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DF/Explorer for z/TPF
DF/Explorer for z/TPF
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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 …
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 …
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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