S922 error when we run a SAS job

yuvan · New User Joined: 10 Jan 2006 Posts: 23 Location: India

Hi ,

I am facing S922 error when we run a SAS job which just read the input file and write it in output file after formatting the fields . We used to increase the Sort workspace few times in the past and job completed successfully , but still I m not sure why we need to increase teh sortspace , since it just read and write it in a file .

please share your thoughts.

yuvan · New User Joined: 10 Jan 2006 Posts: 23 Location: India

Also when i search through Web , find "SPECIFIED MU TIME EXCEEDED" for S922 error , What is MU Time.

Robert Sample · Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2016 7:53 pm

First, the problem could be with how your site allocates memory for a job, so you really need to address this with your site support group.

Second, if you search the Web for IBM ABEND information, the quality of the information is about as good as what you paid for it. From the z/OS V2.1 MVS System Codes manual in the MVS bookshelf:

Bill Woodger · Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2016 8:04 pm

Taking a wild guess, you are "sequencing" the report output. This doesn't happen by magic, the data which is going into the report has to be sorted. As the report increases in size, it will need more sort/temporary output space.

However, a wild guess since there is no code on show. Of course, neither is there anything to say the sequencing is necessary.

yuvan · New User Joined: 10 Jan 2006 Posts: 23 Location: India

Here is the error faced .

IEF450I SVCSCM02 SAS S01 - ABEND=S922 U0000 REASON=00000000 504
TIME=09.17.37

Code :

DATA _NULL_;
INFILE IN;
INPUT @1 ALEND 6.
AACT_LN 5.
AACCT $CHAR32.
ACTYPE 2.
FREQ 2.
FREQ_NL $CHAR1.
SCRD 2.
SCRD_NL $CHAR1.
COLL 2.
COLL_NL $CHAR1. ;

FILE OUT ;
PUT @1 ALEN PD6.
@7 AACT_LN IB2.
@9 AACCT $CHAR32.
@41 ACTYPE IB2.
@43 FREQ IB2.
@45 FREQ_NL $1.
@46 SCRD IB2.
@48 SCRD_NL $1.
@49 COLL IB2.
@51 COLL_NL $1. ;

Log :

NOTE: 84232658 records were read from the infile IN.
NOTE: 84232658 records were written to the file OUT.

Still not clear on the issues , when we checked with the support team here , they have asked us to increase the region=0M , after that we do not failures but for the past three months , we r facing some failure .

Nic Clouston · Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2017 6:49 pm

Rohit Umarjikar · Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2017 7:48 pm

How about you split the process and merge later, if at was all because of volume of records?

Robert Sample · Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2017 3:10 am

Is the problem repeatable (that is, does it recur when you rerun with the same input)? Have you contacted your site support group for assistance? If not, you will probably need their help to resolve this issue.

I also refer you to the MAC manual I quoted earlier, with emphasis added by me:

yuvan · New User Joined: 10 Jan 2006 Posts: 23 Location: India

It is not repeatable , when first it run fails , when we restart , it is going fine .

when we check with Site team , they have asked to add region=0 in job step , though it was coded in this step.