>>> On 3/25/2009 at 7:52 PM, P S <[email protected]> wrote: > Ignoring for the moment the very tangible benefits RACF bestows beyond > just the obvious, do y'all think it's more expensive (FSVO > "expensive") to: > - read a 1-block QSAM file > - make a RACF request > ? > > This will settle an argument (maybe!) about whether it's worth > stuffing something in RACF just because "It's RACF so it's good".
If you think about it, having the information reside in RACF will likely be less expensive. The main reason I say that is if the data is stored in a file, you go through the process of an OPEN, during which, ta da, a RACF call will get made to see if you're authorized to do that. If that's the only metric to be used for the decision (which would be really wrong), then RACF wins. Mark Post ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
