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(TPFUG/Visa) Alert on event table waiters (CORHC/ENQC) exceeding a user defined value

We need to be able to alert on event table waiters exceeding a user defined value, much like we can currently alert on RHT waiters. The alert would not take any action, it would be a warning mechanism of contention build up. User exits in the supp...
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Future consideration

Data Binding for XML and JSON

The standard industry approach to handling JSON and XML payloads is to use a data binding solution (has objects that serialize and deserialize XML or JSON streams directly). Data Bindling objects are compiled from message specifications e.g. XSD f...
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Toolkit 2 Not under consideration

FINIS macro should allow user to configure patch area size

The FINIS macro is included in every online TPF assembler program and has a fixed 1024 byte constant intended as a program patch area.We never had occasion to use this patch area as an OLDR load is a far safer and convenient method of resolving a ...
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Not under consideration

CRUISE Restore BFA tape roll-in should allow read from multiple drives concurrently

The CRUISE Restore tape roll-in should allow tape reads from multiple drives concurrently. CRUISE should have the option to use more than one tape drive concurrently for the BFA tape roll-in phase. The tape drives can be kept stacked with tapes so...
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPFDF 2 Not under consideration

Format-2 Globals data collection enhancement

currently ztpf data collection reports statistics for syncc format-2 globals. requesting this reporting be extended to non-syncc format-2 globals. Please consider making this data available through continuous data collection as well.
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Future consideration

Memory view add monitor action

In the memory view, you can right click and choose go to address.  That action opens the address in the current memory monitor.  However, sometimes it is desirable to open the addresss in a new monitor such that the two addresses can be ...
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Toolkit 2 Not under consideration

Allow users to create macro groups

Allow the user to create their own macro groups in the macro group breakpoint dialog.
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Toolkit 2 Not under consideration

Remote location for dumps

Allow the user to specify a remote repository (ie linux) such that TPF can FTP the dump files automatically to the TPF system. An alternative approach is to provide a dump viewer that does not require a TPF test system.
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Toolkit 2 Not under consideration

ZDBUG ACCESS on a file id

Provide ZDBUG ACCESS controls for the TPF File View to limit access to TPF Files based on the file ID.
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Toolkit 2 Not under consideration

Allow register by User Id

This feature allows the debugger registration type to be based upon a user's id (module entry, function entry and etc).
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Toolkit 2 Not under consideration

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