diff --git a/ompi/mca/sharedfp/addproc/sharedfp_addproc_file_open.c b/ompi/mca/sharedfp/addproc/sharedfp_addproc_file_open.c
index b51b605368..d7ecf4c248 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/sharedfp/addproc/sharedfp_addproc_file_open.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/sharedfp/addproc/sharedfp_addproc_file_open.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  *                         University of Stuttgart.  All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
  *                         All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2013      University of Houston. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2015 University of Houston. All rights reserved.
  * $COPYRIGHT$
  *
  * Additional copyrights may follow
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 #include "ompi/mca/sharedfp/base/base.h"
 
+
 int mca_sharedfp_addproc_file_open (struct ompi_communicator_t *comm,
                                     char* filename,
                                     int amode,
@@ -49,17 +50,19 @@ int mca_sharedfp_addproc_file_open (struct ompi_communicator_t *comm,
     shfileHandle =  (mca_io_ompio_file_t *)malloc(sizeof(mca_io_ompio_file_t));
     ret = ompio_io_ompio_file_open(comm,filename,amode,info,shfileHandle,false);
     if ( OMPI_SUCCESS != ret) {
-        printf( "mca_sharedfp_addproc_file_open: Error during file open\n");
+        opal_output(0, "mca_sharedfp_addproc_file_open: Error during file open\n");
         return ret;
     }
 
     /*Memory is allocated here for the sh structure*/
     if ( mca_sharedfp_addproc_verbose ) {
-	printf( "mca_sharedfp_addproc_file_open: malloc f_sharedfp_ptr struct\n");
+	opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output,
+                    "mca_sharedfp_addproc_file_open: malloc f_sharedfp_ptr struct\n");
     }
     sh = (struct mca_sharedfp_base_data_t*)malloc(sizeof(struct mca_sharedfp_base_data_t));
     if ( NULL == sh ){
-        printf( "mca_sharedfp_addproc_file_open: Error, unable to malloc f_sharedfp_ptr struct\n");
+        opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output,
+                    "mca_sharedfp_addproc_file_open: Error, unable to malloc f_sharedfp_ptr struct\n");
         return OMPI_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
     }
 
@@ -72,23 +75,24 @@ int mca_sharedfp_addproc_file_open (struct ompi_communicator_t *comm,
     rank = ompi_comm_rank ( sh->comm );
 
     if ( mca_sharedfp_addproc_verbose ) {
-	printf( "mca_sharedfp_addproc_file_open: START spawn by rank=%d\n",rank);
+        opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output,
+                    "mca_sharedfp_addproc_file_open: START spawn by rank=%d\n",rank);
     }
 
     /*Spawn a new process which will maintain the offsets for this file open*/
     ret = MPI_Comm_spawn("mca_sharedfp_addproc_control", MPI_ARGV_NULL, 1, MPI_INFO_NULL,
 		   0, sh->comm, &newInterComm, &err);
     if ( OMPI_SUCCESS != ret  ) {
-	printf( "mca_sharedfp_addproc_file_open: error spawning control process ret=%d\n",
-		ret);
+        opal_output(0, "mca_sharedfp_addproc_file_open: error spawning control process ret=%d\n",
+                    ret);
     }
 
     /*If spawning successful*/
     if (newInterComm)    {
         addproc_data = (struct mca_sharedfp_addproc_data*)malloc(sizeof(struct mca_sharedfp_addproc_data));
         if ( NULL == addproc_data ){
-            printf( "mca_sharedfp_addproc_file_open: Error, unable to malloc addproc_data struct\n");
-            return OMPI_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
+            opal_output (0,"mca_sharedfp_addproc_file_open: Error, unable to malloc addproc_data struct\n");
+        return OMPI_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
         }
 
         /*Store the new Intercommunicator*/
@@ -100,7 +104,8 @@ int mca_sharedfp_addproc_file_open (struct ompi_communicator_t *comm,
         fh->f_sharedfp_data = sh;
     }
     else{
-        printf( "mca_sharedfp_addproc_file_open: DONE spawn by rank=%d, errcode[success=%d, err=%d]=%d\n",
+        opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output,
+                    "mca_sharedfp_addproc_file_open: DONE spawn by rank=%d, errcode[success=%d, err=%d]=%d\n",
 		    rank, MPI_SUCCESS, MPI_ERR_SPAWN, ret);
         ret = OMPI_ERROR;
     }
@@ -120,7 +125,7 @@ int mca_sharedfp_addproc_file_close (mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh)
     if ( NULL == fh->f_sharedfp_data){
 	/* Can happen with lazy initialization of the sharedfp structures */
 	if ( mca_sharedfp_addproc_verbose ) {
-	    printf( "sharedfp_addproc_file_close - shared file pointer structure not initialized\n");
+	    opal_output(0, "sharedfp_addproc_file_close - shared file pointer structure not initialized\n");
 	}
         return OMPI_SUCCESS;
     }
diff --git a/ompi/mca/sharedfp/addproc/sharedfp_addproc_iread.c b/ompi/mca/sharedfp/addproc/sharedfp_addproc_iread.c
index 5b1ef44e16..9b56b6d538 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/sharedfp/addproc/sharedfp_addproc_iread.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/sharedfp/addproc/sharedfp_addproc_iread.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  *                         University of Stuttgart.  All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
  *                         All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2013      University of Houston. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2015 University of Houston. All rights reserved.
  * $COPYRIGHT$
  *
  * Additional copyrights may follow
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
 #include "mpi.h"
 #include "ompi/constants.h"
 #include "ompi/mca/sharedfp/sharedfp.h"
+#include "ompi/mca/sharedfp/base/base.h"
+
+
 
 int mca_sharedfp_addproc_iread(mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
                                    void *buf,
@@ -47,7 +50,8 @@ int mca_sharedfp_addproc_iread(mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
     bytesRequested = count * numofBytes;
 
     if ( mca_sharedfp_addproc_verbose ){
-	printf("mca_sharedfp_addproc_iread: Bytes Requested is %ld\n",bytesRequested);
+	opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output,
+                    "mca_sharedfp_addproc_iread: Bytes Requested is %ld\n",bytesRequested);
     }
     /* Retrieve the shared file data struct */
     sh = fh->f_sharedfp_data;
@@ -56,7 +60,8 @@ int mca_sharedfp_addproc_iread(mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
     ret = mca_sharedfp_addproc_request_position(sh,bytesRequested,&offset);
     if( OMPI_SUCCESS == ret ){
 	if ( mca_sharedfp_addproc_verbose ){
-	    printf("mca_sharedfp_addproc_iread: Offset received is %lld\n",offset);
+	    opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output,
+                        "mca_sharedfp_addproc_iread: Offset received is %lld\n",offset);
 	}
         /* Read from the file */
         ret = ompio_io_ompio_file_iread_at ( sh->sharedfh, offset, buf, count, datatype, request);
@@ -69,8 +74,118 @@ int mca_sharedfp_addproc_read_ordered_begin(mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
                                        int count,
                                        struct ompi_datatype_t *datatype)
 {
-    opal_output(0,"mca_sharedfp_addproc_read_ordered_begin: NOT IMPLEMENTED\n");
-    return OMPI_ERROR;
+    int ret = OMPI_SUCCESS;
+    OMPI_MPI_OFFSET_TYPE offset = 0, offsetReceived = 0;
+    long sendBuff = 0;
+    long *buff=NULL;
+    long offsetBuff, bytesRequested = 0;
+    size_t numofBytes;
+    int rank, size, i;
+    struct mca_sharedfp_base_data_t *sh = NULL;
+
+    if(NULL == fh->f_sharedfp_data){
+        opal_output(0, "sharedfp_addproc_read_ordered_begin: shared file pointer "
+                    "structure not initialized correctly\n");
+        return OMPI_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    if ( true == fh->f_split_coll_in_use ) {
+        opal_output(0, "Only one split collective I/O operation allowed per "
+                    "file handle at any given point in time!\n");
+        return MPI_ERR_REQUEST;
+    }
+
+    /*Retrieve the new communicator*/
+    sh = fh->f_sharedfp_data;
+
+    /* Calculate the number of bytes to read*/
+    opal_datatype_type_size ( &datatype->super, &numofBytes);
+    sendBuff = count * numofBytes;
+
+    /* Get the ranks in the communicator */
+    rank = ompi_comm_rank ( sh->comm);
+    size = ompi_comm_size ( sh->comm);
+
+    if ( 0  == rank )   {
+        buff = (long*)malloc(sizeof(OMPI_MPI_OFFSET_TYPE) * size);
+        if ( NULL ==  buff )
+            return OMPI_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
+    }
+
+    ret = sh->comm->c_coll.coll_gather( &sendBuff, 1, OMPI_OFFSET_DATATYPE,
+					buff, 1, OMPI_OFFSET_DATATYPE, 0, sh->comm,
+					sh->comm->c_coll.coll_gather_module);
+    if ( OMPI_SUCCESS != ret ) {
+	goto exit;
+    }
+
+    /* All the counts are present now in the recvBuff.
+       The size of recvBuff is sizeof_newComm
+     */
+    if ( 0 == rank ) {
+        for (i = 0; i < size ; i ++) {
+	    if ( mca_sharedfp_addproc_verbose ){
+		opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output,
+                            "sharedfp_addproc_read_ordered_begin: Buff is %ld\n",buff[i]);
+	    }
+            bytesRequested += buff[i];
+
+	    if ( mca_sharedfp_addproc_verbose ){
+		opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output,
+                            "sharedfp_addproc_read_ordered_begin: Bytes requested are %ld\n",
+                            bytesRequested);
+	    }
+	}
+
+        /* Request the offset to read bytesRequested bytes
+	** only the root process needs to do the request,
+	** since the root process will then tell the other
+	** processes at what offset they should read their
+	** share of the data.
+         */
+        ret = mca_sharedfp_addproc_request_position(sh,bytesRequested,&offsetReceived);
+        if( OMPI_SUCCESS != ret ){
+	    goto exit;
+        }
+	if ( mca_sharedfp_addproc_verbose ){
+	    opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output,
+                        "sharedfp_addproc_read_ordered_begin: Offset received is %lld\n",
+                        offsetReceived);
+	}
+        buff[0] += offsetReceived;
+
+
+        for (i = 1 ; i < size; i++) {
+            buff[i] += buff[i-1];
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* Scatter the results to the other processes*/
+    ret = sh->comm->c_coll.coll_scatter ( buff, 1, OMPI_OFFSET_DATATYPE, &offsetBuff,
+					  1, OMPI_OFFSET_DATATYPE, 0, sh->comm,
+					  sh->comm->c_coll.coll_scatter_module );
+    if ( OMPI_SUCCESS != ret ) {
+	goto exit;
+    }
+
+    /*Each process now has its own individual offset in recvBUFF*/
+    offset = offsetBuff - sendBuff;
+
+    if ( mca_sharedfp_addproc_verbose ){
+	opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output,
+                    "sharedfp_addproc_read_ordered_begin: Offset returned is %lld\n",offset);
+    }
+
+    /* read from the file */
+    ret = ompio_io_ompio_file_iread_at_all(sh->sharedfh,offset,buf,count,datatype,&fh->f_split_coll_req);
+    fh->f_split_coll_in_use = true;
+
+exit:
+    if ( NULL != buff ) {
+	free ( buff );
+    }
+
+    return ret;
 
 }
 
@@ -79,7 +194,10 @@ int mca_sharedfp_addproc_read_ordered_end(mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
                                               void *buf,
                                               ompi_status_public_t *status)
 {
-    opal_output(0,"mca_sharedfp_addproc_read_ordered_end: NOT IMPLEMENTED\n");
-    return OMPI_ERROR;
+    int ret = OMPI_SUCCESS;
+    ret = ompi_request_wait ( &fh->f_split_coll_req, status );
 
+    /* remove the flag again */
+    fh->f_split_coll_in_use = false;
+    return ret;
 }
diff --git a/ompi/mca/sharedfp/addproc/sharedfp_addproc_iwrite.c b/ompi/mca/sharedfp/addproc/sharedfp_addproc_iwrite.c
index b846652db1..7539c94e08 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/sharedfp/addproc/sharedfp_addproc_iwrite.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/sharedfp/addproc/sharedfp_addproc_iwrite.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  *                         University of Stuttgart.  All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
  *                         All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2013      University of Houston. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2015 University of Houston. All rights reserved.
  * $COPYRIGHT$
  *
  * Additional copyrights may follow
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "mpi.h"
 #include "ompi/constants.h"
 #include "ompi/mca/sharedfp/sharedfp.h"
+#include "ompi/mca/sharedfp/base/base.h"
 
 int mca_sharedfp_addproc_iwrite(mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
                                 void *buf,
@@ -50,13 +51,15 @@ int mca_sharedfp_addproc_iwrite(mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
     sh = fh->f_sharedfp_data;
 
     if ( mca_sharedfp_addproc_verbose ){
-	printf("sharedfp_addproc_iwrite: Bytes Requested is %ld\n",bytesRequested);
+        opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output,
+                    "sharedfp_addproc_iwrite: Bytes Requested is %ld\n",bytesRequested);
     }
     /* Request the offset to write bytesRequested bytes */
     ret = mca_sharedfp_addproc_request_position(sh,bytesRequested,&offset);
     if ( OMPI_SUCCESS == ret ) {
 	if ( mca_sharedfp_addproc_verbose ){
-	    printf("sharedfp_addproc_iwrite: Offset received is %lld\n",offset);
+	    opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output,
+                        "sharedfp_addproc_iwrite: Offset received is %lld\n",offset);
 	}
         /* Write to the file */
         ret = ompio_io_ompio_file_iwrite_at(sh->sharedfh,offset,buf,count,datatype,request);
@@ -70,8 +73,114 @@ int mca_sharedfp_addproc_write_ordered_begin(mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
                                              int count,
                                              struct ompi_datatype_t *datatype)
 {
-    opal_output(0,"mca_sharedfp_addproc_write_ordered_begin: NOT IMPLEMENTED\n");
-    return OMPI_ERROR;
+    int ret = OMPI_SUCCESS;
+    OMPI_MPI_OFFSET_TYPE offset = 0, offsetReceived = 0;
+    long sendBuff = 0;
+    long *buff=NULL;
+    long offsetBuff;
+    long bytesRequested = 0;
+    int recvcnt = 1, sendcnt = 1;
+    size_t numofBytes;
+    int rank, size, i;
+    struct mca_sharedfp_base_data_t *sh = NULL;
+
+    if ( NULL == fh->f_sharedfp_data){
+        opal_output(0, "sharedfp_addproc_write_ordered_begin:"
+                    " shared file pointer structure not initialized correctly\n");
+        return OMPI_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    if ( true == fh->f_split_coll_in_use ) {
+        opal_output(0, "Only one split collective I/O operation allowed per file handle "
+                    "at any given point in time!\n");
+        return MPI_ERR_REQUEST;
+    }
+
+    /*Retrieve the shared file pointer structure*/
+    sh = fh->f_sharedfp_data;
+
+    /* Calculate the number of bytes to write*/
+    opal_datatype_type_size ( &datatype->super, &numofBytes);
+    sendBuff = count * numofBytes;
+
+    /* Get the ranks in the communicator */
+    rank = ompi_comm_rank ( sh->comm );
+    size = ompi_comm_size ( sh->comm );
+
+    if ( 0  == rank ) {
+        buff = (long*)malloc(sizeof(OMPI_MPI_OFFSET_TYPE) * size);
+        if ( NULL ==  buff )
+            return OMPI_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
+    }
+
+    ret = sh->comm->c_coll.coll_gather ( &sendBuff, sendcnt, OMPI_OFFSET_DATATYPE, buff,
+					 recvcnt, OMPI_OFFSET_DATATYPE, 0, sh->comm,
+					 sh->comm->c_coll.coll_gather_module);
+    if( OMPI_SUCCESS != ret ){
+	goto exit;
+    }
+
+    /* All the counts are present now in the recvBuff.
+       The size of recvBuff is sizeof_newComm
+     */
+    if ( 0 == rank ) {
+        for (i = 0; i < size ; i ++) {
+            bytesRequested += buff[i];
+
+	    if ( mca_sharedfp_addproc_verbose ){
+		opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output,
+                            "sharedfp_addproc_write_ordered_begin: Bytes requested are %ld\n",
+                            bytesRequested);
+	    }
+	}
+
+        /* Request the offset to write bytesRequested bytes
+	** only the root process needs to do the request,
+	** since the root process will then tell the other
+	** processes at what offset they should write their
+	** share of the data.
+	*/
+        ret = mca_sharedfp_addproc_request_position(sh,bytesRequested,&offsetReceived);
+        if( OMPI_SUCCESS != ret ){
+            goto exit;
+        }
+	if ( mca_sharedfp_addproc_verbose ){
+	    opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output,
+                        "sharedfp_addproc_write_ordered_begin: Offset received is %lld\n",
+                        offsetReceived);
+	}
+        buff[0] += offsetReceived;
+
+        for (i = 1 ; i < size; i++)  {
+            buff[i] += buff[i-1];
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* Scatter the results to the other processes*/
+    ret = sh->comm->c_coll.coll_scatter ( buff, sendcnt, OMPI_OFFSET_DATATYPE, &offsetBuff,
+					  recvcnt, OMPI_OFFSET_DATATYPE, 0, sh->comm,
+					  sh->comm->c_coll.coll_scatter_module );
+    if( OMPI_SUCCESS != ret ){
+	goto exit;
+    }
+
+    /*Each process now has its own individual offset in recvBUFF*/
+    offset = offsetBuff - sendBuff;
+
+    if ( mca_sharedfp_addproc_verbose ){
+	opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output,
+                    "sharedfp_addproc_write_ordered: Offset returned is %lld\n",offset);
+    }
+
+    /* write to the file */
+    ret = ompio_io_ompio_file_iwrite_at_all(sh->sharedfh,offset,buf,count,datatype,&fh->f_split_coll_req);
+    fh->f_split_coll_in_use = true;
+
+exit:
+    if ( NULL != buff ) {
+	free ( buff );
+    }
+    return ret;
 }
 
 
@@ -79,6 +188,10 @@ int mca_sharedfp_addproc_write_ordered_end(mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
                                            void *buf,
                                            ompi_status_public_t *status)
 {
-    opal_output(0,"mca_sharedfp_addproc_write_ordered_end: NOT IMPLEMENTED\n");
-    return OMPI_ERROR;
+    int ret = OMPI_SUCCESS;
+    ret = ompi_request_wait ( &fh->f_split_coll_req, status );
+
+    /* remove the flag again */
+    fh->f_split_coll_in_use = false;
+    return ret;
 }
diff --git a/ompi/mca/sharedfp/addproc/sharedfp_addproc_read.c b/ompi/mca/sharedfp/addproc/sharedfp_addproc_read.c
index 1e4c836e14..c20c449a4b 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/sharedfp/addproc/sharedfp_addproc_read.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/sharedfp/addproc/sharedfp_addproc_read.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  *                         University of Stuttgart.  All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
  *                         All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2013      University of Houston. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2015 University of Houston. All rights reserved.
  * $COPYRIGHT$
  *
  * Additional copyrights may follow
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "mpi.h"
 #include "ompi/constants.h"
 #include "ompi/mca/sharedfp/sharedfp.h"
+#include "ompi/mca/sharedfp/base/base.h"
 
 int mca_sharedfp_addproc_read ( mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
                                 void *buf, int count, MPI_Datatype datatype, MPI_Status *status)
@@ -33,23 +34,11 @@ int mca_sharedfp_addproc_read ( mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
     long bytesRequested = 0;
     size_t numofBytes;
     struct mca_sharedfp_base_data_t *sh = NULL;
-    mca_sharedfp_base_module_t * shared_fp_base_module = NULL;
 
     if(NULL == fh->f_sharedfp_data){
-	if ( mca_sharedfp_addproc_verbose ) {
-	    printf("sharedfp_addproc_read:  opening the shared file pointer file\n");
-	}
-        shared_fp_base_module = fh->f_sharedfp;
-
-        ret = shared_fp_base_module->sharedfp_file_open(fh->f_comm,
-                                                        fh->f_filename,
-                                                        fh->f_amode,
-                                                        fh->f_info,
-                                                        fh);
-        if ( OMPI_SUCCESS != ret ) {
-            opal_output(0,"sharedfp_addproc_read - error opening the shared file pointer\n");
-            return ret;
-        }
+        opal_output(0, "sharedfp_addproc_read: shared file pointer "
+                    "structure not initialized correctly\n");
+        return OMPI_ERROR;
     }
 
     /* Calculate the number of bytes to write */
@@ -57,7 +46,8 @@ int mca_sharedfp_addproc_read ( mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
     bytesRequested = count * numofBytes;
 
     if ( mca_sharedfp_addproc_verbose ){
-	printf("mca_sharedfp_addproc_read: Bytes Requested is %ld\n", bytesRequested);
+	opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output,
+                    "mca_sharedfp_addproc_read: Bytes Requested is %ld\n", bytesRequested);
     }
     /* Retrieve the shared file data struct */
     sh = fh->f_sharedfp_data;
@@ -66,7 +56,8 @@ int mca_sharedfp_addproc_read ( mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
     ret = mca_sharedfp_addproc_request_position(sh,bytesRequested,&offset);
     if( OMPI_SUCCESS == ret ){
 	if ( mca_sharedfp_addproc_verbose ){
-	    printf("mca_sharedfp_addproc_read: Offset received is %lld\n",offset);
+	    opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output,
+                        "mca_sharedfp_addproc_read: Offset received is %lld\n",offset);
 	}
         /* Read from the file */
         ret = ompio_io_ompio_file_read_at(sh->sharedfh,offset,buf,count,datatype,status);
@@ -89,26 +80,13 @@ int mca_sharedfp_addproc_read_ordered (mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
     size_t numofBytes;
     int rank, size, i;
     struct mca_sharedfp_base_data_t *sh = NULL;
-    mca_sharedfp_base_module_t * shared_fp_base_module = NULL;
 
     if(NULL == fh->f_sharedfp_data){
-	if ( mca_sharedfp_addproc_verbose ) {
-	    printf("sharedfp_addproc_read_ordered:  opening the shared file pointer file\n");
-	}
-        shared_fp_base_module = fh->f_sharedfp;
-
-        ret = shared_fp_base_module->sharedfp_file_open(fh->f_comm,
-                                                        fh->f_filename,
-                                                        fh->f_amode,
-                                                        fh->f_info,
-                                                        fh);
-        if ( OMPI_SUCCESS != ret ) {
-            opal_output(0,"sharedfp_addproc_read_ordered - error opening the shared file pointer\n");
-            return ret;
-        }
+        opal_output(0, "sharedfp_addproc_read_ordered: shared file pointer "
+                    "structure not initialized correctly\n");
+        return OMPI_ERROR;
     }
 
-
     /*Retrieve the new communicator*/
     sh = fh->f_sharedfp_data;
 
@@ -121,7 +99,7 @@ int mca_sharedfp_addproc_read_ordered (mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
     size = ompi_comm_size ( sh->comm);
 
     if ( 0  == rank )   {
-        buff = (long*)malloc(sizeof(long) * size);
+        buff = (long*)malloc(sizeof(OMPI_MPI_OFFSET_TYPE) * size);
         if ( NULL ==  buff )
             return OMPI_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
     }
@@ -139,12 +117,15 @@ int mca_sharedfp_addproc_read_ordered (mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
     if ( 0 == rank ) {
         for (i = 0; i < size ; i ++) {
 	    if ( mca_sharedfp_addproc_verbose ){
-		printf("sharedfp_addproc_read_ordered: Buff is %ld\n",buff[i]);
+		opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output,
+                            "sharedfp_addproc_read_ordered: Buff is %ld\n",buff[i]);
 	    }
             bytesRequested += buff[i];
 
 	    if ( mca_sharedfp_addproc_verbose ){
-		printf("sharedfp_addproc_read_ordered: Bytes requested are %ld\n",bytesRequested);
+		opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output,
+                            "sharedfp_addproc_read_ordered: Bytes requested are %ld\n",
+                            bytesRequested);
 	    }
 	}
 
@@ -159,7 +140,9 @@ int mca_sharedfp_addproc_read_ordered (mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
 	    goto exit;
         }
 	if ( mca_sharedfp_addproc_verbose ){
-	    printf("sharedfp_addproc_read_ordered: Offset received is %lld\n",offsetReceived);
+	    opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output,
+                        "sharedfp_addproc_read_ordered: Offset received is %lld\n",
+                        offsetReceived);
 	}
         buff[0] += offsetReceived;
 
@@ -181,7 +164,8 @@ int mca_sharedfp_addproc_read_ordered (mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
     offset = offsetBuff - sendBuff;
 
     if ( mca_sharedfp_addproc_verbose ){
-	printf("sharedfp_addproc_read_ordered: Offset returned is %lld\n",offset);
+	opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output,
+                    "sharedfp_addproc_read_ordered: Offset returned is %lld\n",offset);
     }
 
     /* read from the file */
diff --git a/ompi/mca/sharedfp/addproc/sharedfp_addproc_write.c b/ompi/mca/sharedfp/addproc/sharedfp_addproc_write.c
index 5f751021b8..02a9fa4589 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/sharedfp/addproc/sharedfp_addproc_write.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/sharedfp/addproc/sharedfp_addproc_write.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  *                         University of Stuttgart.  All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
  *                         All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2013      University of Houston. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2015 University of Houston. All rights reserved.
  * $COPYRIGHT$
  *
  * Additional copyrights may follow
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "mpi.h"
 #include "ompi/constants.h"
 #include "ompi/mca/sharedfp/sharedfp.h"
+#include "ompi/mca/sharedfp/base/base.h"
 
 int mca_sharedfp_addproc_write (mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
                                 void *buf,
@@ -36,23 +37,10 @@ int mca_sharedfp_addproc_write (mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
     long bytesRequested = 0;
     size_t numofBytes;
     struct mca_sharedfp_base_data_t *sh = NULL;
-    mca_sharedfp_base_module_t * shared_fp_base_module = NULL;
 
     if(NULL == fh->f_sharedfp_data){
-	if ( mca_sharedfp_addproc_verbose ) {
-	    printf("sharedfp_addproc_write:  opening the shared file pointer file\n");
-	}
-        shared_fp_base_module = fh->f_sharedfp;
-
-        ret = shared_fp_base_module->sharedfp_file_open(fh->f_comm,
-                                                        fh->f_filename,
-                                                        fh->f_amode,
-                                                        fh->f_info,
-                                                        fh);
-        if ( OMPI_SUCCESS != ret ) {
-            opal_output(0,"sharedfp_addproc_write - error opening the shared file pointer\n");
-            return ret;
-        }
+        opal_output(0, "sharedfp_addproc_write: shared file pointer structure not initialized correctly\n");
+        return OMPI_ERROR;
     }
 
     /* Calculate the number of bytes to write*/
@@ -63,14 +51,17 @@ int mca_sharedfp_addproc_write (mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
     sh = fh->f_sharedfp_data;
 
     if ( mca_sharedfp_addproc_verbose ){
-	printf("sharedfp_addproc_write: sharedfp_addproc_write: Bytes Requested is %ld\n",bytesRequested);
+	opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output,
+                    "sharedfp_addproc_write: sharedfp_addproc_write: Bytes Requested is %ld\n",
+                    bytesRequested);
     }
 
     /*Request the offset to write bytesRequested bytes*/
     ret = mca_sharedfp_addproc_request_position( sh, bytesRequested, &offset);
     if ( OMPI_SUCCESS == ret ) {
 	if ( mca_sharedfp_addproc_verbose ){
-	    printf("sharedfp_addproc_write: Offset received is %lld\n",offset);
+	    opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output,
+                        "sharedfp_addproc_write: Offset received is %lld\n",offset);
 	}
         /* Write to the file */
         ret = ompio_io_ompio_file_write_at(sh->sharedfh,offset,buf,count,datatype,status);
@@ -95,23 +86,11 @@ int mca_sharedfp_addproc_write_ordered (mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
     size_t numofBytes;
     int rank, size, i;
     struct mca_sharedfp_base_data_t *sh = NULL;
-    mca_sharedfp_base_module_t * shared_fp_base_module = NULL;
 
-    if ( NULL == fh->f_sharedfp_data){
-	if ( mca_sharedfp_addproc_verbose ) {
-	    printf("sharedfp_addproc_write_ordered:  opening the shared file pointer\n");
-	}
-        shared_fp_base_module = fh->f_sharedfp;
-
-        ret = shared_fp_base_module->sharedfp_file_open(fh->f_comm,
-                                                        fh->f_filename,
-                                                        fh->f_amode,
-                                                        fh->f_info,
-                                                        fh);
-        if ( OMPI_SUCCESS != ret ) {
-            opal_output(0,"sharedfp_addproc_write_ordered - error opening the shared file pointer\n");
-            return ret;
-        }
+    if(NULL == fh->f_sharedfp_data){
+        opal_output(0, "sharedfp_addproc_write_ordered: shared file pointer "
+                    "structure not initialized correctly\n");
+        return OMPI_ERROR;
     }
 
     /*Retrieve the shared file pointer structure*/
@@ -126,7 +105,7 @@ int mca_sharedfp_addproc_write_ordered (mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
     size = ompi_comm_size ( sh->comm );
 
     if ( 0  == rank ) {
-        buff = (long*)malloc(sizeof(long) * size);
+        buff = (long*)malloc(sizeof(OMPI_MPI_OFFSET_TYPE) * size);
         if ( NULL ==  buff )
             return OMPI_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
     }
@@ -146,7 +125,9 @@ int mca_sharedfp_addproc_write_ordered (mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
             bytesRequested += buff[i];
 
 	    if ( mca_sharedfp_addproc_verbose ){
-		printf("sharedfp_addproc_write_ordered: Bytes requested are %ld\n",bytesRequested);
+                opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output,
+                            "sharedfp_addproc_write_ordered: Bytes requested are %ld\n",
+                            bytesRequested);
 	    }
 	}
 
@@ -161,7 +142,9 @@ int mca_sharedfp_addproc_write_ordered (mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
             goto exit;
         }
 	if ( mca_sharedfp_addproc_verbose ){
-	    printf("sharedfp_addproc_write_ordered: Offset received is %lld\n",offsetReceived);
+	    	opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output,
+                            "sharedfp_addproc_write_ordered: Offset received is %lld\n",
+                            offsetReceived);
 	}
         buff[0] += offsetReceived;
 
@@ -182,7 +165,9 @@ int mca_sharedfp_addproc_write_ordered (mca_io_ompio_file_t *fh,
     offset = offsetBuff - sendBuff;
 
     if ( mca_sharedfp_addproc_verbose ){
-	printf("sharedfp_addproc_write_ordered: Offset returned is %lld\n",offset);
+        opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output,
+                    "sharedfp_addproc_write_ordered: Offset returned is %lld\n",
+                    offset);
     }
 
     /* write to the file */