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What's New With INFOPAK

Tape PK71xx (March 2019) :​

  • INFOPAK all options:

    Performance on Z13 hardware

Tape PK70xx (April 2011) :​

  • INFOPAK all options :

    Compatibility for z/Os 1.12

Tape PK69xx (July 2010) :​

  • INFOPAK DB2 :

    Compatibility DB2 Version 9.1

Tape PK67xx (December 2001) :​

  • INFOPAK MVS/VSAM :

    Compatibility OS/390 2.10 LBI - DFSORT R14

Tape PK66xx (November 2000) :​

  • INFOPAK MVS/VSAM :

    CICS TS 1.3 compatibility

  • INFOPAK DB2 :

    DB2 Version 6 for TESTPAK DB2

  • Entry Point: New compression algorithm

Tape PK65xx (July 1998) :​

  • INFOPAK MVS :

    Concatenation of more than 256 data sets.

Tape PK62xx (March 96):​

  • INFOPAK/MVS, INFOPAK/VSAM : New code XX for total exclusion of programs.

Tape PK61xx (August 95):​

  • INFOPAK/MVS, INFOPAK/VSAM : New option allowing all sequential and VSAM files belonging to the same SMS dataclass to be compressed.

Tape PK58xx (September 94):​

  • INFOPAK/MVS : New SORT utility program (INFBSORT) to be used instead of INFSORT.

    New option for generic intent. Audit code to exclude from compression files that can be accessed using BDAM access method.

Tape PK57xx (May 94):​

  • INFOPAK/MVS, INFOPAK/VSAM : New compression codes CP(LZ) and RP(LZ) for Lempel-Ziv hardware compression.

  • INFOPAK/MVS : INFSORT improvements eliminate most sort JCL changes for compressed files.

  • Confidential Code Management upgrade allowing to use Backup Extension Days without a reinstall.

Tape PK56xx (March 94):​

  • INFOPAK/MVS, INFOPAK/VSAM : commands to activate and deactivate generic includes.

    Force command to add a compressed unempty dataset to the reference cluster. This is useful for renamed datasets that already contain compressed data.

Tape PK54xx (October 93):​

  • INFOPAK/MVS, INFOPAK/VSAM : Interactive managing of the reference cluster under ISPF.

Tape PK52xx (July 93):​

  • INFOPAK all options: New batch and interactive utilities to update the confidential codes.

  • INFOPAK for DB2: TESTPAK for DB2 can be executed interactively under ISPF.

  • INFOPAK/MVS, INFOPAK/VSAM: Compress in Place added to VSAM KSDS and MVS PDS.

  • INFOPAK/IDMS: New TESTPAK.

Tape PK51xx (April 93):​

  • INFOPAK: New routines supporting the hardware compression feature (ES/9000).

  • INFOPAK/MVS, INFOPAK/VSAM: TESTPAK VSAM/MVS can be executed interactively under ISPF.

Tape PK50xx (January 93):​

  • INFOPAK/MVS, INFOPAK/VSAM : Module INFVCFL0 can be called from a CLIST or REXX procedure.

Tape PK48xx (October 92):​

  • INFOPAK/IMS : Compress in place for DEDB databases.

  • INFOPAK/VSAM : INFOPAK control blocks follow the ACB. If the ACB is above the 16M line, the INFOPAK control blocks will also be above the line. This support functions within CICS version 3.

  • INFOPAK/MVS, INFOPAK/VSAM : Generic exclude for programs.

  • INFOPAK/MVS, INFOPAK/VSAM : New function of INFVSUT1 to notify with a warning message if a compressed file is accessed with EXCP or VSAM CI processing.

Tape PK47xx (May 92):​

  • INFOPAK/MVS : Batch program INFVSDCP of INFOPAK/VSAM will decompress a sequential, PDS or VSAM cluster with the compression module INFVSUT1 inactive.

  • INFOPAK/MVS : Module INFVSQ0 of INFOPAK/VSAM now allows in core compression/decompression of MVS blocks.

  • INFOPAK/MVS and INFOPAK/VSAM : New module INFVCFL0, when called, checks a file using its ddname or dsname to determine whether it is compressed or not.

Tape PK46xx (April 92):​

  • INFOPAK for DB2 : New EDITPROC routine that provides good compression and low CPU consumption.