DFDL is powerful tool for describing the structure of binary and textual data. It provides the ability to convert the z/TPF binary data to XML/JSON and will continue to be enhanced and leveraged by z/TPF.

Today, z/TPF application code is required to remote access the data residing on z/TPF from remote platform in open environment, which involves parsing of input/output request and response, database access for e.g. z/TPFDF API’s, which increases the time to market & cost of maintaining and enhancing these custom applications for new business.

With the advent of MongoDB and DFDL, binary & textual (z/TPFDF) data can be described using the DFDL and further utilising MongoDB z/TPF data can be accessed directly which will reduce the cost and time to market.