Installation
LANSA Composer Client
The LANSA Composer Windows client installer now offers the option of installing the LANSA Web Administrator program. (LANSA Web Administrator can be used, if necessary, to change the LANSA for the Web configuration on the LANSA Composer server.)
Altova MapForce version 2014 release 2 (2014R2) is provided on the media. It is strongly recommended that MapForce is upgraded to this level on all LANSA Composer clients.
LANSA Composer Server on IBM i
The LANSA Composer installation on IBM i servers now supports installation into independent auxiliary storage pools (IASP), if required.
LANSA Composer Server on Windows
The Windows server installation of LANSA Composer has been completely revised. It is now uses "standard" Windows installer/MSI technology, which will make future patches and upgrades simpler and more flexible. It also appears as a separate item in the Control Panel Programs and Features and can be uninstalled in the usual way.
Only a single copy of the LANSA Composer server may be installed on a Windows server.
LANSA Composer's database tables are now installed using a new and constant database schema/collection/owner (LC_DTA), meaning that in future versions, the post-installation task to "cleanup" the previous collection will no longer be necessary (it is necessary for this version, however).
More of the post-installation tasks are now automated - in particular the installation of LANSA Composer's data directory and files. On the Windows server, the first client to connect will no longer need to complete the Server Initialization wizard.
LANSA Runtime Version Information
LANSA Composer version 5.0 is built with LANSA version 13SP1 at EPC level 131100 and requires a run-time environment at least at that level. In addition it requires LANSA Integrator at EPC level 131300. This is of concern only to existing users who have installed LANSA Composer in an existing LANSA system. The upgrade of standard LANSA Composer installations (in their own LANSA run-time system) will upgrade all the necessary components.