PI44448: RECEIVE MESSAGE IDC3506I WHEN ATTEMPTING TO EDIT VARIABLE LENGTHRRDS USING FILE MANAGER

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Using File Manager               to edit a large variable
  length RRDS (VRRDS), receive messages:
  
    ERROR CREATING AUX FILE
  
   IDC3506I A REQUIRED VOLUME LIST HAS BEEN OMITTED
  
  Additional Information:
  When the File Manager AUX (auxiliary) dataset is created, a
  RRDS dataset is used as a model.  A VRRDS
  is a KSDS processed as a RRDS, a prime index component is
  required.  Since the model RRDS dataset
  does not include an INDEX component, a volume placement is not
  defined for the Index component and
  message IDC3506I is received.  This issue will only occur in a
  Non-SMS environment.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All File Manager Editor users in a           *
  *                 non-SMS managed environment.                 *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: These problems relate to using an       *
  *                      auxiliary edit MODEL dataset            *
  *                      (Option 0.8) in a non-SMS managed data  *
  *                      set environment.                        *
  *                      1. If a Variable length data set is     *
  *                      edited using a RRDS MODEL, then message *
  *                      Error creating aux file is produced     *
  *                      along with IDCAMS error:                *
  *                      IDC3506I A REQUIRED VOLUME LIST HAS BEE *
  *                       OMITTED                                *
  *                      2. If a Fixed length data set is        *
  *                      edited using a VRRDS model then the     *
  *                      resulting Auxiliary dataset is          *
  *                      incorrectly defined and editing cannot  *
  *                      continue.                               *
  *                      The Save PF3 key is ineffective and the *
  *                      edit session must be cancelled.         *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided PTF.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  1. A define of a VRRDS cannot use an RRDS model because the
  there is no INDEX component in an RRDS to Model the Volume
  list required.
  2. An edit of a fixed length dataset using a VRRDS MODEL will
  incorrectly calculates the LRECL of the input dataset resulting
  in unpredictable behaviour.
  

Problem conclusion

• File Manager has been updated to:
  - Force the use of an RRDS MODEL when editing a fixed length
  data set
  - Force the use of a VRRDS MODEL when editing a variable length
  data set.
  You can provide both RRDS and VRRDS models by specifying a
  model data set name that does not exist and represents a prefix
  for the data set name that will be used.
  
  The model data set that File Manager will use will be the name
  you provided suffixed with '.RRDS' for fixed and '.VRRDS' for
  variable length records.
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  Publication Closing Code: DEVCHNG
  For the documentation changes associated with this APAR,
  
  the changes are to the following publications:
  
  PUB ID        PUB NAME
  ------------  ----------------------------------------
  
  SC19-4119-03 File Manager for z/OS V13R1 User's Guide
                and Reference
  
  
  The latest published manuals can be found at:
  http://www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/filemanager/library/
         index.html.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

  PI40866

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Modules/Macros

•    FMN0LVL
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  FILE MANAGER Z/

• Fixed component ID

  5655Q1200

Applicable component levels

• RD10 PSY UI32450

     UP15/11/03 P F511

Fix is available

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