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CA MIA Facilities

CA MIA consists of the following facilities:

Global Tape Allocation Facility (GTAF)

Prevents jobs on different systems from simultaneously allocating the same tape, and prevents jobs from allocating devices already in use on another system.

Tape Preferencing and Control Facility (TPCF)

Lets you influence device selection during the z/OS allocation process. TPCF also responds automatically to the messages z/OS issues when a job cannot allocate a suitable online device.