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DF/Explorer for z/TPF

DF/Explorer for z/TPF

Thiru ThirupuvanamThiru Thirupuvanam

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DF Explorer updatesDF Explorer updates

DF/Explorer now runs under zTPF Its part of the zTPFGI Suite of products

from TPF Software Purpose of DF/Explorer

• Provides a Graphical Interface to browse TPFDF Files online

• Don’t have to remember complicated entries

• No screen limitations on LREC views

• Ease of online updates (ADD/DELETE/MODIFY)

• Overview of Subfiles – Keys, LRECS/Keys

• View TPFDF Files with DSECT/Panels

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DF/Explorer for zTPF - Implementation

DF/Explorer for zTPF - Implementation

Windows Interface Explorer Metaphor

• Tree• List

Full use of GUI• Mouse• Icons• Graphics• Menus• Scrolling, etc.

Client / Server Architecture• DF/Explorer Server component on zTPF host• Presentation on the PC• TCP/IP Connectivity between host and server

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DF/Explorer for zTPF – Features

DF/Explorer for zTPF – Features

Complete Listing of system-wide TPFDF

Files with high level properties, by

Subsystems

Select and Search any DF database

• Select DF file by File Name & Ordinal,

Algorithm or File Address

• Supports Pool Files, Paths, Partitions, Interleaves etc.,

• Choose to view counts on all keys OR

choose the LREC key and Number of LRECS

to View (see as much as you want to)

• Supports UP, DOWN and NO ORG databases

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DF/Explorer for zTPF – More Features …

DF/Explorer for zTPF – More Features …

Overview of subfile

• LREC Keys with counts

Logical Records displayed by keys with label and DSECT Information

Displayable in Hex, Decimal, EBCDIC

Individual LRECS viewable using PANELS , LABELS and COMMENTS

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DF/Explorer for zTPF – More Features …

DF/Explorer for zTPF – More Features …

Support for edit• Modify LRECS

• Delete LRECS

• Add new LRECS Insert before or after an existing

LREC

Support data consistency

Panel Support for Edits

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DF/Explorer for zTPF – More Features …

DF/Explorer for zTPF – More Features …

Explore Embedded TPFDF Files using HYPERLINKS

Easy access to File Properties of any open DF Subfile

Refresh the data from host• Alerts when data changed on

the host side

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DF/Explorer for zTPF – More Features …

DF/Explorer for zTPF – More Features …

Physical View of subfilePack subfileCompare Physical View

before and after Pack

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Security and Logging Security and Logging

Control access at various levels through config file• Define users who have access to the product (For each zTPF

System)

• Define levels of privileges at a System or User Level

Read Only/ Read Write/Modify/Delete Permissions

• Define levels of privileges at a DF File Name level

Define Read/Modify/Write Permissions at a File Name level

Define user access levels for File Names

All changes to files via the product are logged• Data to be logged configurable at a system level

Eg. For Modify log a copy of the previous LREC

User ID, Time Stamp, File Properties are logged by default

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