ISPPROF Contention error

usharaniA · New User Joined: 22 Jan 2008 Posts: 85 Location: India

Hi,
Im running a jcl , where this main jcl initiate many jcl, like a scheduling process.
The jcl contain ISPPROF ddname .
Im getting contetention error while i try to run my scheduler.
Its telling that the ISPPROF dataset is in use.
Actually in my client mainframe a single userid is use to log into sevreal TSO region at a time like TSO1,TSO2.

enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 12:29 pm

usually since none of the interactive profile data is used in a batch process (*)
just allocate a temporary profile dataset for each BATCH execution
(*) never had the need in 30 years and many more customers

if You have the rare need just run a step to copy the active profile to a temporary dataset before using it for the ISPF step

usharaniA · New User Joined: 22 Jan 2008 Posts: 85 Location: India

So you mean to say i have to use two user defined datset in the ISPPROF DD for the schedling process.
One for the main jcl which intiate the other jcl.
one user defined dataset for the jcl that has to be intiated.

PeterHolland · Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 12:42 pm

Enrico means something like this:

usharaniA · New User Joined: 22 Jan 2008 Posts: 85 Location: India

Even if i use temporary dataset for the ispprof dd for the Main jcl which intiate the other jcl, it is telling that it is waiting for the temporary resources and finally ending with S322 Abend.

usharaniA · New User Joined: 22 Jan 2008 Posts: 85 Location: India

even if i use the code suggested by Peter, i get the following error

Bill Dennis · Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 7:44 pm

The example from Peter has no DSN and would generate a temporary name.
Your error msg shows a real DSN of Userid.ISPF.ISPPROF ...where did that come from?