WAVV Requirement Form[IR1] 

 

Date: 9/18/2000                                           Requirement #:  WAVV200030

Product Name:    Central Functions           Product Release#: 2.5

Vendor Name:     IBM

 

Title :                   Add support for Tokens to VSE

(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)

 

Currently, the only way to share system getvis areas are to set up pointers in either SDL phases or via the PRODID hooks. There needs to be a better approch. MVS currently supports what are called "Tokens" simular to what would help VSE.

As envisioned, tokens could be defined with a scope of either system, partition, task.

                                                                                            

  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)

 

     

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

1 year

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

 

Continue using the other methods to 'cheats'.

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

 

Each token entry needs to only supply a minimal amount of data. Each entry could be limited to maybe only 64 bytes. Maybe an extention to the XPCC functionality.

  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)

 

Future

 

Company Name:        Thigpen Enterprises, Inc.                                                                 

Author Name:            Tony Thigpen                           Author Title:      

Author Address:         102 Brandiwood Court, DeBary, FL 32713

Author E-mail:            tony@vse2pdf.com

Telephone:                 (407) 474-0770

 


·        Please be precise and short.  

·        The Benefit section is extremely important – please make a business case.

·        Proofread - recheck accuracy of contact information before saving.

·        File as unique name-WRvviinn, where vv=vendor initials, ii=your initial, ‘nn’ to number each requirement.  Ex.: Wribwm01 ib=IBM, wm=wayne mery

·        Submit your labeled diskette (with your full name) to the requirements coordinator, a black shirt WAVV manager, the registration desk or copy it to the root drive of a registration or workroom PC.

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