WAVV Requirement Form

 

Date: 5/8/2009                                             Requirement #:  WAVV200909

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

Vendor Name:           IBM

 

Title: (Paraphrase problem in a single statement)Parameter to enforce MAX-CA allocation

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

 

VSAM has the wonderful ability to allocate space based on records.  This alleviates device dependencies and the complexity of calculating TRK or CYL allocations.  The records allocation concept is easily understood.  The problem is that allocations this way sometimes result in CAs that are obtuse and can leave usused space on physical disk.

                                                                                            

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 / Performance

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?)

 

Retain ease of allocation using records but better tune the result to prevent wasted resources.

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

 

Include an IDCAMS parameter that will force allocations to be rounded up to insure MAX-CA allocation for the physical device.  This should apply to Data and Index components. 

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

 

     

 

Author Name:            Kevin Corkery                                  Author Title: Systems Administrator

 

Company Name: Mary Kay Cosmetics, Ltd                                                                 

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                                    Mississauga, Ontario  L5N6Y2                                 

 

Author E-mail:            kcorkery@live.com

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