Suite TUG 2009, Scottsdale DF/Explorer for z/TPF Thiru Thirupuvanam

Suite TUG 2009, Scottsdale DF 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

Suite TUG 2009, Scottsdale 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

Suite TUG 2009, Scottsdale 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

Suite TUG 2009, Scottsdale 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

Suite TUG 2009, Scottsdale 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

Suite TUG 2009, Scottsdale 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

Suite TUG 2009, Scottsdale DF/Explorer for zTPF – More Features …  Physical View of subfile  Pack subfile  Compare Physical View before and after Pack

Suite TUG 2009, Scottsdale 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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