PM91942: IDCAMS PRINT ON A VBS GENERATED FROM UNLOAD SPANNED YES UTILITY ABENDS WITH IEC036I 002-04 IF LOB DATA IS LARGER THAN 32K.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• IDCAMS PRINT on a VBS generated from UNLOAD SPANNED YES utility
  abends with IEC036I 002-04 if LOB data is larger than 32K.
  
  IEC036I 002-04,IGC0005E,ULSP#YES,PRINT,INPUT2,3291,EBTZ01,  548
  XGADAWA.TEST.SPANNED.YES.DATA
  

Local fix

• Specifying DCB=LRECL=X helps the abend, but PRINT would fail
  with IDC3315I 'RECORD SIZE GREATER THAN 32760 NOT SUPPORTED'
  this is not a problem.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All DB2 10 for z/OS and DB2 11 for z/OS      *
  *                 utility users of UNLOAD with SPANNED YES     *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: UNLOAD SPANNED YES allocates the        *
  *                      VBS SYSREC data set with an LRECL       *
  *                      which is not 32768.                     *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply corrective PTF when available          *
  ****************************************************************
  UNLOAD SPANNED YES allocated a VBS data set with LRECL=32756
  even though logical records in the data set were greater than
  32K (32K = 32768).  IDCAMS PRINT of the data set ended with
  S002-0004.
  
  IDCAMS does not support VBS data sets with logical records
  greater than 32760 and should issue IDC0005I.
  

Problem conclusion

• UNLOAD SPANNED YES uses a VBS data set for SYSREC to allow for
  records longer than 32K.  VBS data sets which have logical
  records longer than 32K should have LRECL=32768.  If LRECL is
  less than 32768 all records must be less than 32K or errors
  might occur.  UNLOAD and LOAD using SPANNED YES is intended
  for logical records greater than 32K; setting LRECL=32768 is
  appropriate in this case.
  

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:

  UK97410 UK97411 PM97729

Modules/Macros

• DSNUULDB DSNUULPB
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DB2 OS/390 & Z/

• Fixed component ID

  5740XYR00

Applicable component levels

• RA10 PSY

     UP

• RB10 PSY

     UP