WAVV Requirement Form[IR1] 

 

Date: 9/20/2000                                           Requirement #:  WAVV200020

Product Name:    DB2/VSE     Product Release#: 6.1/7.1

Vendor Name:     IBM

 

Title :                   Add tape handling commands to log/database archive process

(Short description of what you want the product changed to - include keywords like function, short product name)

Statement of the Problem :    (What?  Detailed description of what you want changed, 400 char.limit)

 

When DB2/VSE generates a log or data archive to tape, the tape is left in the drive. Consequently, it must be manually unloaded.

                                                                                            

  Benefit :    (Why?  Non-technical business case description, i.e a business case. Do not reword problem statement above. How do you to justify the needed change?  Wwill itrequest benefit the submitter’s your company, and the vendor and others? Business case and benefits to users and vendor which can to justify the needed change?.  Quantify: run time, dollars, manpower, etc. Also, wWhy should is it important for vendor to want to do this for their customer?s)

 

Less operator intervention. Would allow cleaner automation of database archiving.

  Date :       (When?  ASAP, 6 months, one year from now, etc) 

ASAP

  Impact :    (How?   How will your company’s business be affected if a solution is not delivered.)

 

Less operator intervention. Time saved in operations. Cleaner automation of archive tasks.

  Solution :  (optional desired / undesired elements Note: suggest can limit vendor ability to deliver a solution)

 

1) Provide an INITPARM setting that would be referenced each time an archive (log or database) is "completed". You could specify "REW" or "RUN".

2) Add an extension to both the "ARCHIVE" and "LARCHIVE" commands to accept "REW" or "RUN".

  Classification :  (Suggestion=Nice Idea, Long Range=Future, Tactical=ASAP, or Acceptability=I won’t buy the product or will drop the product if solution not provided)

 

ASAP

 

Company Name:        Computer Credit, Inc.                                                                       

Author Name:            Michael Rosinger                                  Author Title: Systems Programmer/DBA

Author Address:         640 W. Fourth Street, Winston-Salem, NC  27101

Author E-mail:            rosinger@mindspring.com

Telephone:                 (336) 761-1524

 


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