Managing Duplicate Software

[MacWheel99@xxxxxxx]

from Al Macintyre

Is there a straightforward *OUTFILE to Query which could inventory
duplications and/or what add-on tools are worthwhile seeking that aid disk
management MIS responsibilities which must be common to most every BPCS
installation?

My scenario =

SSA provides original, then fixes ... sometimes several BMR, PTF which we put
earlier in library list
We sometimes copy source to test library, which eventually finds its way to
implemented modification.
I also sometimes have backup version of what modification looked like before
pile on more mods.
When there is uncertainty that a change will work right, we need the backout
version, but once everything is working fine I tend to forget about that
mountain of multiple redundant no longer used old copies that have an impact
on disk space.

One approach might be a query report:
List duplicates with same naming - source & execution objects in multiple
libraries - include last used, changed, saved, type, size, to catch
irregularities, substring according to naming conventions

But this challenge cannot be unique to us - there may be better solutions out
there.

Al Macintyre
BPCS 405 CD = approx 25-30 users
AS/436 V3R7 soon to V4R3
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