IEB506I
DS nn INVALID SPECIFICATION

Explanation

The information specified by the DS statement was incorrect for one of the following reasons:
  • The data set identifier was specified incorrectly. The data set identifier must conform to the IBM® standard for simple data set name.
  • The creation and/or expiration date was specified and was not of numeric yymmdd format, where 01=yy=99, 01=mm=12, and 01=dd=31.
  • The data set identifier specified was a duplicate of an existing data set.
  • The beginning of extent, end of extent, or end of data do not maintain the proper relationship of TRK1 Sector 1 ≤ BOE ≤ EOE ≤ TRK73 sector 26, BOE ≤ EOD, and EOD ≤ EOE plus 1.
    Note: Sector number must be ≥ 1 and ≤ 26.
  • The record length does not contain a value greater than 0 and ≤ 128.
  • The bypass indicator was specified and was not a B.
  • The write protect indicator was specified and was not a P.
  • The verify indicator was specified and was not a V or C.
  • The multivolume indicator was specified and was not a C or L.
  • The volume sequence number was specified and was not a two digit positive numeric value.
In the message text:
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The DS statement.

System action

The job is ended.

Programmer response

Correct the incorrect information on the DS statement and re-submit the job.

Source

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Routing code

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Descriptor code

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