TPF and TPFDF Requirements

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1 TPF Users Group Grapevine, Texas IBM Software Group TPF and TPFDF Requirements Sue Pavlakis and Kevin Jones AIM Core and Enterprise Solutions IBM z/transaction Processing Facility Enterprise Edition Any references to future plans are for planning purposes only. IBM reserves the right to change those plans at its discretion. Any reliance on such a disclosure is solely at your own risk. IBM makes no commitment to provide additional information in the future. Copyright IBM Corporation 2004 TPFUG1004-REQT04.PRZ 10/24/04 Pages 1

2 Agenda Definitions TPF Requirements New Requirements from Spring 2004 Status Changes Top Requirements - Spring 2004 Voting Available / Accepted Requirements TPFDF Requirements New Requirements from Spring 2004 Status Changes Top Requirements - Spring 2004 Voting Accepted Requirements 10/24/04 Pages 2

3 TPF User Group Status Definitions Accepted IBM intends to do this within 1 year. Likely IBM intends to do this, but in a time frame greater than 1 year. Not Likely While IBM believes the idea to be sound, we do not intend to do this in the foreseeable future. Rejected IBM believes that the idea is unsound and does not recommend implementation by either IBM or end users and/or the idea is counter to future directions. Note: A listing of all requirements and IBM status is available in the Requirements section of the TPFUG Web site ( 10/24/04 Pages 3

4 TPF Requirements 10/24/04 Pages 4

5 New Requirements from Spring 2004 Users Group A SOAP Client Support on TPF D Help Option on ZOODB and ZBROW D Allow Collection Support Data Store in use count and Record ID customization DS FTP Client 10/24/04 Pages 5

6 New Requirements from Spring 2004 Users Group S Ability to Load FCTB, RIAT and SIGT in NORM State Likely (different status than handouts). S Deliver TPFDF PUTs in same format as non-tpfdf PUTs Accepted (z/tpfdf). S Increase Architectural Disk Limits Available in part (cylinder limit: PJ TPF4.1 PUT19). Accepted in part (disk limit: z/tpf). 10/24/04 Pages 6

7 Status Changes A High Level Assembler Support for FLAG / NOCONT A Stack Mechanism in TPF Assembler L Enable Packaging of TPF Assembler Segments into DLMs 10/24/04 Pages 7

8 Status Changes REQI517 - Resource Policeman S OPR Dump Processing Enhancements S Data Collection File Intercept Information now: Available (PJ TPF4.1 PUT 19). 10/24/04 Pages 8

9 Status Changes S Enhanced SMP Message Parsing was: Not S K Global Record Support S Heap Storage Tape Read/Write 10/24/04 Pages 9

10 Status Changes S TPF DASD I/O Queuing Options S Snapc Macro Trace Display S Add Support for PPRC was: Accepted. now: Available (PJ TPF4.1 PUT 19). 10/24/04 Pages 10

11 Status Changes S CTL-4 Changes S LODIC Enhancements S Implement Fast Link Macro Trace Facility 10/24/04 Pages 11

12 Status Changes O Report Total & TPF Utilization under Hypervisor (VM/LPAR-shared) now: Accepted (TPF 4.1). O CP Dumps with SYSDUMP=NO Need ZIDOT Override Option D Increase Number of Globals Loaded in Extended Area 10/24/04 Pages 12

13 Status Changes D Vendor Exits for Online Database Reorg D Global Display / Alter Command D Keypointable & Syncable Header Stripped Records 10/24/04 Pages 13

14 Status Changes V VATPF HELP System Installation on any Server Platform was: Not now: V VATPF C++ SEQ / MARGINS Properties was: Under Investigation by IBM. now: Withdrawn. 10/24/04 Pages 14

15 Top Communications / Distributed Systems Requirements 1. DS HTTP Client 2. DS FTP Client 3. C Remove WGTA Dependency from MATIP Core Table Allocation There are a total of 5 requirements in this category. 10/24/04 Pages 15

16 Top Application / Languages Requirements 1. A Remove 4K Limit of Data Sharing for Created ECBs. 2. A Stack Mechanism in TPF Assembler. Accepted (z/tpf). 3. A SOAP Client Support on TPF There are a total of 7 requirements in this category. 10/24/04 Pages 16

17 Top Database Requirements 1. D Allow Collection Support Data Store in use count and Record ID customization 2. D Global Display / Alter Command Accepted (z/tpf). 3. D Keypointable & Synchable Header Stripped Records Accepted (z/tpf). There are a total of 9 requirements in this category. 10/24/04 Pages 17

18 Top Development Tools Requirements 1. V Provide Translation Tool to Convert Headers & DSECTs to XML 2. V Debugger: Inform Users of SNAP Dumps 3. V Debugger: Inform Users of Pre-trace Dump There are a total of 13 requirements in this category. 10/24/04 Pages 18

19 Top Control Pgm / Operations / Coverage Requirements 1. S Ability to Load FCTB, RIAT and SIGT in NORM State 2. S OPR Dump Processing Enhancements Accepted (z/tpf). 3. REQI517 - Resource Policeman Accepted (z/tpf). There are a total of 40 requirements in this category. 10/24/04 Pages 19

20 Newly Available Requirements S Data Collection File Intercept Information Available with PJ29776 on TPF4.1 PUT 19. S Add Support for PPRC Available with PJ29675 on TPF4.1 PUT 19. S Increase Architectural Disk Limits Cylinder Limit Increase Available with PJ29776 on TPF4.1 PUT /24/04 Pages 20

21 Current Accepted Requirements A High Level Assembler Support for FLAG / NOCONT A Stack Mechanism in TPF Assembler L Enable Packaging of TPF Assembler Segments into DLMs REQI517 - Resource Policeman 10/24/04 Pages 21

22 Current Accepted Requirements S OPR Dump Processing Enhancements S Enhanced SMP Message Parsing S K Global Record Support S Heap Storage Tape Read/Write 10/24/04 Pages 22

23 Current Accepted Requirements S TPF DASD I/O Queuing Options S Snapc Macro Trace Display S CTL-4 Changes S LODIC Enhancements 10/24/04 Pages 23

24 Current Accepted Requirements S Implement Fast Link Macro Trace Facility S Deliver TPFDF PUTs in same format as non-tpfdf PUTs Accepted Fall 2004 (z/tpfdf). S Increase Architectural Disk Limits O Report Total & TPF Utilization under Hypervisor (VM/LPAR-shared) Accepted Fall 2004 (TPF 4.1). 10/24/04 Pages 24

25 Current Accepted Requirements O CP Dumps with SYSDUMP=NO Need ZIDOT Override Option D Increase Number of Globals Loaded in Extended Area D Vendor Exits for Online Database Reorg 10/24/04 Pages 25

26 Current Accepted Requirements D Global Display / Alter Command D Keypointable & Syncable Header Stripped Records 10/24/04 Pages 26

27 TPFDF Requirements 10/24/04 Pages 27

28 New Requirements from Spring 2004 Users Group DF Improve response from ZUDFM OAA Accepted (z/tpfdf). DF ZUDFM provide summary display of option bits DF ZUDFM should provide FULLFILE option Not 10/24/04 Pages 28

29 New Requirements from Spring 2004 Users Group DF Support additional lock options Not DF Status display for Data Collection DF Transmit metadata from DBDEFs to other hosts 10/24/04 Pages 29

30 Status Changes DF use keyblock only if more than 6 keys are defined now: Accepted (z/tpfdf). DF allow user defined equates now: Accepted (z/tpfdf). 10/24/04 Pages 30

31 Top Requirements - Spring 2004 Voting DF TPFDF C++ API DF Deindex child files should be automatic if empty DF TPFDF C API Improvements There are a total of 53 TPFDF requirements (top 13 are likely or accepted) 10/24/04 Pages 31

32 Accepted Requirements DF TPFDF should provide improved error handling capabilities Accepted Spring DF use keyblock only if more than 6 keys are defined Accepted Fall 2004 (z/tpfdf). DF allow user defined equates Accepted Fall 2004 (z/tpfdf). DF Improve response from ZUDFM OAA Accepted Fall 2004 (z/tpfdf). 10/24/04 Pages 32

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