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DF12197 Multi-LREC Buffer Delete Enhancement

TPFUG_Req_Number: DF12197ORIGIN DATE: 10/23/2012REQUIREMENT ABSTRACT (required) Allow delete of the read records with the Multi-Buffer enhancement in TPFDF. REQUIREMENT DESCRIPTION (required) Allow Multi-Buffer with DBDEL or an option to delete wi...
about 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPFDF 1 Not under consideration

DF12196 TPFDF ? Allow Parallel IO with LRECS (non-LLR)

TPFUG_Req_Number: DF12196ORIGIN DATE: 10/23/2012REQUIREMENT ABSTRACT (required) TPFDF Parallel IO – TPFDF should provide an option so that normal subfiles can be retrieved using IOs done in parallel rather than sequential. REQUIREMENT DESCRIPTION ...
about 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPFDF 2 Not under consideration

DF12195 TPFDF ? Allow Optimistic Read Ahead

TPFUG_Req_Number: DF12195ORIGIN DATE: 10/23/2012REQUIREMENT ABSTRACT (required) TPFDF Optimistic Read Ahead – TPFDF should read the next block in chain using asynchronous FINDC as soon as the current block is read. Provide an option to control thi...
about 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPFDF 3 Not under consideration

Modify ZUDFM OA* to optionally 16 or 32 bytes of data

TPFUG_Req_Number: DF11194ORIGIN DATE: 11/1/2011REQUIREMENT ABSTRACT Currently the ZUDFM OA* displays 24 bytes of the selected LREC. It is desired to display 16 or 32 bytes of data to align with other TPF Core or File Record Displays. REQUIREMENT D...
about 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPFDF 2 Not under consideration

Need a tool for DBDEF check-out and verification

TPFUG_Req_Number: DF10193ORIGIN DATE: 10/06/2010 REQUIREMENT ABSTRACT TPFDF should include a standard tool for easier DBDEF check-out, verification and compares. REQUIREMENT DESCRIPTION A DBDEF is a program that contains a number of file definitio...
about 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPFDF 1 Not under consideration

TPFDF Macros - DBUKY File Retrieval

TPFUG_Req_Number: DF09192FORIGIN DATE: September 28, 2009REQUIREMENT ABSTRACT Enhance TPFDF DBUKY macro to retrieve the file if the file has not yet been retrieved. REQUIREMENT DESCRIPTION (required) Enhance TPFDF application macro DBUKY to retrie...
about 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPFDF 1 Not under consideration

Improved TPF/DF error checking

TPFUG_Req_Number: DF08191FORIGIN DATE: December 21, 2007REQUIREMENT ABSTRACT : Provide the ability for an application to determine the success or reason for failure of any TPFDF call with a single check. REQUIREMENT DESCRIPTION : • As the TPFDF pr...
about 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPFDF 2 Not under consideration

TPF/DF to utilize user defined record ids for GETFCs.

TPFUG_Req_Number: DF08190FORIGIN DATE: September 24, 2008REQUIREMENT ABSTRACT: TPF/DF should support user defined record ids for GETFCs. REQUIREMENT DESCRIPTION: For GETFC, TPFDF customers should be able to choose between using their own RIAT and ...
about 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPFDF 2 Not under consideration

CRUISE Provides additional TARGET options for Capture.

TPFUG_Req_Number: DF08188SORIGIN DATE: 03/31/2008 REQUIREMENT ABSTRACT CRUISE should provide one or more additional options for the TARGET= parameter that currently supports TPF and MVS values. REQUIREMENT DESCRIPTION CRUISE should provide additio...
about 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPFDF 2 Not under consideration

TPFDF Support for Processor Unique Structures

TPFUG_Req_Number: DF08186SORIGIN DATE: March 25th, 2008REQUIREMENT ABSTRACT : Improve TPF/DF functionality and utilities to include support for structures that are Processor and/or I-Stream unique. REQUIREMENT DESCRIPTION: • Provide the ability to...
about 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPFDF 2 Not under consideration