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A Graphical Integrated Development Environment for ALCS
Product Updates & Air New Zealand User Experience
ALCS Users Group
December 2-4, Lisbon, Portugal
About TPF Software
• Started company to create better test tools for TPF
• 20+ years experience creating tools for mainframe
programmers
• Current clients include…
– American Express, Marriott Hotels, Worldspan, JAL, ANA, others
• Now includes tools for ALCS and ALCS customers
– IDEA – IDE for ALCS
– Air New Zealand
IDEA Suite Applications
IDEA Suite Architecture
• zIDE
– Edit and Presentation on Windows Client
– Compile/Submit/Library on zOS Server
• ALCS/GI
– Presentation on Windows Client
– Execution on ALCS Server
• Resolution/KB
– Browser based knowledge base to track and
resolve issues
IDEA – Product Timeline
• Product developed based on input from Rob
Broere – AUG Chairman at a TUG
• TPF Software Collaborated with IBM ALCS Lab
closely and developed IDEA
• Launched IDEA Suite at the AUG in 2006
• Air New Zealand was our Beta and Launch
Customer
– They will follow with – “Customer Experiences”
• Emirates has a Trial Version Installed in Dubai
– Is currently customizing the Software
– Emirates seems pleased and we are
– Waiting for Rob Broere to sign-off
Demo
• Quick demo on zIDE and ALCS/GI
Product Updates
• 3270 Support Included for ALCS/GI
– One of the terminal for ALCS/GI can be
defined as 3270 type
– Allows to trace 3270-type application entries
– Normal trace options like Macro trace,
Instruction trace can be done
– Advanced features like SV trace can also be
used
Product Updates
• Search Feature (TSO 3.14) Included for
z/IDE
– Right click on any of DSN in the file view to do
the search
– Search is done in the MVS
– Results displayed in the output tab of zIDE
– Double click on the result line to open the file
and go to the matching line
Product Updates
• Library View Integration - Example
– The sample Library view allows Browse / Edit
of programs and macros
• File list is displayed based on the type of request
– Data set names will be transparent to users
– This can be further enhanced
• Restrict access level (Read-only/Read-write) to
different libraries
• Restrict Edit to the members of a library owned by
the user
• Allow the use of Private libraries for programs /
macros
– Customized library view for Emirates (TALM)
Product Updates
• Support for C/C++ Edit, Compile, Build
and Debug at Source Level
– Working with ALCS Lab to enable this feature
– ALCS Lab currently working on supporting
Instruction trace for C/C++
– Waiting for the ALCS Lab to give us feedback
• Held meeting with the ALCS Lab
• Provided requirements to them
– Instruction Trace (ZTRAC) to work
– Link Map for C/C++
Product Updates
• Other updates
– Macro Trace Block Display Support
– System Core update protection
– Version support for load modules
• Can add a Suffix to Load Module Names
(Programmer Initials for example)
– Usage Information for ALCS/GI
– DF/Explorer Integration to ALCS/GI
• Major user wish list items
– C/C++ Support for Edit/Debug
– DBCS for Editor & Terminal Display
(Taiwanese Customers)
Customer Feedback
Richard Gill – Air New Zealand
CARINA System – IDEA usage
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ANZ is using IDEA since 2006
– Use z/IDE for Editing (Upgraded to ZREX Server)
– ALCS/GI for debugging
– 30+% productivity from using the tools
• Ex. Previously (2007) we implemented 1600 programs
• In. 2008 we have already implemented 1946 + 400 (in QA)
• All this with just 11 programmers
– These are real numbers
– Early resistance from old timers, but juniors - cannot live without it
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Best Features
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Productivity Benefits
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Programmers CANNOT live without SOURCE Level Trace
Wish lists
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Source View
Panel Overlay – XCOR or XFIL with DSECT overlay
Message Capture / Run Facility
Visual Log – to document and pass issues when errors encountered
C/C++ Support
Regression Test Facility
We also use Programming Services from TPF Software since 2006
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We are happy with the Quality and Cost
We are moving part Offshore starting December
Questions
In Closing
• We are looking for More Customers
• We cannot sustain without the support and backing of the
ALCS users
• The Costs not to use new tools - GUI interfaces means
– Customers not taking advantage of new Technology
– Customers are less productive
– Applications have less features
– Finally, greater chance of moving to a GDS
• We are committed to the product suite
– We are ready to build new features
– And New Products and Features
• We would like to see you get the levels of productivity
being realized by Air New Zealand
Thank You!
• More Information:
– Thiru Thirupuvanam
– [email protected]
– 1-919-676-5501
• Web site:
– www.tpfsoftware.com