CACL007E UNSUCCESSFUL LOCATE. R15=GPR 15 value upon return from LOCATE R0=GPR 0 value upon return from LOCATE DSN=data set name

Explanation

An attempt to retrieve catalog information for a given data set using the LOCATE service was not successful.

See the z/OS® DFSMSdfp documentation about advanced services for information about LOCATE service return and reason codes.

The message contains the following items:
GPR 15 value upon return from LOCATE
Hexadecimal LOCATE service return code.
GPR 0 value upon return from LOCATE
Hexadecimal value contained in GPR 0 upon return from the LOCATE service. In some situations this a reason code value and in other situations this is an address value.

User response

This message is typically issued as a result of attempting to reference a data set that is not cataloged (the GPR 15 value upon return from the LOCATE service is x'00000008'). In this situation, you should verify that the data set name is correctly specified (for example, check the spelling).

For other failures, contact your data management administrator for assistance.