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DF12198 Multi-LREC Buffer Allow Record Access

TPFUG_Req_Number: DF12198ORIGIN DATE: 10/23/2012REQUIREMENT ABSTRACT (required) Allow access to LRECs read by Multi LREC Buffer. REQUIREMENT DESCRIPTION (required) Allow access to LRECs read by Multi LREC Buffer. CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS (optional...
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPFDF 2 Delivered

RELFC API for TPFDF

IBM database manager TPFDF should be able to support the new RELFC functionality to check IDs prior to release. This support should be implemented such that it allows for control at a database structure and optionally application level. It must al...
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPFDF 2 Delivered

Allow longer z/TPFDF field names for use by SDO

z/TPFDF DSECTs can contain labels and equates that are up to 63 characters. However, when building the macro label set (MLS), ZUDFM MLS processing truncates all label and equate names after 20 characters when storing these names in the MLS databas...
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPFDF 2 Delivered

Show more than 1 error at a time on ZUDFM METADATA VALIDATE

The ZUDFM METADATA command with the VALIDATE parameter only shows one error message at a time because it stops validation after detecting and displaying the first error. This results in a time-consuming process of eliminating errors from the metad...
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPFDF 2 Delivered

DF14202 SABRE CRUISE Restore Improvement

TPFUG_Req_Number: DF14202ORIGIN DATE: March 04, 2014REQUIREMENT ABSTRACT Improve CRUISE restore execution time REQUIREMENT DESCRIPTION CRUISE Restore consists of 3 stages 1. TAPE Rollin2. Address Exchange (FAD Exchange)3. Fixed Address Exchange (F...
about 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPFDF 2 Delivered