IKJ56246I PATH xxxx not allocated, file in use

drowelf · Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 8:25 am

I'm working with an inherited application that runs in Batch, but allocates files that live in a zFS File System. Now when I attempt to allocate any file I get the IKJ56246I message in the JesLog of the Batch Job. The files are being allocated via SVC 99 and the SVC 99 Return/Reason Code is 04/0410. The message manuals state that the DD Name is not available, but that does not seem valid, as the DD Name is not in use at that time, within the Batch Job at this point.

The really strange thing is that it does not matter if the file exists or not, it always fails with this error message and SVC Reason Code of 0410.

This is the message from the SVC 99 Service Routine.

+SYMHALLO-02 - HFS DYNAMIC ALLOCATION RC - 04 ERROR CODE - 0410 S99INFO - 0000

I've verified the SVC 99 Request Block and all looks good. The really strange thing is that if the file does not exist, I would expect to get a file not found type Reason Code instead of the DDName unavailable.

All this is under z/OS V1.9.

Thanks

dick scherrer · Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 9:30 am

Hello,

What has changed since the last time this worked?

Does this happen in only one process or does everything result in the same error?

Is there any chance the dataset has been migrated?

PeterHolland · Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 2:43 pm

Is the file being allocated with a MOUNT command?
You sure the HFS file is not shared?

Robert Sample · Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 6:00 pm

What are the permissions on each directory from root to the path you're attempting to allocate?

Also, what is the S99 data block when you do the allocate -- particularly the DDNDDNAM fields?

drowelf · Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 7:39 pm

I'll answer each of the questions from previous

>What has changed since the last time this worked?

This is an inherited application that has been part to a new environment. As such it has never worked in this new environment. It functions on a daily basis in the old environment.

>Is the file being allocated with a MOUNT command?
>You sure the HFS file is not shared?

The filesystem is already mounted, and what do you mean by Shared? As I stated before, I get the error even when the file does not exist.

>What are the permissions on each directory from root to the path you're attempting to allocate?

The full path to the file is

Robert Sample · Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 7:44 pm

I forgot to ask what the JCL you're executing looks like (and please post with BBcode to help with alignment).

Thanks for an excellent response, by the way -- quite informative and to the point!

drowelf · Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 8:36 pm

Ok,

This issue is resolved. It turns out that I got pointed to the wrong version of the source program. The version being executed did have a duplicate DD name defined. The DD Name being assigned to the HFS file was already allocated in the JCL. Once I was given the right source I found that the DDName was incorrectly specified during the port of the program to the new environment.

Thanks for all the help.

Robert Sample · Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 8:49 pm

Glad to hear you got it resolved!