WAVV Requirement Form

Date: 03/23/2006 Requirement #: WAVV200615

Product Name: VSAM/VSE Product Release# (or state “current”): Current

Vendor Name: IBM

Title: (Paraphrase problem in a single statement) IDCAMS BACKUP – Generic backup of unsegmented file-id’s.

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

The IDCAMS Backup will not allow a generic backup of unsegmented file-id’s.

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

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

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

Ease of use.

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?)

The County standard for VSAM File-Id’s is to use unsegmented File-Id’s, such as DT87400A, DT87400B, etc. The DT87 denotes a specific agency/application. There have been several cases where it would be desirable to backup a subset of the files in a VSAM Catalog, rather than the contents of the entire catalog. For ease of use reasons, Backup is preferable to Repro.

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

Allow generic Backup of files with unsegmented File-Id’s, and generic specifications starting in the first segment of the File-Id. Example: Backup DT* or BACKUP CICS*

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

Easier to backup a subset of files in a VSAM Catalog, fewer cartridges consumed, shorter backup runs, as the Backup is only backing up the files requested, rather than the entire contents of the Catalog.

Company Name: County of Ventura

Author Name: Dave Stuart Author Title: Principal Information Systems Support Analyst

Author Address: 800 S. Victoria Ave, L# 1100, Ventura, CA 93009

Author E-mail: David.Stuart@ventura.org

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