SYNCSORT:: Facing issue

GaganGarg · Active User Joined: 31 Mar 2010 Posts: 134 Location: India

Hi,
I'm trying to run a JCL having 15 syncsort steps(most of them use join keys).
First 12 steps are running fine and the jcl is getting abended at 13th step.
If i restart the JCL from this 13th step, it runs fine.
I'm not getting what exactly the issue is. JNF1SNAP is getting generated for the step13.
Here, I'm pasting SYSOUT of 13th step.

Nic Clouston · Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 5:50 pm

I cannot see any error in this - is it from a successful or failed execution of that step? What is the error that you are getting?

Arun Raj · Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 5:52 pm

GaganGarg,

Have you posted the entire SYSOUT if the failed step above??

Also it might help if you post here the number of records in each input file, of the failed run and the actual sort step.

GaganGarg · Active User Joined: 31 Mar 2010 Posts: 134 Location: India

I'm not sure where the error lies. but the thing is that 13th step is generating SORTSNAP ( here it is JNF1SNAP) and the steps following 13th step are not getting executed as 13th setp is getting abended

Here I'm pasting 13th step:

GaganGarg · Active User Joined: 31 Mar 2010 Posts: 134 Location: India

I think it is related to Virtual space or something. When i removed 13th step from the JCL and retained other steps, Then JCL is giving same abend and JNF1SNAP at next step( 14th step in old JCL).
Is it something due to insufficent Virtual space? Is there any way to release such space allocated for previous steps in the JCL?

Arun Raj · Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 7:07 pm

Ok, your volume is pretty less. Since you removed the problem step and the abend got transferred to the subsequent step, I suspect your sort control statements are fine.

Do you mind posting here the entire JCL from an abended run.

Anuj Dhawan · Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 7:12 pm

For a test - add some SORT Work Files in step 13 and try again.

GaganGarg · Active User Joined: 31 Mar 2010 Posts: 134 Location: India

I tried it by giving SORTWKxx and JNF1WKxx files. but still same issue.

expat · Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 7:15 pm

And perhaps if you tell us what the abend actually is

Saying it abended without telling us the abend code and associated messages is about as much use a chocolate tea pot.

GaganGarg · Active User Joined: 31 Mar 2010 Posts: 134 Location: India

Expat,
the abend is MF specific, i Think. JCL is giving Abend code ABEND U0016 and here is the screenshot of the spool:

dick scherrer · Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 8:46 pm

Hello,

SomeWhere there is an explanatkino for the U0016. You must find this and post it. We have no access to what you have.

MANY things can cause a U0016. . .

Look n the first sysout dataset and see if an abend is shown.

Anuj Dhawan · Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2013 1:07 pm

With what you've posted it's tough to see what is wrong with your Job, as Dick says U0016 is a generic abend with SyncSort and can come for many reasons - however, from the SYSOUT you posted first, you get WER416B, that's why I've suggested you to use SORTWORK files which can be a vague suggestion, as I can not recreate your scenario at my end. OTOH, the other suggestion of using a higher value of REGION on EXEC for step13 but then it's again an assumption.

GaganGarg · Active User Joined: 31 Mar 2010 Posts: 134 Location: India

Hi Anuj,
I have tried the job/step by giving Region=0M also. But still I am facing the issue.
As Dick suggested, I tried to look for the abend U0016 on google. I tried all the ways mentioned there. It was suggested to use Region=0M, giving SORTWKxx/JNF1WKxx files etc. But still same problem.
If I restart the job from Step 13, it runs fine. SYSOUT is also not giving any clue as i had pasted the complete SYSOUT here and no information regarding the abend is given there.

expat · Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2013 2:20 pm

What about from the JESMSGLG portion of the job log
Does that not say anything

Somewhere in there is the message and reason for the failure, all you have to do is to find it

GaganGarg · Active User Joined: 31 Mar 2010 Posts: 134 Location: India

Expat,
Please see JESMSGLG:

Nic Clouston · Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2013 2:37 pm

Are those 3 messages the ONLY messages for that step, apart from the SYSOUT already shown?

GaganGarg · Active User Joined: 31 Mar 2010 Posts: 134 Location: India

Nic,
Yes. There is no other further info available in JES log and SYSOUT.

gylbharat · Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2013 2:42 pm

Hi,

Can you post the entire JCL and entire job output for the failed run excluding JNF1SNAP ?

GaganGarg · Active User Joined: 31 Mar 2010 Posts: 134 Location: India

hi,

I just googled on " - UNSUCCESSFUL SORT 77E W " and could find the link
http://ibmmainframes.com/about57961.html

But there also no solution is suggested yet.

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Nic Clouston · Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2013 6:15 pm

There are no allocation messages, start/stop messages etc etc???????

Bill Woodger · Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2013 9:06 pm

I think you have to do the same as the person in the link you just provided, and contact SyncSort support.

Alissa Margulies · Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2013 9:08 pm

Hello GaganGarg.

Abend 77E W is a Syncsort MFX for z/OS 1.4 internal abend. Please contact Syncsort Mainframe Product Services at zos_tech@syncsort.com for the appropriate fix.

If you prefer, you can email me your corporate email address along with the serial number of a CPU that your company currently has licensed to run Syncsort MFX and I would be happy to provide you with the fix myself.

Thank you and regards,

Bill Woodger · Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2013 9:12 pm

Wow, that was quick... :-)

gylbharat · Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2013 1:42 pm

Bill Woodger · Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2013 4:20 pm

I'm sure the quickest way to get your answers will be by contacting SyncSort support. They will tell know everything and provide advice on what and whether you need to do anything. Alissa has already detailed a couple of ways to do that, so take her up on one of those, please.