Re: Data Propagator vs DDM?

<Jan wrote
Customer purchased a 720-1501, a batch processor that invokes the wrath of
CFINT. The
customer claimed not to be able to afford the 1502 processor. More than a
year down the
line, they have now implemented an application that provides web access to
their 400 data.
Hey, is CFINT letting them have it or what! They are now being compelled to
consider an
upgrade, or other alternatives. . . . . .
I know that DDM works on APPC / APPN. Will I still be nailed by CFINT, or
is DDM not
subject to the 5250 data stream penalties? The same applies to Data
Propagator.>

Jan,
what makes you think CFINT is linked to the web application?
is the web application just a 5250 appl enabled across the web?
In which case its not a *real* web application, and it certainly could
affect your i/a usage.
DDM, DPROPR are NOT interactive(read 5250) jobs (in their own right) and
will not affect CFINT as long as you run them in batch.
If you updated DDM files *from* an interactive 5250 job then you would
impact CFINT.
If your Web appl is *not* 5250-based then your normal 5250 users might have
reached their i/a CFINT limit of 35cpw and getting awful response times,
*but* your batch appls (Web, etc) may have plenty of CPW left (is it 240 or
420 or ??? cpw - you don't say). If that is true then moving the web appl
to another m/c will not help your 5250 users

If you or the customer is unsure which dynamics are taking place here, then
before spending a lot of time/money on an alternative, it might be wise to
get an AS/400 performance consultant in to analyse your system and give you
a report
_______________________________________________________________

Regards,        Rod Orr