HULFT

8.0.0

-

Increase of ID length

HULFT

8.0.0

-

Discontinuation of receive in XML format function

HULFT

8.0.0

-

Modification in setting value name of EBCDIC set

HULFT

8.1.0

-

Modification in setting value name of field type

HULFT

8.1.0

-

Modification in setting value name of Code Set for Transfer

HULFT

8.1.0

-

Modification in behavior of Joined File Split command

HULFT

8.1.0

-

Modification in terminology and naming

HULFT

8.4.0

-

Incompatibilities specific to HULFT for Mainframe

Feature Title

Products

Modified or obsolete fields in System Environment Settings

HULFT

8.1.0

HULFT

8.4.0

Modified fields in Send Management Information

HULFT

8.1.0

-

Modified fields in Receive Management Information

HULFT

8.1.0

HULFT

8.4.0

Modified or obsolete fields in Host Information

HULFT

8.1.0

HULFT

8.4.0

Modification in setting values for the subsequent character field

HULFT

8.4.0

-

Modification in formats of log files

HULFT

8.1.0

HULFT

8.4.0

Modification in naming convention of receive work file in multiple receiving

HULFT

8.1.0

-

Modification in implementation method of EBCDIC user table

HULFT

8.1.0

-

Discontinuation of support for alternative index organization

HULFT

8.1.0

-

Modification in API utilization

HULFT

8.1.0

-

Modification in behavior to display received messages

HULFT

8.2.0

-

Incompatibilities specific to HULFT for UNIX/Linux and HULFT for NSK

Feature Title

Products

Modified or obsolete fields in System Environment Settings

HULFT

8.0.0

HULFT

8.1.0

HULFT

8.4.0

Modified fields in Send Management Information

HULFT

8.0.0

HULFT

8.1.0

HULFT

8.4.0

Modified fields in Receive Management Information

HULFT

8.0.0

HULFT

8.1.0

HULFT

8.4.0

Modified or obsolete fields in Host Information

HULFT

8.0.0

HULFT

8.1.0

HULFT

8.4.0

Discontinuation of FIFO communication for send daemon communication method

HULFT

8.0.0

-

-

Discontinuation of output of message logs to FIFO files function

HULFT

8.0.0

-

-

Modifications introduced by allowing general users to use HULFT

HULFT

8.0.0

-

-

Modification in maximum length of each path for silent installation

HULFT

8.0.0

-

-

Modification in formats of log files

HULFT

8.0.0

-

-

Partial discontinuation of function for dynamic setting at startup of daemon

HULFT

8.0.0

-

-

Modification of receive cancelation

HULFT

8.0.0

-

-

Discontinuation of heartbeat/mutual monitoring mode

HULFT

8.0.0

-

-

Modification to behavior at unsuccessful end of pre-receive job

HULFT

8.1.0

-

-

Modification to behavior at timeout of pre-receive job

HULFT

8.1.0

-

-

Modification to separator strings in comment field of Receive Management Information

HULFT

8.1.0

-

-

Modification to separator strings in comment field of Host Information

HULFT

8.1.0

-

-

Modification of status code

HULFT

8.1.0

-

-

Difference between the versions in behavior of generation file / CSV format receive function

HULFT

8.1.0

-

-

Compulsorization of TCPIP^PROCESS^NAME DEFINE Setting

HULFT

8.1.0

-

-

Modification in names of screens

HULFT

8.4.0

-

-

Change in names of commands and utilities

HULFT

8.4.0

-

-

Change in structures of system files

HULFT

8.4.0

-

-

Incompatibilities specific to HULFT for Windows

Feature Title

Products

Modification of file configuration

HULFT

8.0.0

-

-

Modified or obsolete fields in System Environment Settings

HULFT

8.0.0

HULFT

8.1.0

HULFT

8.4.0

Modified fields in Send Management Information

HULFT

8.0.0

HULFT

8.1.0

-

Modified fields in Receive Management Information

HULFT

8.0.0

HULFT

8.1.0

HULFT

8.4.0

Modified or obsolete fields in Host Information

HULFT

8.0.0

HULFT

8.1.0

HULFT

8.4.0

Change in formats of environment variables used for Mail Interface (in Japanese mode)

HULFT

8.0.0

-

-

Modification in formats of log files

HULFT

8.0.0

-

-

Modification in default installation folder

HULFT

8.0.0

-

-

Disallowance of location change of installation folder in update installation

HULFT

8.0.0

-

-

Modified fields in Schedule Information

HULFT

8.4.0

-

-

Modified fields in File Trigger Information

HULFT

8.4.0

-

-

Change in structures of system files

HULFT

8.4.0

-

-

Modification in terminology and naming

HULFT

8.4.0

-

-

Handling of EOF in text files

HULFT

8.1.0

-

-

Incompatibilities specific to HULFT for IBMi

Feature Title

Products

Modified or obsolete fields in System Environment Settings

HULFT

8.1.0

HULFT

8.4.0

Modified fields in Send Management Information

HULFT

8.1.0

-

Modified fields in Receive Management Information

HULFT

8.1.0

HULFT

8.4.0

Modified or obsolete fields in Host Information

HULFT

8.1.0

HULFT

8.4.0

Modification in formats of log files

HULFT

8.1.0

HULFT

8.4.0

Modification in length per record in operation log files

HULFT

8.1.0

-

Modification in generation file information file and multiple receive information file

HULFT

8.1.0

-

Modification in names of screens

HULFT

8.4.0

-

Change in names of commands and utilities

HULFT

8.4.0

-

Incompatibilities specific to HULFT Manager

Feature Title

Products

Modification in target host type for connection

MGR

8.0.0

-

Modification of supported option products

MGR

8.0.0

-

Discontinuation of batch distribution function

MGR

8.0.0

-

Modification in character code of output files

MGR

8.0.0

-