1998 MPE System Improvement Ballot Results

Total Respondents: 235

Article: Enhancements Shuffled in MPE System Improvement Ballot Vote
Article: MPE SIB Top Issues - HP Responds
Voting and Tabulation Methods

Rank

Vote ID

Description

Sum of votes

1

98I01

Bundled ODBC direct to TurboIMAGE, without using Allbase.

990

2

98I02

Bundled ODBC direct to MPE and KSAM files, without using Allbase.

752

3

98M04

Have MPE/iX SHOWOUT show % complete, just like MPE V/E

591

4

98V01

'Windows like' user interface

585

5

98M13

Enhance the MPE :ALLOW command to apply to users logged on or not. (Less inclusive than ALLOW @.@)

544

6

98M09

Ability To kill a PIN and not whole session/job

529

7

98I29

Ability to do FIND FIELDA = FIELDB in IMAGE QUERY.

479

8

98M20

Disc mirroring on system volume set

456

9

98M10

Allow system-wide user defined variables on MPE/XL systems to enhance CI-programming

343

10

98M07

CI-level Pipes

317

11

98I30

Provide a MULTIFIND Update / Delete function in IMAGE QUERY.

264

12

98M35

Improved interoperability between MPE and Posix

251

13

98M15

Need a DISALLOW command to disable MPE commands.

246

14

98V03

Scrollable Pick list windows

239

15

98I34.2

IMAGE QUERY to show running count of number of records for FIND, etc.

230

16

98I56

Allow more than 1023 items in one TurboIMAGE database.

217

17

98M01

Provide record level locking in KSAM

208

18

98I57

Allow more than 16 paths from MASTERs and to DETAILs in TurboIMAGE.

195

19

98M03

Provide a STREAM intrinsic

194

20

98M24

Ability to do a STARTSESS for an IP Address

191

21

98I04

Ability to add/drop Image datasets, indexes, and items on the fly (DDL).

182

22

98V06

Support >128 fields per form

177

23

98I37

GETUPDATE intrinsic to update TurboIMAGE record(s) without need for prior DBGET.

160

24

98M18

Background/Foreground CI processing

159

25

98I26

Measurement Interface (MI) for TurboIMAGE performance data.

157

26

98M19

Ability to rename a file across volume sets

152

27

98M21

Ability to rename a group

146

28

98I53.1

Option to force unique "primary key" in TurboIMAGE DETAILs.

143

29

98M27

Indicate BREAKJOB, RESUMEJOB on $STDLIST of affected job

143

30

98I36

TurboIMAGE support for Binary Large Objects (BLOBS).

129

31

98V04

Recognize up to 16 function keys

129

32

98I45

Have DBUTIL ignore file equations.

124

33

98V02

Accommodate third party solutions

118

34

97A01

Provide a mechanism for limiting the number of rows/columns returned in response to an ODBC request (see also # 98A05)

116

35

98I10

Allow default values for TurboIMAGE Fields not specified at DBPUT time.

110

36

98M08

make REDO callable from other HP subsystems.

109

37

98I35

Provide Date/Time datatypes in Image/SQL.

106

38

98I54

Allow TurboIMAGE DDX with sets larger than 4 GBytes (JUMBO DDX).

97

39

98M14

Add new parm to :SPOOLF to adjust copies remaining

92

40

97A02

Throttling control for the ODBCLINK Service Process

89

41

97A09

Enhance the ODBCLINK/SE Server process to run under INETD

88

42

98M02

Generate COBOL copylib modules from within FORMSPEC

87

43

97A14

Enhance the ODBCLINK/SE client and server to use data encryption and/or encoding to protect sensitive data across Internets

81

44

98A08

SQLMON to display the JOB or SESSION name of the processing accessing a particular resource

80

45

98M31

Provide access to modem signals on serial ports

70

46

98V05

Support terminals with > 132 columns

63

47

97A15

SQL Enabling Extensions for the PERL scripting language)

59

48

98I15

Allow easier access to IMAGE and ALLBASE from POSIX programs.

57

49

97A17

Improved user interface for the ALLBASE DBA utilities

54

50

98A11

Improved Error Messages for Constraint Violations

45

51

98I53.2

Allow positive Packed / Zoned Items to be defined as Unsigned or Signed in TurboIMAGE.

44

52

97A11

Allow a stored procedure to call another stored procedure

38

53

97A13

Minimize the number and duration of locks on SYSTEM.TABLE upon a user SELECT statement

38

54

98I49

No more "stealth" flags in DBUTIL: Allow SHOW all.

37

55

97A04

Multi-Column INDEXED retrievals on ALLBASE and IMAGE/SQL tables

36

56

98I25

Provide a user-accessible DBQUIESCE intrinsic for TurboIMAGE.

33

57

98A09

Allow DBA to Enable/Disable DDL from ISQL

28

58

97A07

The ability to drop tables without also dropping the dependent views, rules and procedures when restructuring an ALLBASE table

26

59

98M32

DBINFO, VGETINFO to return actual filename of open database/file

26

60

97A08

Enhance utilities like SQLGEN to recognize IMAGE/SQL tables and not generate schemas for IMAGE data sets

25

61

97A06

Implementation of the ANSI/SQL CASE statement or equivalent functionality (also suggested Oracle DCODE and Microsoft IIF functions)

22

62

98M25

Change spoolfile sequence to "last change time"

16

63

97A03

Change the functionality of the CAST and TO_DATE functions to allow the conversion of Binary Zero, ASCII Spaces, Zero and Null characters to an SQL NULL Date

15

64

98A10

Provide an AUTOINCREMENT Datatype to ALLBASE

15

65

98M30

I'd like a means of displaying the exact contents of a variable via echo, but without any *evaluation* of its contents

15

66

97A12

Enhance stored procedures to allow a variable to be used as the owner part of a table name

14

67

98A05

Enhance ALLBASE to limit the number of rows returned by any SELECT statement using a set option or an optional parameter on the Select statement

13

68

97A16

Improved distribution mechanisms for ALLBASE documentation

12

69

98A07

Provide a mechanism to HINT the optimizer regarding the best or most efficient access path

8

70

97A10

Allow the creation of temporary ALLBASE tables that are specific to a connection

6

71

98A02

Implement ANSI AS in the Select statement to name columns

5

72

98A03

User Exits (custom functions) for ALLBASE

5

73

98A01

Increase the number of ALLBASE tables and/or views allowed in a Select statement

4

74

97A05

Additional String Manipulation and Mathematical Functions in ALLBASE/SQL

3

75

98A04

Enhance the ALLBASE Optimizer to support TID scans if the predicate contains more than one TID joined by OR s

3

76

98M26

Bundle Run-time DCE/3000

3

77

98A06

Allow ALLBASE functions to be usable as arguments in procedure statements not just selects

2

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Rank	Vote ID	Description	Sum of votes
1	98I01	Bundled ODBC direct to TurboIMAGE, without using Allbase.	990
2	98I02	Bundled ODBC direct to MPE and KSAM files, without using Allbase.	752
3	98M04	Have MPE/iX SHOWOUT show % complete, just like MPE V/E	591
4	98V01	'Windows like' user interface	585
5	98M13	Enhance the MPE :ALLOW command to apply to users logged on or not. (Less inclusive than ALLOW @.@)	544
6	98M09	Ability To kill a PIN and not whole session/job	529
7	98I29	Ability to do FIND FIELDA = FIELDB in IMAGE QUERY.	479
8	98M20	Disc mirroring on system volume set	456
9	98M10	Allow system-wide user defined variables on MPE/XL systems to enhance CI-programming	343
10	98M07	CI-level Pipes	317
11	98I30	Provide a MULTIFIND Update / Delete function in IMAGE QUERY.	264
12	98M35	Improved interoperability between MPE and Posix	251
13	98M15	Need a DISALLOW command to disable MPE commands.	246
14	98V03	Scrollable Pick list windows	239
15	98I34.2	IMAGE QUERY to show running count of number of records for FIND, etc.	230
16	98I56	Allow more than 1023 items in one TurboIMAGE database.	217
17	98M01	Provide record level locking in KSAM	208
18	98I57	Allow more than 16 paths from MASTERs and to DETAILs in TurboIMAGE.	195
19	98M03	Provide a STREAM intrinsic	194
20	98M24	Ability to do a STARTSESS for an IP Address	191
21	98I04	Ability to add/drop Image datasets, indexes, and items on the fly (DDL).	182
22	98V06	Support >128 fields per form	177
23	98I37	GETUPDATE intrinsic to update TurboIMAGE record(s) without need for prior DBGET.	160
24	98M18	Background/Foreground CI processing	159
25	98I26	Measurement Interface (MI) for TurboIMAGE performance data.	157
26	98M19	Ability to rename a file across volume sets	152
27	98M21	Ability to rename a group	146
28	98I53.1	Option to force unique "primary key" in TurboIMAGE DETAILs.	143
29	98M27	Indicate BREAKJOB, RESUMEJOB on $STDLIST of affected job	143
30	98I36	TurboIMAGE support for Binary Large Objects (BLOBS).	129
31	98V04	Recognize up to 16 function keys	129
32	98I45	Have DBUTIL ignore file equations.	124
33	98V02	Accommodate third party solutions	118
34	97A01	Provide a mechanism for limiting the number of rows/columns returned in response to an ODBC request (see also # 98A05)	116
35	98I10	Allow default values for TurboIMAGE Fields not specified at DBPUT time.	110
36	98M08	make REDO callable from other HP subsystems.	109
37	98I35	Provide Date/Time datatypes in Image/SQL.	106
38	98I54	Allow TurboIMAGE DDX with sets larger than 4 GBytes (JUMBO DDX).	97
39	98M14	Add new parm to :SPOOLF to adjust copies remaining	92
40	97A02	Throttling control for the ODBCLINK Service Process	89
41	97A09	Enhance the ODBCLINK/SE Server process to run under INETD	88
42	98M02	Generate COBOL copylib modules from within FORMSPEC	87
43	97A14	Enhance the ODBCLINK/SE client and server to use data encryption and/or encoding to protect sensitive data across Internets	81
44	98A08	SQLMON to display the JOB or SESSION name of the processing accessing a particular resource	80
45	98M31	Provide access to modem signals on serial ports	70
46	98V05	Support terminals with > 132 columns	63
47	97A15	SQL Enabling Extensions for the PERL scripting language)	59
48	98I15	Allow easier access to IMAGE and ALLBASE from POSIX programs.	57
49	97A17	Improved user interface for the ALLBASE DBA utilities	54
50	98A11	Improved Error Messages for Constraint Violations	45
51	98I53.2	Allow positive Packed / Zoned Items to be defined as Unsigned or Signed in TurboIMAGE.	44
52	97A11	Allow a stored procedure to call another stored procedure	38
53	97A13	Minimize the number and duration of locks on SYSTEM.TABLE upon a user SELECT statement	38
54	98I49	No more "stealth" flags in DBUTIL: Allow SHOW all.	37
55	97A04	Multi-Column INDEXED retrievals on ALLBASE and IMAGE/SQL tables	36
56	98I25	Provide a user-accessible DBQUIESCE intrinsic for TurboIMAGE.	33
57	98A09	Allow DBA to Enable/Disable DDL from ISQL	28
58	97A07	The ability to drop tables without also dropping the dependent views, rules and procedures when restructuring an ALLBASE table	26
59	98M32	DBINFO, VGETINFO to return actual filename of open database/file	26
60	97A08	Enhance utilities like SQLGEN to recognize IMAGE/SQL tables and not generate schemas for IMAGE data sets	25
61	97A06	Implementation of the ANSI/SQL CASE statement or equivalent functionality (also suggested Oracle DCODE and Microsoft IIF functions)	22
62	98M25	Change spoolfile sequence to "last change time"	16
63	97A03	Change the functionality of the CAST and TO_DATE functions to allow the conversion of Binary Zero, ASCII Spaces, Zero and Null characters to an SQL NULL Date	15
64	98A10	Provide an AUTOINCREMENT Datatype to ALLBASE	15
65	98M30	I'd like a means of displaying the exact contents of a variable via echo, but without any evaluation of its contents	15
66	97A12	Enhance stored procedures to allow a variable to be used as the owner part of a table name	14
67	98A05	Enhance ALLBASE to limit the number of rows returned by any SELECT statement using a set option or an optional parameter on the Select statement	13
68	97A16	Improved distribution mechanisms for ALLBASE documentation	12
69	98A07	Provide a mechanism to HINT the optimizer regarding the best or most efficient access path	8
70	97A10	Allow the creation of temporary ALLBASE tables that are specific to a connection	6
71	98A02	Implement ANSI AS in the Select statement to name columns	5
72	98A03	User Exits (custom functions) for ALLBASE	5
73	98A01	Increase the number of ALLBASE tables and/or views allowed in a Select statement	4
74	97A05	Additional String Manipulation and Mathematical Functions in ALLBASE/SQL	3
75	98A04	Enhance the ALLBASE Optimizer to support TID scans if the predicate contains more than one TID joined by OR s	3
76	98M26	Bundle Run-time DCE/3000	3
77	98A06	Allow ALLBASE functions to be usable as arguments in procedure statements not just selects	2