Mike Schwab wrote: >SORTWK does not use secondary extents.
Really? Where is that documented? Just curious, because my jobs and jobs and still more jobs are using dozen SORTWKxx gazillion times everyday... John McKown wrote: >I decided to ask this forum about a "problem" we have were I work. In summary, >the programmers don't want to be forced to specify SPACE parameters in the JCL >(or IDCAMS DEFINEs). They also don't want to be forced to use SORTWKnn >allocations or do specify any SIZE type parameters in the controls. Tell them they're SOL unless they can give practical motivation. >They, basically, just want the system to handle space allocations. We do not >have, and WILL NOT ACQUIRE any software such as SRS. We only use what is >available with DFSMS and DFSORT. It is about space management. They will have to learn to appreciate what space bits and allocation keywords/parameters you can donate to them. >This latter I can understand because 90% of the work is putting in Change >Control paperwork (no, this will not change). Excellent. >I have tried everything that I can think of to basically tell SMS to allow >"unlimited" allocations. Have I missed some SMS parameter? Not much what I know beside hard coded allocation parameters somewhere in your ACS routines and/or JCL. What about PARTIAL RELEASE in Management Class? What about shorten your migration thresholds so you can have as much as ML0 space available? At least you can avoid x37 abends for a while for your hungry space gobblers. >If you noticed from previous messages, IT management is anti-z/OS so they >basically just don't work to be bothered with it. I know about that. Nearly every post from you is smelling from that "anti -z/OS" guys battering you... :-D I feel for you and your pain. >MS-Windows is such a POS that they need to concentrate on it. Makes me wonder >why they adore it. POS? Please explain, I got 96 useless hits from AcronymFinder.com ... I'm also wondering why... Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
