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Improve the performance of ZODBR LOAD track validation

As part of ZODBR LOAD a list of records being moved is created (OMST). From this list of records to be moved a list of tracks that data is moving to is created. A single ECB is used to verify the format of the tracks that data is moving to. The lo...
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 Delivered

Enhance the ZODBR DISPLAY STATUS command

Enhance the ZODBR STATUS display to provide a more accurate view of the current activity related to the running of an ODBR Move Session.  This includes: 1. Add information to the status display section 1 to show the status of Manual Validation (AC...
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 Delivered

Enhance offline FCTB validation tool

Use the same code to do FCTB validation offline and online
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 Delivered

Allow the ZDFCT command to display information from the inactive FCTB

To assist the customer in managing record allocations on their online zTPF system, they would like to have an online  functional command to display record type attributes from both the current/active and Inactive FCTBs.  This would  allow a manual...
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 Delivered

Allow IFORMAT statements in former data areas in ZODBR LOAD

This requirement identifies an enhancement to the FCTB Validation package, both online and offline. When running FCTBVAL in Move Mode (-m) the code should recognize and rectify difference in the CTSD between 2 FCTB's if an IFORMAT statement in the...
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 Delivered

Support Function to Return RCT Values

Provide the means for an ECB to determine how many times it has executed a request for a resource supported by ECBRC
almost 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 Delivered

Support Resource Limit Actions By Resource Type

ZECBM should support the ability to set the response to 1st and 2nd level resource limits being exceeded by resource type, rather than having a global setting that applies to all resource types.
almost 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 Delivered

Multiple ECB Resource Monitoring Limits

This enhancement is to provide: 1) The ability to have multiple ECB resource monitoring limits. This includes the ability to display and modify these levels. The ability to add new limits and delete old limits should also be included. 2) Allow ECB...
almost 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 Delivered

z/TPF debugger remote debug information locators FTP feature needs to be able to use active mode

The remote debug information locator feature uses tpf_ftpGet1 to FTP debug information files from an external system to TPF in order to load debug information as it is needed. The debugger code does not specify whether active or passive mode shoul...
about 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 Delivered