WAVV Requirement Form

 

Date: 5/21/2007                                           Requirement #:  WAVV200721

Product Name:    POWER       Product Release# (or state “current”): Current

Vendor Name:     IBM

 

Title: (Paraphrase problem in a single statement)Limit the amount of spooled output from a job

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

 

To prevent "runaway" jobs from filling the Power queue, provide a method to tell power to stop or cancel a job.

                                                                                            

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

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)

Reliability/Availablity/Serviceability

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?)

 

When the Power files become full processing stops. Most times an errant progam is looping or othwise producting invalid output. The suggested solution will provide a way to specify what amount of output is "out of range" for a job.

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

 

One posible method is to create a new "RBS-like" JOB/LST/PUN statement keyword: MAX=(count,action) for example: MAX=(10000,PROMPT) or MAX=(10000,CANCEL) or MAX=(10000,WARN). Other suggestions would be welcome.   

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

 

     

 

Author Name:            Tony Thigpen                         Author Title:

 

Company Name:        Thigpen Enterprises, Inc.                                                                 

 &         Address:        102 Brandiwood Ct (Street Number and Name)

                                          (Department or Attention)

                                    DeBary, FL 32713 USA (City/State/Providence/PostalCode/Country)                                     

 

Author E-mail:            tony@vse2pdf.com

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