GDG generation created at step1 unable to use at step2

karthick Ramesh · New User Joined: 19 Mar 2008 Posts: 12 Location: India

Hi all,
I have 2 consecutive steps in a proc

initially no generation for the file GDG.

step1: Im writing an output in this step in new gen.
DSN=File(+1),
// DISP=(,CATLG,DELETE),
// RECFM=FB,
// LRECL=464,
// BLKSIZE=0,
// DATACLAS=LARGE,
// MGMTCLAS=STANDARD

step2: Im using the Current generation created at step1 to do a process.
DSN=file(0),
DISP=SHR

When i submit this Job for the first time.. the job abends at step2 saying JCLerror. But the step1 creates the gen and its successful but the step 2 is not taking that gen.

When i create an empty gen before running it for the first time the job is successful.

Can someone explain why though creating a gen at step1 is not used at step 2 when i running it for the first time.

sril.krishy · Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 6:00 pm

Karthick,
Your step2 shoud contain (+1) only.Please read the IBM manuals for more info.

Thanks
Krishy

karthick Ramesh · New User Joined: 19 Mar 2008 Posts: 12 Location: India

krish
in the step2 i want to read only the currrent gen. so only i have given 0.

dbzTHEdinosauer · Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 6:12 pm

karthick Ramesh,

had you bothered to read the manual, as krish suggested, you would have been realized that until the job is completed, the new gen is always refered to as +1. in subsequent jobs, use 0.

karthick Ramesh · New User Joined: 19 Mar 2008 Posts: 12 Location: India

Thank you Krish and Dick.
I was bit excited and couldnt understand krish explanation. So that i didnt gothru the manual. Apologies

Now its working!!!

Phrzby Phil · Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 10:53 pm

My congratualtions to you, though, for using the correct word - generation - and not the oft-used incorrect word - version - in this context.