Exactly, we use the same formula to monitor how "full" our catalogs are with respect to aliases. Kees.
"Larry Crilley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > I doubt this is documented anywhere. The maximum number of alias > entries is going to depend on the defined maxlrecl for the master > catalog and the length of each alias. Basically, all the aliases for a > UCAT are kept in one record in the mastercat. Assuming your master > catalog has the maximum lrecl for catalogs, then your max lrecl is > 32400. From 32400, you will need to take out the length of the ICF > connector name cell (typically 52 bytes), the length of the ownership > cell (at least 20 bytes), and the length of the volume cell (typically > 22 bytes). Throw in a few extra bytes for some length indicators and > this all adds up to about 100 bytes. Thus, you are left with about > 32300 for the length of all the alias entries. Each alias entry will > have a 2 byte length indicator followed by the actual alias padded with > 1 extra byte. > > Using the above 'formula', if each alias is 8 bytes, then each alias > entry will need 11 bytes in the master catalog record. This gives you > 2,936 maximum alias entries. > > So, the actual number depends on the defined max lrecl of your master > catalog and the length of each individual alias. > > There are products out there that will read your catalogs (including the > master), and alert you as to when any record is approaching the defined > maxlrecl. T-REX is one of those products. > > Hope this helps. > > Larry Crilley > Dino-Software, LLC > http://www.dino-software.com/ > 412-734-2853. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of R.S. > Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 8:39 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: ICF ALIAS limit > > What is the limit for number of aliases in MCAT ? > Is it documented ? > -- > Radoslaw Skorupka > Lodz, Poland > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ********************************************************************** For information, services and offers, please visit our web site: http://www.klm.com. This e-mail and any attachment may contain confidential and privileged material intended for the addressee only. If you are not the addressee, you are notified that no part of the e-mail or any attachment may be disclosed, copied or distributed, and that any other action related to this e-mail or attachment is strictly prohibited, and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail by error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, and delete this message. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV (KLM), its subsidiaries and/or its employees shall not be liable for the incorrect or incomplete transmission of this e-mail or any attachments, nor responsible for any delay in receipt. ********************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
