DPF*

DPF are the first three characters of the BMC Software Inc. product Data Packer/Fast Path. Data Packer/Fast Path provides data compression for IMS/VS Fast Path DEDB data bases. It uses integrity checks, provides variable-length segment split protection, and uses Extended Compression Architecture (XCA) to isolate compression routines from user data.

Reference Sources

Data Sources Software, Volume 2, Computer Associates International, Inc., Ziff Communications Company, 1989.