Troubleshooting scenario 8: The .ARD file cannot be removed after the loading by using load service

Symptom

You used Content Manager OnDemand standard demon or load service to load a fully composed .ARD file. You placed the .ind, .out and .res files under the right directory. However, after loading, all of the .ind, .out and .res files were removed except the .ARD file.

Possible causes

This happened because you have indexed the data on z/OS® and created the .ind, .out, .res files. As a result, ACIF does not run and the information in your index tab of application is not used, and Content Manager OnDemand is not aware of the need to clean up the .ARD.

Action

You can use generic indexer instead of ACIF, or use a fully composed AFP document, and let ACIF Windows build the .ind and .res files via the ARSLOAD process. Any .out file that is built by ACIF using the convert=yes or some other user exit causes the .ARD file to be deleted, as we only load the .out and have no further use for .ARD at this time.