SSTLIB COBOL Librarian

Contents:

• Product Summary
• Key Features
• What's the problem with SRCLIB
• How SSTLIB solves these problems

Product Summary

The B & C Solution Source Text Librarian is a high performance and enhanced version of SRCLIB - the standard BULL librarian for COBOL-74 copy-members.

You as a current SRCLIB user already know the performance problems with even small source text libraries and the almost prohibitive effect when SRCLIB is used with medium- or large size libraries. With SSTLIB you gain immediate relief from these problems and you may start using your limited processor and I/O capacity for more useful purposes. SSTLIB at the same time introduce several other enhancements both in terms of Batch and Time-Sharing functionality and file protection, and it pays back very quickly.

SSTLIB may be edited into GCOS-8 system software files and fully replace SRCLIB, and thus be utilized directly by TPFF, TSM, MAGNA8 etc. for generated SRCLIB job. SSTLIB comes with complete documentation and full support for current and future GCOS 8 releases.

For more information or to arrange an evaluation, please contact  B & C Solution.

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Key Features

• Compatibility

• SRCLIB, COBOL-74/-85 compatible
• JCL changes not required
• MODIFY directive dropped

• Performance

• Substantial elapsed time reduction
• Substantial processor time and I/O reduction
• Practically same speed for any size library
• Intelligent use/re-use of free space

• Functionality

• UPDATE directive = automatic DELETE/APPEND
• Mask with LIST, TABLE, DELETE and EXTRACT directives
• Sort implicit with LIST and TABLE
• Audit stamp (date/time/umc) on each library member

• Time-Sharing

• .L command for TSS operation
• Quick library reference codes
• UMC dependent quick code subsets
• Example

*.L  O[ld]  T  my-member
*... editing
*.L  U[pdate]

• T is quick code for MYUMC/COPY/COPYLIB1
• Implicit member resave through U command

• Protection

• Always use safe update technique
• Library integrity retained over failures

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What's the problem with SRCLIB

• Extremely inefficient

       wasting computer resources

• Library size sensitive

       usable only on small libraries

• Limited functionality

       batch processing only

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How SSTLIB solves these problems

• Extremely efficient

   saving valuable resources

• Library size independent

   usable with any size library

• Extended functionality

   enhanced bacth and TSS mode

• Complete protection

   safe update technique

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