WAVV Requirement Form

 

Date: 4/3/2002                                    Requirement #:  WAVV200261

Product Name:     VSE/ESA      Product Release#:

Vendor Name:      IBM

 

Title: (Paraphrase problem in a single statement)Need better/consistent support for redirected unit-record I/O

Detailed Problem Description: (Description of what you want changed - 400 character entry limit)

 

Limitations of only being able to print/punch to and read SYSIPT data from DASD or TAPE in static partitions only, poor performance of same due to unblocked i/o (even when using VFBA), restriction to use of single extent, <are there others…?>  Note that this includes punching AND printing to some location from which the data can later be accessed as though on SYSIPT.

                                                                                            

Priority: (Select one: Urgent - High - Medium - Low) High

Requested Completion Date: (When? Examples: 3 months, 1 year, Next Release) Whenever possible

Requirement Type: (Select one: Acceptability - Compatibility/Migration - Ease of Use - Feature/Function - Performance - Reliability/Availability/Serviceability - Packaging - Interoperability)

All of the above

Business Justification: (Why? Non-technical business case description. Do not reword Detailed Problem Description from above. What are the benefits to be gained by your company, and the vendor and others?  Quantify: run time, dollars, manpower, etc.   Why should the vendor do this for the customer?)

 

It is time for a partition to be a partition to be a partition.  Redirection of unit-record I/O needs to be supported in all partitions, and with greater flexibility and performance than is currently available in static partitions as well.

Solution: (Optional)(Desired/undesired elements Note: Making a suggestion may limit a vendors ability to deliver a solution)

 

That's your decision, however the simpler the JCL interface, the better, by all means!  IESINSERT is a nightmare.  Ideally one could print/punch to a reader queue entry which could later be retrieved by the use of something similar in nature to an SLI card.

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

 

We will continue to implement case-by-case solutions that could be more straightforwardly and consistently addressed all at once if this effectively basic functionality were available.

 

Company Name:         Pellerin Milnor Corporation                                                               

Author Name: Michel J Champagne                              Author Title: Systems Programmer

Author Address:         PO Box 400; Kenner, LA 700062

Author E-mail:            mchampagne@milnor.com

Telephone:                  (504) 467-9591-1-7050