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About Real Time Processing

CA 1 Realtime Processing includes several features which enhance the tape processing facilities of the operating system. These include:

• The Scratch Pool Management feature allows you to restrict nonspecific output access to tape pools of CA 1 controlled volumes and also allows the option of enabling realtime stacking.
• The Specific Mount Message option provides for message prefixing of specific output requests to indicate tape volume status in the TMC.
• CA 1 may not allow the use of a tape volume for input or output for various reasons.
• NL and BLP processing requires additional processing including the request for the volume serial number.
• Nonresident tape volume processing may require additional information from the operator.
• Catalog Interface to keep the CA 1 database updated with the current OS catalog status for each CA 1 controlled tape file.

Note: For information on CA 1 console messages, see the Message Reference Guide.