PH50111: UNABLE TO ALLOCATE DATASET FOR AN IMAGE COPY DURING OPTIM EXTRACT

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Attempting to run an Extract using IBM High Performance Unload
  and Image Copies on tape. When the JCL includes a COPYDDN DDNAME
   statement for the image copy, the following error message
  appears in the process report:
  
  Process Options:
     Process Mode        : Batch
     Retrieve Data Using : IBM High Performance Unload
     Limit Extract Rows  : 1000000000
  
      *** The Following Error was Encountered during EXTRACT
  Processing ***
  
  Unable to allocate dataset for an image copy.
  Dataset name is image.copy.dsn.value.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Optim users performing an Extract/Archive/   *
  *                 Compare process that uses IBM High           *
  *                 Performance Unload's COPYDDN DDNAME          *
  *                 parameter and Image Copy files               *
  *                 on tape as the source for the data.          *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: If an Image Copy being used as the      *
  *                      source for an Optim process invoking    *
  *                      the IBM High Performance Unload utility *
  *                       is on tape and the COPYDDN DDNAME      *
  *                       parameter is present the process may   *
  *                       end with the following message in the  *
  *                       Process Report:                        *
  *                      "Unable to allocate dataset for an      *
  *                      image copy"                             *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the fix provided.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  Due to an error in logic Optim was attempting to allocate the
  Image Copy data set after it had already been allocated.
  

Problem conclusion

• The error has been corrected.
  

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:

Modules/Macros

• FOP9APIM FOPCFPMN FOPCXLIB FOPHSTM  FOPK06   FOPMAIN  FOPMCMAI
  FOPMCOLA FOPMCOLP FOPMDBMN FOPMDDDL FOPMDPRC FOPMDXTR FOPMECMN
  FOPMEMAI FOPMMCMR FOPMMJBS FOPMMUTL FOPOMN   FOPZFBMN FOPZFMMN
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  OPTIM MOVE FOR

• Fixed component ID

  5655V0700

Applicable component levels

• RB70 PSY UI82819

     UP22/10/14 P F210

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