> -----Original Message-----
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Jeffrey D. Smith
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Chase, John
> >
> > On the lighter side....
> >
> > Been getting some change control approval requests from the folks
who
> > maintain a rather ancient CICS/VSAM application here. In "Reason
for
> > change" they put "New CPU too fast."
> >
> > Seems that since we implemented the new z9 processors, parts of the
> > application that generate VSAM record keys that include date and
time
> > have been generating "duplicate keys". :-)
>
> I would venture a guess that the real problem is an
> application design or implementation error.
Design. Remember, this application was designed back when the 3081 was
"incredibly fast". And, for reasons that are unclear to me, it was
deemed that VSAM record keys had to be "human-readable", so that's
probably why "raw" STCK[E] is not used as part of the key.
-jc-
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