Description:
Customers migrating to supported releases of TIBCO® Object Service Broker will usually need to apply maintenance to their executable library and metastore database to bring their system up to the maintenance required for the final target release migration step. The migration path is documented in the Release Notes accompanying each release of the product.

If you are migrating from a recent release, you will be able to obtain the required maintenance from the TIBCO Support website:

ftp://support-ftp.TIBCO.com

        using directories:
                     available_downloads/Mainframe/OSB  (Releases 5.x)              
               -or-
                     available_downloads/Mainframe/ObjectStar  (Releases 4.x)    

The TIBCO Support website does not provide maintenance for products older than 4.0. See RESOLUTION below for directions regarding obtaining older maintenance and documentation.

ENVIRONMENT:
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All environments supporting TIBCO® Object Service Broker

TIBCO PRODUCTS:
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TIBCO® Object Service Broker 5.0.0
TIBCO® ObjectStar Integration Foundation 4.x
ObjectStar 3.x

RESOLUTION:
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For migrations from releases older than 4.0, please open a Service Request using the final migration target release. Request TIBCO Support assistance in obtaining the required maintenance files and documentation.

REFERENCES:
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TIBCO Release Notes for the product releases involved
TIBCO documentation library for the product releases involved

LATE BREAKING NEWS ITEMS:
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LBN1-8QUAF6 -End of support notification for ObjectStar 3.2 and prior versions
LBN1-9R8GR9 -End of support for TIBCO® ObjectStar Release 4.1.x and all earlier versions.
LBN1-BNMWVX -Errors within the TIBCO® Object Service Broker Release Notes for Software Release 5.2.0 pertaining to Database Migration Maintenance for z/OS