501: A qualifier in “pathname” is more than 8 characters

Explanation

The path name in the subcommand entered specified an MVS™ data set, but one of the qualifiers in the data set name was longer than 8 characters. Qualifiers in an MVS data set name cannot exceed 8 characters.

System action

The subcommand is rejected. Control returns to the client for further command processing.

User response

Reissue the subcommand with the corrected path name.

System programmer response

None.