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SQLCODE-805 attempting to establish a JDBC Connection under CICS

Troubleshooting


Problem

You have a CICS application that receives an SQLCODE -805. This occurs when an application attempts to connect to DB2 using Java Database Connectivity (JDBC™) by invoking the DriverManager.getConnection(url) method.

Symptom

You receive the following message:
can not connect to db2DB2SQLJConnection error in native method:
constructor: ADDCDB2P..DSNJDBC.0000000000000000 DSNJDBC
SQLSTATE=51002 and SQLCODE=-805
com.ibm.db2.jcc.DB2SQLException: DB2SQLJConnection error in native method:
constructor: ADDCDB2P..DSNJDBC.0000000000000000 DSNJDBC

CEDF returns the following when run for the failing transaction:

[{"Product":{"code":"SSGMGV","label":"CICS Transaction Server"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":"Java","Platform":[{"code":"PF035","label":"z\/OS"}],"Version":"4.1;4.2","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB70","label":"Z TPS"}}]

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Document Information

Modified date:
08 October 2025

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