DFS1177E THE RDDS EXTRACTION UTILITY FAILED TO OPEN THE ddname DATA SET, OPEN RC=rc

Explanation

The RDDS Extraction Utility (DFSURDD0) failed to open one of the required data sets.

In the message text:
ddname
The data set which encountered the open error. Possible values for ddname are SYSPRINT, SYSOUT and RDDSDSN.
rc
The return code from the open request

System action

The RDDS Extraction Utility (DFSURDD0) terminates abnormally with one of the following return codes:
  • RC=8 - An error occurred trying to open the SYSPRINT data set
  • RC=12 - An error occurred trying to open the SYSOUT data set
  • RC=40 - An error occurred trying to open the RDDS data set

Programmer response

Check to make sure the DD statement for the data set is defined correctly.

Module

DFSURDD0