z/OS MVS System Messages, Vol 8 (IEF-IGD)
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IEF493I

z/OS MVS System Messages, Vol 8 (IEF-IGD)
SA38-0675-02

IEF493I
jobname [procstep] stepname ddname[+ xxx] - INVALID PARAMETERS SPECIFIED FOR JOBCAT OR STEPCAT

Explanation

During allocation processing, the system found an incorrect parameter on either the JOBCAT or STEPCAT DD statement. JOBCAT and STEPCAT are reserved ddnames for describing private catalogs, which must also be cataloged. Therefore, the DD statement cannot:

  • Specify volume or unit information
  • Be for a subsystem data set
  • Specify deferred mounts
  • Specify a disposition of NEW
  • Be a generation data group (GDG) single request
  • Be for a new data set
  • Specify a disposition other than KEEP
  • Specify DUMMY
In the message text:
jobname
The name of the job.
procstep
The name of the step in the procedure.
stepname
The name of the job step.
ddname
The name of the DD statement.
+ xxx
The relative position of a data set within a concatenation of data sets, including all data sets implicitly concatenated (through GDG ALL or OPTCD=B requests). See z/OS MVS JCL User's Guide for more information on GDG ALL or OPTCD=B requests when used within a set of concatenated data sets. The first data set of a concatenation would be +000, but the value +000 is never shown.

System action

The system ends the job.

Programmer response

List the system catalog to obtain further information about your private catalog.

Source

Allocation

Module

IEFAB4FD

Routing code

11

Descriptor code

-

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