MFX will take advantage of data space and memory objects to further improve performance. A portion of the address space may be allocated for the MFX ZSPACE technique. This technique was created as a replacement for hiperspace. It allows native use of the available central storage resources. This technique eliminates the additional overhead produced when hiperspace is simulated by the z/OS operating system in a z/Architecture environment. It provides superior CPU performance and reduced system overhead compared to a conventional hiperspace application.
MFX can also interact with exits and invoking programs such as VS COBOL II, COBOL/370, C370 V2R1 with V2R2 C370 library, SAA AD/Cycle C370 Release 2, and IBM C/C++ V3R2 programs.
MFX’s PARMEXIT feature permits the dynamic modification of PARM values based on the conditions at execution time. This feature facilitates the passing of additional parameters to specific jobs.
Other operational features include resident, reentrant code, interactive and streamlined installation and maintenance procedures; automatic release or secondary allocation of direct access intermediate storage (SORTWK) and output (SORTOUT) space without JCL specification; dynamic allocation of SORTWK space under z/OS (DYNALLOC); and automatic incore sorting.