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Workspace z/TPF Product Family
Categories z/TPF
Created by Guest
Created on Sep 25, 2017

RELATED IDEAS

Provide meaningful ways of verifying right data files loaded to online

We load data files to the system thru E-type load or Image load (TLD).
However there is no way to know that we loaded right ones to the
system. We do have multiple revisions of the same file at CVS (source
library).

When Applications submit an online request of data file, we use the
revision number when OLL tape is created offline. However online does
not support revisions nor versions.

As applications are loading data files more with MongoDB and data
event, we would like to have a means of verifying right data files
loaded.

Can IBM support something like program versions or revisions at online
so we can verify?

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Apr 2, 2024
    From the IBM TPF lab: This support is now available with z/TPF APAR PJ47009.
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Dec 22, 2021

    File system attributes for versioned files (PJ46562) is now available and provides a way to determine the following information for files that are loaded by using the z/TPF loaders (image loader and E-type loader):
    - Source path (location specified in the offline loader input file)
    - Date and time the file was loaded to the z/TPF system
    - Loadset name (or "BASE")

    This blog post provides more information: https://community.ibm.com/community/user/ibmz-and-linuxone/blogs/dennis-fallon/2021/12/13/attributes-for-versioned-files-pj46562

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