WAVV Requirement Form[IR1] 

 

Date: 10/9/2000                                           Requirement #:  WAVV200037

Product Name:    EPIC   Product Release#: n/a

Vendor Name:     BIM

 

Title :                   EPIC/CMS from BIM

(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)

 

We've got EPIC/VSE (from CA; soon to be BIM).  We need EPIC/CMS as well.  We don't want to get it from CA. 

 

If this is not possible, how about some kind of rudimentary open protection and EPIC catalog access from CMS?

                                                                                             

  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)

 

In a mixed VM/VSE environment, tape management is required on both platforms in order to completely protect all tapes within the shop.  Obviously, a shared tape catalog would be best.  EPIC/VSE and EPIC/CMS work well together.  We should be able to get both of them from a vendor that will continue to support and enhance them.  (Do you really think CA will upgrade EPIC/CMS for z/VM?)

  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.)

 

Operators will continue to periodically create VM tapes on unexpired VSE tapes.  At some point, they'll end up writing over something critical which will be expensive to recover.

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

 

(Maybe BIM could just acquire EPIC/CMS from CA?)

  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:        Tek Systems, Inc.                                                                 

Author Name:            Brian Gore                               Author Title:      

Author Address:         c/o So.Cal. UFCW Trust Funds, 6425 Katella, Cypress, CA90630

Author E-mail:            bgore@scufcwfunds.com

Telephone:                 (714) 220-2297 x-325

 


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