TAA Tools

TAA Productivity Tools

Refresh Date: 2024-01-15
Refresh Number: T101 Applies to IBM i Releases 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5

IMPORTANT

Please make sure you have the following PTFs or their supersedes installed on your system. These correct IBM problems that may cause an install failure. The problem was reported as APAR SE66239.

R710 SI63541 (if installing R68 or earlier)
R720 SI63531
R730 SI63540

In addition the following PTF is required on 7.3 in order for some of the authorization list tools to work properly:

R730 SI60781

No known PTFs are required for 7.4 at this time.

7.2 Support

Refresh 72 (May 15, 2021) was the last refresh for IBM i 7.2. Fixes to 7.2 tools will continue to be made on an “as needed” basis until April 30, 2024.

Note

You should use the installation process and not attempt to save the TAATOOL and TAASECURE libraries from one system and restore to another system or even another partition on the same system.

If the tools do not already exist on your system, you will need both *SECADM and *ALLOBJ special authorities to do the initial install. If they do exist, then you could also do an install if you are on the TAAINSTALL authorization list with *USE authority.

Overview

The TAA Productivity Tools are licensed to a specific serial number and software tier. You may install the TAA Productivity Tools on an unlicensed system for a maximum of seven days. After this you will need a demo license or a full license. Keys for either may be obtained by contacting TAA Tools support.

You should not attempt to install the TAA Productivity Tools unless you have at least 2 GB of free space on your system. If you have less than 2 GB of free space, see the section later in this document. After the install is completed, the TAA Productivity Tools require approximately 600 MB.

The TAATOOL objects are shipped in a compressed form. The size of the TAATOOL library will increase as you use the objects.

The TAA Archive is standard and contains a compressed version of all of the source. If you have a full license, you may display or ‘copy out’ any of the source. After installing, see the CPYTAA, CPYTAA2, or CPYTAAALL commands to ‘copy out’ the source.

If you have changed the defaults for the system RSTLIB command in QSYS, you must change back to the system defaults.

Support

You can contact support by emailing support or calling 507-258-5182. Telephone support is available Monday through Friday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern Time.

Documentation

Full documentation for all tools is available on our web site: https://taatool.com/.

After installation, all documentation for the TAA Tools is available within the tool itself. Use the WRKTAA command to see the tool documentation. Use the HELPTAA command to view all of the “How To” documentation for the tools.

Installation

TAA Productivity Tools installation can be done by physical CD or by CD image. Installation instructions are found on our web site.