DFS4483E CATALOG DATA SET CREATION OR VALIDATION FAILED FOR THE DATA SET WITH DDNAME catalog-dbds

Explanation

The IMS Catalog Populate utility (DFS3PU00) attempted to create the database data sets for the IMS catalog, but encountered one of the following errors:
  • Data set creation failed for the database data set identified by the ddname in the error message
  • An IMS catalog database data set with the ddname shown in the error message already exists, but its characteristics do not meet the new requirements for the data set

The job output has one or more messages describing the exact problem.

In the message text:
catalog-dbds
The ddname of the database data set that could not be created or validated for the IMS catalog.

System action

The DFS3PU00 utility did not load the catalog and ends with return code 12.

Programmer response

Check the messages in the job output and make the necessary corrections.

Module

DFS3PU00