3129	 Optimal Storage Allocation for Serial Files	 A computer system uses several serial files. The files reside on a direct-access storage device in which storage space is limited. Records are added to the files either by jobs in batch processing mode or by on-line transactions. Each transaction or job generates a demand vector which designates the space required in each file for record addition. Whenever one file runs out of space the system must be reorganized. This paper considers several criteria for best allocating storage space to the files. Serial files storage allocation reorganization partitioned dataset
