WAVV Requirement Form[IR1] 

 

Date: 10/9/2000                                            Requirement #:  WAVV200035

Product Name:           DB/2 server for VSE/VM       Product Release#: 7.1

Vendor Name:           IBM

 

Title :                    VSE Declaration Generation

(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 creating tables for DB/2 for VSE/VM, the DBA must create copybooks for COBOL manually that must match the new table.  If the table characteristics need to be modified, then the copybook must be changed accordingly and all programs that reference that table must be recompiled.  In OS/390, the table characteristics are determined automatically at execution time, with no recompiles.

                                                                                            

  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)

 

Obviously, when any maintenance is required to tables, and the DBA must ensure compatabilitycompatibility between copybooks and tables, then the more tables you have the more maintenance is required!

  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.)

 

Project implemenationimplementation will take longer, and the possibility of exploring a Microsoft solution.

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

 

     

  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)

 

Tactical

 

Company Name: SoCal UFCW Trust Funds                                                             

Author Name:            Richard A. Spencer                               Author Title: Systems Manager

Author Address:             6425 Katella Ave, Cypress, CA 90630-0010

Author E-mail:            rspencer@scufcwfunds.com

Telephone:                 (714) 220-2297 x265

 


·        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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