I’ve been revisiting Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas recently, and it got me thinking about how older games like this fit into today’s hardware and software landscape.

Even though it’s a pretty old title, it still seems to push mobile devices in interesting ways — things like open-world rendering, AI behavior, and continuous background streaming of assets. On my phone, for example, I’ve noticed occasional heating and battery drain during longer sessions, which surprised me a bit given the game’s age.

So I’m curious from a more technical perspective:

Do you think games like GTA San Andreas are still useful as a kind of “real-world” benchmark for testing performance, thermal behavior, or optimization on modern devices? Or are modern engines and workloads so different now that it’s no longer a meaningful comparison?

Also, if anyone here has looked into how the mobile port is optimized (or not), I’d love to hear your insights — especially around CPU/GPU usage, memory handling, or any known bottlenecks.

Interested to hear your thoughts and experiences!

Now for the rest of the story…

Even if you have turned ISNREUSE on it is possible for the AC to grow. Here is what happens when you add a record to a file.

1. ADABAS checks the files FCB to see if there is an ISN available for REUSE. It keeps a list of eight there.

2. ADABAS also keeps a pointer in the FCB to the current location in the AC. The rule is that ADABAS will only read up to one AC block to refill the list of eight available ISN’s for reuse.

3. If ADABAS does not find any ISN’s available for reuse it will set the location pointer to the next AC block but then assign the new record an ISN equal to TOP ISN plus one. This is done for performance so that an ADD does not cause a scan of the whole AC (lots of IO).

Hope this helps those inquiring minds…

Eugene (Gene) Miklovich

ADABAS/NATURAL Systems Support and DBA

Cell: 916-202-7047

Normal Hours: 8am-4pm E.T.

Please call or text if assistance needed outside these hours.

Out of Office Notice:

When inserting a new record into an Adabas file, how does Adabas decide which ISN (Internal Sequence Number) to assign? Does it always generate the next sequential ISN, or can it reuse ISNs from deleted records depending on the file settings?

If anyone has experience with this or can explain the internal logic behind ISN allocation, please share your insights or examples.

Regards

Soumitra Dutta

Detailed explanation of the problem:

I do not know if this is a problem or not.
When I sign on to the development CICS region TTMER using either NV31 or NATP I am receiving an error message :-

NAT1073 Initialization of EDITOR buffer pool failed. (Local)
NAT1073 Initialization of EDITOR buffer pool failed. (Local)

Thing is as far as I can tell I cannot see this error message causing an issue, apart from the error message I can sign on OK, I can do all my work OK, it’s just this weird error message that has just started today (16/2/26)

I am not getting any kind of error message in any other CICS region, it is just TTMER

Error messages / full error message screenshot / log file:

I do not know if this is a problem or not.
When I sign on to the development CICS region TTMER using either NV31 or NATP I am receiving an error message :-

NAT1073 Initialization of EDITOR buffer pool failed. (Local)
NAT1073 Initialization of EDITOR buffer pool failed. (Local)

Thing is as far as I can tell I cannot see this error message causing an issue, apart from the error message I can sign on OK, I can do all my work OK, it’s just this weird error message that has just started today (16/2/26)

I am not getting any kind of error message in any other CICS region, it is just TTMER

Question related to a free trial, or to a production (customer) instance?

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see my reply above:

webMethods community content incl. free trials has moved to IBM:

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You won’t find any webMethods content here anymore. Please ask your questions in the IBM Community.

Thanks,
Felix

Hello Everyone,

I’m new to webMethods and currently learning Integration Server, Flow Services, and EDI (850) for a freelance opportunity.

I’m trying to set up a local practice environment, but I’m unable to find the webMethods Service Designer free download or trial installer on the Tech Community downloads page.

Could someone please guide me to:

• The latest Service Designer standalone ZIP, or

• The Integration Server + Designer trial installer, or

• Any official link for setting up a local development environment?

I mainly want to practice:

• Creating packages and Flow services

• Mapping and pipeline

• EDI basics (850)

Any help or direction would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance
Prasad

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Sven_Born:

Docker Hub - SAG Deutschland GmbH

Hi Sven Born, thank you for your valuable response and for sharing such a helpful community.

Regards
Meenu Hinduja & Dheeraj Sudan

For Adabas and Natural you can use the Community Edition containers:

Docker Hub - SAG Deutschland GmbH

Software AG Containers

Starting with Natural 9.3.3, Community Edition is no longer a separate product. It is now a license-free operating mode that is automatically used when Natural starts without a license. For convenience, the term “Natural Community Edition” may still be used, even though it is no longer a standalone product. Natural with no-license has limitation and it is documented in this link.

I hope this information helps.

Regards

Dheeraj Sudan and Meenu Hinduja

1. Natural CE Docker image: softwareag/natural-ce:9.3.3
2. Adabas Database Docker image: softwareag/adabas-ce:7.4.0
3. Adabas Manager Docker image: softwareag/adabasmanager-ce:9.4.0
4. **NaturalONE Community Edition **

Detailed explanation of the problem:

I am experiencing issues when using the Data Browser based on a DDM.
The DDM contains a total of 1107 records.

• When the query is limited to around 200 records, the Data Browser works correctly.

• However, when I try to retrieve the maximum number of records (1107), the operation does not complete successfully and it becomes impossible to display the data.

The entire environment is running in Docker containers, using Adabas Manager, Adabas Database, and Natural CE images. The IDE in use is NaturalONE Community Edition.

Error messages / full error message screenshot / log file:

When attempting to execute the Data Browser to retrieve the full set of records, an error is displayed and the operation cannot be completed successfully.

The error occurs specifically when requesting the maximum number of records defined in the DDM.
A screenshot of the error message is attached for reference.

At the moment, no additional detailed error message is written to the screen beyond what is shown in the Data Browser.
Natural and Adabas log files can be provided if required.

I do like to tune to minimize calls and IO, so I maximize LBP 1^st then LWP.

However these ten to be fine tuning.

Look at applications for redundant calls, potential use of multifetch, …

Eugene (Gene) Miklovich

ADABAS/NATURAL Systems Support and DBA

Cell: 916-202-7047

Normal Hours: 8am-4pm E.T.

Please call or text if assistance needed outside these hours.

Out of Office Notice:

Please take a look into a similar question here in the forum:
Issues with Adabas on Linux - Seeking Optimization Tips

I’m Dheeraj Sudan from the UK. I’m a software developer and also run a business with my wife Meenu Hinduja. I’m working with Adabas on Linux and experiencing performance and optimization issues, particularly slow query execution. I’m looking for best practices, tuning parameters, or configuration tips to improve performance. If you’ve worked with Adabas on Linux or integrated it with Natural, I’d appreciate any advice on optimizing queries and streamlining the overall setup. Thanks in advance for your insights!

Thanks,
Meenu Hinduja & Dheeraj Sudan

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If you are still at 4.2.2 then use SYSMAIN to list SYSCST library.

Eugene (Gene) Miklovich

ADABAS/NATURAL Systems Support and DBA

Cell: 916-202-7047

Normal Hours: 8am-4pm E.T.

Please call or text if assistance needed outside these hours.

Out of Office Notice:

Nice to hear from you too. We are both doing fine thanks.

Hentie

Regards

David Simons

Thanks, this is very useful and it looks like they have used different names.

Do you remember if the CSFUNLD and CSFLOAD utilities were available in v4.2?

Hentie

You also need to dig deep to see what sub components are used as these may change.

CONSTRUCT uses a naming philosophy for components with a digit at the end.

Least digit is most current for example XXXXXX8 is most current XXXXXX9 is previous.

If you have custom models that have components that are updated that use SAG names

Then you should create a Previous version and adjust the model to use that previous version.

Lots of Fun…

Eugene (Gene) Miklovich

ADABAS/NATURAL Systems Support and DBA

Cell: 916-202-7047

Normal Hours: 8am-4pm E.T.

Please call or text if assistance needed outside these hours.

Out of Office Notice:

https://hub.docker.com/u/softwareag

Detailed explanation of the problem: Natural and Adabas CE not available anymore?!?!?!? What are you trying to prevent interested clients and chase them away away. What a waste of time. Well done I was quite interested and now I want nothing to do with these products. No documentation or pages explaining you no longer offer CE. In fact you just go in circles trying to find it, remove those dead pages for crying out load, what a terrible experience and I haven’t even used it yet:

Error messages / full error message screenshot / log file:

Question related to a free trial, or to a production (customer) instance?

Thank you very much – we have already identified the custom Models.

Hentie

Eugene (Gene) Miklovich

ADABAS/NATURAL Systems Support and DBA

Cell: 916-202-7047

Normal Hours: 8am-4pm E.T.

Please call or text if assistance needed outside these hours.

Out of Office Notice:

Detailed explanation of the problem: Upgrading to latest version V8.2

Error messages / full error message screenshot / log file: Looking for Documentation or Guidance on Upgrading Natural Construct v4.2.2 to v8.2.2

Question related to a free trial, or to a production (customer) instance?

Hello everyone,

We are planning to upgrade Natural Construct from version 4.2.2 to version 8.2.2 and would appreciate any documentation, best practices, or pointers you can share.

Specifically, we are interested in:

• Steps or considerations for the upgrade process

• Known issues or compatibility concerns

• Lessons learned from similar upgrades

If you have experience with this upgrade or know where to find official resources, please let me know. Thanks Hentie

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After an incredible conference this year, we’re bringing back everything you loved and then some. Expect more connections, more insights, and the same high-octane energy that makes the Adabas & Natural community so special.

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Building on this year’s momentum, the program will continue to focus exclusively on our Adabas & Natural user groups. Expect even more connections, more insights, and the same high-octane content you’ve come to love from the world of Adabas & Natural.

Also back by popular demand, we’ll once again offer Innovation Labs and free product training sessions. Stay tuned for more details to be announced soon.

We Want to Hear From You
We’re shaping the agenda right now — and this is where you come in!
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WRITE (01) 'first report'  /* writes to CMPRT01
DEFINE PRINTER (01) OUTPUT "DDNAME02"
WRITE (01) 'second report' /* writes to DDNAME02

Once a report has been completed, you can reuse the printer number for a subsequent report. Under zOS you have the option of specifying a DDNAME or DSNAME. These must be specified in the JCL. Obviously, you are not restricted to CMPRTnn for DDNAMEs.

When we exceed 31 files (there is one input file, so a total of 32 files)

WRITE (32) NOTITLE NOHDR
‘WITH’ #CNT-RECORDS ‘RECORDS ON’
#CNT-PAGES-ON-CD ‘PAGES.’ /
etc….

with a NAT0304.

I haven’t been been able to find a parm that would allow us to exceed that number. But maybe there is such a thing?

thanks

Eugene (Gene) Miklovich

ADABAS/NATURAL Systems Support and DBA

Cell: 916-202-7047

Normal Hours: 8am-4pm E.T.

Please call or text if assistance needed outside these hours.

Out of Office Notice:

Detailed explanation of the problem: I have a LDA and I want to convert it to a JSON string. While I COULD do it manually that seems clunky and error prone. I know the PARSE JSON statement can take a JSON document and parse it, but I want to do the opposite.

Tried out various AI queries but they reference statements that simply do not exist. (CREATE JSON and WRITE JSON).

CALL ‘GVBUR70’ #UR70-PARAMETER-AREA
#UR70-A10-SEND-AREA
#UR70-A22-RECV-AREA
#UR70-MSGTXT

1 #UR70-PARAMETER-AREA (B112)
1 REDEFINE #UR70-PARAMETER-AREA
2 #UR70-VERSION (I2)
2 #UR70-FLAG1 (B1)
2 #UR70-FLAG2 (B1)
2 #UR70-FUNCTION (A8)
2 #UR70-OPTIONS (A8)
2 REDEFINE #UR70-OPTIONS
3 #UR70-OPTION1 (I2)
3 #UR70-SPARE (B6)
2 #UR70-CLASS (A32)
2 #UR70-METHOD (A32)
2 #UR70-LEN-SEND (I4)
2 #UR70-LEN-RECV (I4)
2 #UR70-LEN-RETN (I4)
2 #UR70-RETC (I4)
2 #UR70-ANCHOR (B4)
2 #UR70-JRETC (I4)
2 #UR70-LREQD (I4)