OA55724: A MOVE OR COPY FROM OPTION 3.3 OR 3.4 USING A TO DATA SET THAT IS A GDG WITH A POSITIVE GENERATION (+n) FAILS.

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• From ISPF Option 3.3, if you use the C (copy) or M (move)
  option, and then enter a GDG with a positive generation as the
  To data set on the To Data Set Panel like this:
  
  To Other Partitioned or Sequential Data Set:
     Name  . . . . . . . private.gdg(+1)
  
  the move/copy fails with message ISRD024 (Request failed -
  Allocation/deallocation failed. Press Help for more
  information.).
  
  From ISPF Option 3.4, if you use the CO (copy) or the MO (move)
  line command on a line in the data set list, and then enter a
  GDG with a positive generation as the To data set on the
  MOVE/COPY Entry Panel like this:
  
  To Other Data Set Name
     Name  . . . . . . . private.gdg(+1)
  
  the new generation is created, but the move/copy to the new
  generation fails with message ISRD024 (Request failed -
  Allocation/deallocation failed. Press Help for more
  information.).
  
  Message ISRD014 can also occur.
  

Local fix

• Use the GxxxxVyy syntax instead of the (+1) syntax to specify
  the generation.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All ISPF Users.                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * When a user enters the C or M option in the Move/Copy        *
  * Utility and specifies a To Data Set Name that is a           *
  * generation data set with a positive generation number, the   *
  * new generation is not created and error message ISRD024 is   *
  * issued.                                                      *
  *                                                              *
  * When a user enters the CO or MO line command in a data set   *
  * list and specifies a To Data Set Name that is a generation   *
  * data set with a positive generation number, the new          *
  * generation is created, but the data is not copied/moved to   *
  * the new generation and error message ISRD024 is issued.      *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Apply the provided PTF.                                      *
  ****************************************************************
  In the option 3.3 processing, ISRUMC is incorrectly terminating
  the move/copy when the GDG generation to be created is not
  located.
  
  In the option 3.4 processing, after allocating the data set with
  the positive generation number, ISRUDMS is issuing an LMINIT for
  the data set using the same positive generation number.  This
  LMINIT is failing.
  

Problem conclusion

• After the data set  with the positive generation is allocated,
  it becomes the most recently allocated generation and it needs
  to be referenced as generation zero.  Therefore:
  
  In the option 3.3 processing, ISRUMC is modified to continue
  with the move/copy when the GDG generation to be created is not
  located because this is to be expected.  In addition, ISRTALLO
  is modified so that the new generation is referenced using a
  generation number of zero after it is allocated.
  
  In the option 3.4 processing, ISRUDMS is modified to issue the
  LMINIT for the newly allocated generation using a generation
  number of zero.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

  UA96973 UA96978

Modules/Macros

• ISRUDMS  ISRUMC   ISRTALLO
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  ISPF Z/OS PDF&S

• Fixed component ID

  565504202

Applicable component levels

• RR02 PSY UA96978

     UP18/08/17 P F808

• RP02 PSY UA96973

     UP18/08/17 P F808

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