SDEP_PTRIOVF_MSGLVL keyword

When you use the OAE utility to extend the IOVF portion of a DEDB area, the utility does not update the SDEP pointer value of each segment. Therefore, after the IOVF extension, some SDEP pointers might remain pointing to the address in the extended IOVF portion that was formerly in the SDEP portion. If you run the OPC utility against such a DEDB and the utility detects SDEP pointers pointing to the IOVF portion, FPO issues pointer error messages. However, you can ignore such pointer error messages because such pointers do not represent problems. By using the SDEP_PTRIOVF_MSGLVL keyword, you can suppress such pointer error messages or change them to informational messages (messages with the I suffix).

SDEP_PTRIOVF_MSGLVL is an optional keyword for the following statements:

• ANALYZE statement of OPC
• PTRCHK statement of OER

Format:

ERROR (or E)

Set the return code to 8 if OER or OPC is run with FPXIN DD, or set the return code to 4 if OPC is run with SYSIN DD. Also, generate the following messages:

• Error message in the message data set
• Integrity verification message that identifies the RBA of the segment whose SPCF or SPTF pointer points to the IOVF portion in the Online Pointer Scan report

INFORMATIONAL (or I)

Set the return code to 0 and generate the following messages:

• Informational message in the message data set
• Integrity verification message that identifies the RBA of the segment whose SPCF or SPTF pointer points to the IOVF portion in the Online Pointer Scan report

NOMSG (or N)

Set the return code to 0 and generate no messages about the pointer.

Default:

ERROR, if the SDEP_PTRIOVF_MSGLVL keyword is not specified.

Site default support:

Supported.