How to avoid "VSAM OPEN RETURN CODE IS 168"

Select-mf · New User Joined: 11 May 2007 Posts: 42 Location: bangalore

Hi,

One of my jobs has been abended on a daily basis due to the following return code : "VSAM OPEN RETURN CODE IS 168"

In my JCL, we have a step02 which uses this command :

CEMT SET FI(DD) CLO DIS

Step03 having the command :

VERIFY FILE(DD)

I am getting abend in step03 always. In order to rectify the error, I am going in CICS screen and issue these commands :

CEMT I FILE (DD) CLO DIS
CEMT I FILE (DD) OPE ENA

and come out of the CICS screen. Then, again I am starting the job from step03 and it works fine.

How can I avoid repeating the same task always? Is there any way in JCL itself which I can code to avoid this error without going in CICS screen?

Garry Carroll · Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 1:02 pm

Have you any delay between STEP02 and STEP03? In all likelihood, the VERIFY in STEP03 is executing before CICS has completed the CLOSE in STEP02.

Garry.

Select-mf · New User Joined: 11 May 2007 Posts: 42 Location: bangalore

Hi,

What you say can be correct.
I am not sure there is any delay inbetween step2 and step3.
If that is case also, how can I overcome of it?

Thanks

gcicchet · Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 2:45 pm

How is your job currently run ? manually or via a scheduling tool ?

Gerry

Garry Carroll · Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 2:46 pm

Hi,
Insert a step between which will cause a delay. This might be an Assembler program which issues STIMER WAIT,BINTVL=WAITTIME , or something that does some processing that is not dependent on the CICS file being closed.

Alternatively, make two jobs and have your scheduling package cause the delay.

To see if the idea is correct, try running the steps manually in two separate jobs. Submit the CLOSE first and, when you see it finished, submit the other job.

Regards,
Garry.

Select-mf · New User Joined: 11 May 2007 Posts: 42 Location: bangalore

This is a scheduled job. We are using CA-7 for this.

Thanks.

gcicchet · Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 5:16 am

Hi,

I'm sure CA-7 has a Batch Interface utility which you can use to delay STEP03 from starting immediately after STEP02 has completed just as Garry suggested earlier.

It's a long time since I've used CA7 or I should say UCC7

Gerry

Select-mf · New User Joined: 11 May 2007 Posts: 42 Location: bangalore

Can any one tell me what exactly I have to code in between the step2 and step3 so that step3 will be delayed.

Or if some batch interface utility in CA-7 can be used to delay step3 as what gcicchet mentioned.

Please mention the code or how to use the utility will be helpful for me.

Thanks.

gcicchet · Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 4:15 am

Hi,

why not talk to your schedulers, they should be able to assist.

Gerry

dick scherrer · Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 5:50 am

Hello,

Do keep in mind that you have a scheduling opportunity rather than a jcl opportunity. . .

expat · Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 11:48 am

dbzTHEdinosauer · Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 11:54 am

Select-mf · New User Joined: 11 May 2007 Posts: 42 Location: bangalore

Pardon me replying late.

Thanks for the information provided.