ESDS File getting Corrupted

Gurumanoj Gurusamy · New User Joined: 11 Nov 2010 Posts: 22 Location: Mumbai

Hi All,

Due to unsuccessful execution of a job our ESDS(VSAM) file is getting corrupted and I am unable to use it. Do I able to rebuild its index and use it through any mainframe IBM Utility.

Many Thanks

Bill O'Boyle · Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 2:22 am

I guess you realise now that you should back it up first.

Is it fixed or variable length?

I'm not aware of a utility to fix it.

What's broken?

When you say "Index" does it have an alternate index?

Otherwise, it just has RBA's (Relative Byte Addresses).

Bill

Akatsukami · Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 2:24 am

Given that an ESDS does not have or use an index, it seems unlikely.

Bill Woodger · Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 2:24 am

You'll have to give a lot more information.

What is the failure in the job (is it to do with the file, or is the file just not closed?)?

What failure do you get when you try to "use" it?

What particular index do you want to build? For an ESDS? Is it an ESDS, or KSDS?

Etc...

dick scherrer · Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 2:25 am

Hello,

Explain/define "corrupted". . . .

Gurumanoj Gurusamy · New User Joined: 11 Nov 2010 Posts: 22 Location: Mumbai

Thanks for your response.

We have an automated job which runs continuously through out the day. It process the incoming request and create an entry in ESDS VSAM file. Sometimes due to some storage issue or Environment issue automated job will fail unexpectedly. At that time its Index file is getting corrupted and we are unable to use it.

We need to rebuid its index for other job's processing. Also I belive this issue is happening due to improper file close.

Many Thanks

Bill O'Boyle · Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 2:36 am

ESDS files do not contain indices, unless it has an Alternate Index (although this is rare).

How does the RBA get corrupted?

Normally, writes to an ESDS are appended to the file.

Is this being done by Batch COBOL?

Are they fixed or variable length records?

Please explain exactly what's happening....

Bill

dick scherrer · Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 2:41 am

Hello,

Gurumanoj Gurusamy · New User Joined: 11 Nov 2010 Posts: 22 Location: Mumbai

An automated job run an exe file of Dialogue Tool(Document Composer) through out the day. It get its input through MQ and create partially composed document where it stored under Sort data and Sort Index file has the index to Sort Data.

Due to unexpected error like environment problem or storage problem, automated job is getting stoped in between. When we tried to use the created sort Index and Sort data in next step, received information as Sort Index Correpted.

I belive this is happening due to the improper file close. Please help

dick scherrer · Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 2:59 am

Hello,

Bill Woodger · Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 3:10 am

If it is a file from a software product, you'd maybe be best contacting the vendor. It may well just be an ESDS holding data with its own proprietary file-system inside it. Check the manual for advice.

Also ask them about how to avoid the failures.

Gurumanoj Gurusamy · New User Joined: 11 Nov 2010 Posts: 22 Location: Mumbai

Its an application Dialogue Extream Tool

Bill Woodger · Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 3:17 am

Well, my bet is that there is nothing you can do about it then, except contact the vendor.

The ESDS is probably just a chunk of disk space, then, using RBA access, the software is storing its own fancy format that no-one else knows about.

Manual/vendor. Avoid the crashes as well, while you're talking to them.