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Techniques

The following techniques can improve the process involving the addition of a new model:

• Check current DASD usage and estimate required DASD for a model prior to adding the new model. Increase DASD if necessary prior to performing the activity.
• Schedule model copies and generate new models for overnight processing.
• Create a model from a subset rather than migrating to a new model. This costs less and there is less chance of failure. Migrate to new model requires that all enabling objects be included in the migration selection.
• To reduce CPU and elapse time for a model copy, alter the tablespace locksize from ANY to TABLESPACE. The copy function provides an option to lock tables at the table level. You must be an encyclopedia administrator to use this option.

Note: Altering the locksize to TABLESPACE locks all other users out of the encyclopedia tables. See the discussion below of faster model copy and delete.