GDG Tape data set error: IEF287I &1 NOT CATLGD

abin · Active User Joined: 14 Aug 2006 Posts: 198

hi All,

Please look into the below problem and shed some lights.

I have following step in my jcl.

//SORTIN DD DSN=GDG.TEST.INPUT(+1),
// DISP=SHR
//SORTOUT DD DSN=GDG.TEST.OUTPUT(+1),
// DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE),
// UNIT=TAPE,VOL=(,,,99),
//DCB=MDLDSCB,RECFM=FB,LRECL=5000,BLKSIZE=0,BUFNO=28)

I am getting a JCL error in the above step.

Error and explanation is as follows.

**********************************************
IEF287I &1 NOT CATLGD 7

The data set to be cataloged was not opened and the
following information was not provided on the DD
statement or via the retrieved source (VOL=REF or
passed data set):

Density For dual density tape requests only

Recording mode For requests where compaction
information is required
***********************************************

A very peculair thing is, this happens only in sort steps.

William Thompson · Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 10:41 pm

You were expecting no output, just trying to catalog an empty generation?

abin · Active User Joined: 14 Aug 2006 Posts: 198

Hi Will,

This is the first run of this job and GDG.TEST.INPUT(+1) is created in aprevious step. And no way it will be empty.

I have tried the same JCL in testing and it worked. But then I was using DASD instead of Tape.

Thanks,
Abin

William Thompson · Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 10:58 pm

It would help very much if you would share the full content of the actual error message......

dick scherrer · Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 11:27 pm

Hello,

It will also help if you post the actual (production) jcl/control statement(s), not an edited piece of the jcl. I'm not positive, but i do believe the jcl posted will cause a jcl error. . .

On your production system has the GDG base been defined for:

abin · Active User Joined: 14 Aug 2006 Posts: 198

Hi will,

I'll sent the JCl once I get to my office. Sorry to say this.Its night here and i'm out of office

GDG.TEST.OUTPUT is not a test GDG I just have put it there actuall name is different. And that ds created in a previous step using an existing ds.

William Thompson · Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 11:56 pm

Looking forward to it.....

dick scherrer · Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 12:05 am

Hello,

Regardless of the node name (i.e. TEST) whatever you used has to have a GDG definition in production. Has one been defined??

Your problem is not with the dataset created in the previous step - it is with the new dataset in the problem step.

As Bill said

abin · Active User Joined: 14 Aug 2006 Posts: 198

Hi,

It was problem with GDG base as will said. Its fine now. I feels like fish out of water

Thanks for support guys.

William Thompson · Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 2:27 pm

Ah, shucks.....'fess up now, what was the problem?

abin · Active User Joined: 14 Aug 2006 Posts: 198

no IDEA WILL IT WORKED TODAY

I'M CHECKIN ON IT