PM78380: SORT FAILS WITH SYNTAX ERROR AND JOB ABEND SA03 ON NAME=UNKNOWN AND GGC1807I, GGC3601I RC=X'000008' ON AN OBIDXLAT WRITE_TO_VSAM

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Sort fails with Syntax Error and job ABEND SA03 on NAME=UNKNOWN
  andmessage GGC1807I, GGC3601I RC=X'000008' on an OBIDXLAT
  write_to_vsam job.
  Job output shows the following messages,
  ICE007A P SYNTAX ERROR
  .
  GGC1807I A An invalid return code was detected from the SORT
  program.
  .
  GGC3601I  Log apply task returned an error, RC=X'000008'
  GGC2802I  The writer service returned an error, RC=X'A03000'
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of DB2 Change Accumulation Tool.       *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Sort fails with Syntax Error and job    *
  *                      ABEND SA03 on NAME=UNKNOWN              *
  *                      andmessage GGC1807I, GGC3601I           *
  *                      RC=X'000008' on an OBIDXLAT             *
  *                      write_to_vsam job. Job output shows     *
  *                      the following messages,                 *
  *                      ICE007A P SYNTAX ERROR                  *
  *                      GGC1807I A An invalid return code was   *
  *                      detected from the SORT program.         *
  *                      GGC3601I  Log apply task returned an    *
  *                      error, RC=X'000008'                     *
  *                      GGC2802I  The writer service returned   *
  *                      an error, RC=X'A03000'                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: APPLY the PTF.                               *
  ****************************************************************
  Code has been changed to correct this condition.
  

Problem conclusion

• APPLY the PTF.
  

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:

  UK90873

Modules/Macros

• GGC$BMSG GGC$BULJ GGC$BUTC GGC$BUTR GGC$BUTT
  GGC$CALL GGC$DCVT GGC$EXPF GGC$IMPF GGC$JBRK GGC$JOPT GGC$JPRU
  GGC#BPRI GGC#IOPF GGC#JPRI GGC#LGAF GGC#UPRI GGC#UTED GGC#UTOP
  GGC@PROF
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DB2 CHANGE ACCU

• Fixed component ID

  5655F5500

Applicable component levels

• R310 PSY UK90873

     UP13/01/18 P F301

Fix is available

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