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Status Not under consideration
Workspace z/OS
Categories DFSMS SMS
Created by Guest
Created on Feb 6, 2017

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Can I get a "B"? - AVGREC=B needed

Request to expand the use of AVGREC to include a pneumonic to represent a billion records.

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     May 4, 2017

    Meant to say AVGREC=M with 1000 primary is used to represent 1 billion records.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     May 4, 2017

    AVGREC={U,K,M) which represents units, units in thousands, or units in millions. Well, what are we to do when records are created in billions? The purpose of AVGREC was to make setting allocation requirements easier based on record creation estimates. I would like to see that trend continue. So, what should be done as we begin to grow into the billions of records? For now, AVGREC=1000 is used to represent a billion. Just trying to prepare us for the future.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Feb 27, 2017

    Hello there,

    Can we know which type of data sets you need this support? VSAM or non-VSAM (physical sequential data sets) ?

    Why can't you use CYL or M (Mega-byte) ?

    Please let us know.

    Thank you!

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Feb 8, 2017

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - z Systems Software
    Product - z/OS
    Component - DFSMS SMS
    Operating system - IBM z/OS
    Source - Client

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - z Systems Software
    Product - z/OS
    Component - General
    Operating system - IBM z/OS
    Source - Client

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Feb 7, 2017

    This looks like a similar request in RFE: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rfe/execute?use_case=viewRfe&CR_ID=92670
    Add additional AVGREC sizes to Space definitions in JCL and IDCAMS

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Feb 7, 2017

    This looks like a similar request in RFE: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rfe/execute?use_case=viewRfe&CR_ID=92670

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