GIM54501WALLOCATION FAILED FOR library BECAUSE THERE IS NO DD STATEMENT IN THE JCL AND NO DDDEF ENTRY IN THE GLOBAL ZONE.

ALLOCATION FAILED FOR library BECAUSE THERE IS NO DD STATEMENT IN THE JCL AND NO DDDEF ENTRY IN THE GLOBAL ZONE.

Explanation

library
ddname of the library

If this is in the form SMP#####, the library is part of a concatenation. Message GIM54601 shows the ddname of the library for which the concatenation was done.

SMP/E was trying to allocate the indicated data set but could not find the required DD statement or DDDEF entry.

System action

A subsequent message identifies the system action.

Programmer response

If necessary, do one of the following, then rerun the job:
  • Add the required DDDEF entry to the zone.
  • Include the DD statement in the JCL used to run SMP/E.