PM97729: IDCAMS PRINT ON A VBS GENERATED FROM UNLOAD SPANNED YES UTILITY ABENDS WITH IEC036I 002-04 IF LOB DATA IS LARGER THAN 32K.

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• IDCAMS PRINT on a VBS generated from UNLOAD SPANNED YES utility
  abends with IEC036I 002-04 if LOB data is larger than 32K.
  
  IEC036I 002-04,IGC0005E,ULSP#YES,PRINT,INPUT2,3291,EBTZ01,  548
  XGADAWA.TEST.SPANNED.YES.DATA
  

Local fix

• Specifying DCB=LRECL=X helps the abend, but PRINT would fail
  with IDC3315I 'RECORD SIZE GREATER THAN 32760 NOT SUPPORTED'
  this is not a problem.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All DB2 10 for z/OS and DB2 11 for z/OS      *
  *                 utility users of UNLOAD with SPANNED YES     *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: UNLOAD SPANNED YES allocates the        *
  *                      VBS SYSREC data set with an LRECL       *
  *                      which is not 32768.                     *
  *                                                              *
  *                      No error was issued when SYSREC was     *
  *                      directed to SYSOUT for UNLOAD SPANNED   *
  *                      YES.                                    *
  *                      AE PM91942 FIX COMPLETION               *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply corrective PTF when available          *
  ****************************************************************
  UNLOAD SPANNED YES allocated a VBS data set with LRECL=32756
  even though logical records in the data set were greater than
  32K (32K = 32768).  IDCAMS PRINT of the data set ended with
  S002-0004.
  
  IDCAMS does not support VBS data sets with logical records
  greater than 32760 and should issue IDC0005I.
  
  
  No error was issued when SYSREC was directed to SYSOUT for
  UNLOAD SPANNED YES.  This combination is not allowed.
  AE PM91942 FIX COMPLETION
  

Problem conclusion

• UNLOAD SPANNED YES uses a VBS data set for SYSREC to allow for
  records longer than 32K.  VBS data sets which have logical
  records longer than 32K should have LRECL=32768.  If LRECL is
  less than 32768 all records must be less than 32K or errors
  might occur.  UNLOAD and LOAD using SPANNED YES is intended
  for logical records greater than 32K; setting LRECL=32768 is
  appropriate in this case.
  AE PM91942 FIX COMPLETION
  
  Issue DSNU034I and abend with reason code '00E40070'x when
  SYSREC is directed to SYSOUT for UNLOAD SPANNED YES.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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

  PM91942

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

  UK98497 UK98498

Modules/Macros

• DSNUGSDA DSNUULDB DSNUULPB
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DB2 OS/390 & Z/

• Fixed component ID

  5740XYR00

Applicable component levels

• RA10 PSY UK98497

     UP13/11/05 P F311

• RB10 PSY UK98498

     UP13/11/05 P F311

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