About calculating space for a DEDB area - Documentation for BMC AMI Database Advisor for IMS 3.1

The DBA Toolkit DEDB space calculation tool offers a quick and convenient way to calculate disk space requirements for a Fast Path data entry database (DEDB) area before allocating space.

The DEDB space calculation tool provides the following information:

• Percentage breakdown of total space used

• Graphic depiction of area space distribution

• Breakdown of section sizes by bytes, CIs, and percentage of area

• Detailed information about area initialization

To calculate space for a DEDB area, in the Navigation window right-click the RECON object for which you want to calculate DEDB area space and choose DEDB Space Calc.

For more information, see Calculating DEDB space.

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