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z/TPF Product Family

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Automatically create NVPs (when parsing DFDL)

Problem Statement: It would be beneficial for the z/TPF system to automatically create name-value pairs for REST services and potentially other uses of DFDL parsing. For example, REST service requests often contain details that should be in NVPs f...
over 5 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Delivered

REST Info In Dump Text

Problem Statement: How can I quickly identify the REST service information about an ECB that is dumping? For example: the operation id of the service and the user.Idea: z/TPF could provide an option to display REST service information in the dump ...
over 5 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Delivered

Debugger view missing in Toolkit 4.6

Some useful views are missing in new debugger Toolkit 4.6 :- Level view- ECB view- SW00SR view - TPF malloc These view are very useful to our developper.Is there a way to have it (or a similar), or do we have to change our mind and, for example, u...
about 6 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Toolkit 3 Delivered

NVPs In Dump Text

Problem Statement: How can I quickly identify the message type and other attributes about an ECB that is dumping?Idea: Name-value pairs are used to describe message type and more for name-value pair collection. z/TPF could provide an option to dis...
over 5 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Delivered

Support for FARF6 Fixed Records

Please provide support for FARF6 Fixed records.
over 9 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Delivered

MQ14002 Travelport: Implement Websphere MQ GroupID support in zTPF MQServer and MQClient

TPFUG_Req_Number: MQ14002 NOTE: Description size has exceeded the 5000 character limit. A file with the full description has been attached.
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Delivered

V14144 TVP Display Partition Name

TPFUG_Req_Number: V14144ORIGIN DATE: 2/11/2014REQUIREMENT ABSTRACT Display Partition Name REQUIREMENT DESCRIPTION Same as abstract. SOLUTION CONSIDERATIONS Modify the TPF Debugger in z/TPF as required and in the TPF Toolkit as required.
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Toolkit 2 Delivered

V14150 TVP Default for trace log

TPFUG_Req_Number: V14150ORIGIN DATE: 2/11/2014REQUIREMENT ABSTRACT Have a default for trace log that we can set. REQUIREMENT DESCRIPTION Same as abstract. SOLUTION CONSIDERATIONS Modify the TPF Debugger in z/TPF as required and in the TPF Toolkit ...
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Toolkit 2 Delivered

V14146 TVP Allow for macro overlay

TPFUG_Req_Number: V14146ORIGIN DATE: 2/11/2014REQUIREMENT ABSTRACT Allow for macro overlay REQUIREMENT DESCRIPTION Same as abstract. SOLUTION CONSIDERATIONS Modify the TPF Debugger in z/TPF as required and in the TPF Toolkit as required.
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Toolkit 2 Delivered

V12131 SET A DEFAULT SOURCE LOOK UP

TPFUG_Req_Number: V12131ORIGIN DATE: 23/10/2012REQUIREMENT ABSTRACT In TPF toolkit, add the possibility to define a default source lookupat the TPF connection level. REQUIREMENT DESCRIPTION The setting and selection of the default source lookup sh...
almost 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Toolkit 2 Delivered