GIM54502SALLOCATION FAILED FOR library BECAUSE THERE IS NO DD STATEMENT IN THE JCL AND NO DDDEF ENTRY IN zonetype ZONE zonename.

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

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.

zonetype
TARGET or DLIB
zonename
zone name

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

Do one of the following:
  • Add the required DDDEF entry to the zone.
  • Include the DD statement in the JCL used to run SMP/E.

Then rerun the job.