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TMSUPDTE Messages

- BYPASSED -

Reason:

Due to other errors, the flagged control statement has been bypassed.

Action:

Correct the control statement(s) and resubmit the job.

* TRYING TO VER/REP xxxxxx *

Reason:

A field that can be propagated in a multivolume data set is attempting to be VERed or REPed throughout the volume chain.

Action:

None. This is an informational message.

* WARNING, VOLUME HAS EXPIRED *

Reason:

An update was performed to a Volume record and the EXPDT field in the record is less than or equal to the system date.

Action:

A volume that is expired and not marked out-of-area is eligible for scratch with the next execution of the TMSCLEAN program. If the volume needs to be protected, update the EXPDT with an appropriate value using TMSUPDTE or CA 1 online facilities.

*** MAX ERROR RECORDING CAPACITY EXCEEDED

Reason:

More than 10,000 errors were encountered during processing.

Action:

Correct the control statement(s) and resubmit the job.

COMMENTS CONTAIN ILLEGAL CHARACTER

Reason:

An invalid character was found in a comment statement.

Action:

Correct the control statement(s) and resubmit the job.

FIRST VOLSER MUST BE LOWER THAN SECOND

Reason:

When processing a range of VOLSERs, the first volume specified must express the low value of the range.

Action:

Correct the control statement(s) and resubmit the job.

INVALID KEYWORD, NEAR COLUMN xx

Reason:

An invalid keyword was detected near the specified column.

Action:

Correct the control statement(s) and resubmit the job.

INVALID MULTI-VOLUME CHAIN

Reason:

An attempt to update a multivolume data set revealed an invalid chaining structure.

Action:

Execute TMSPTRS and correct any reported errors.

INVALID SYNTAX, NEAR COLUMN xx

Reason:

An attempt to parse the control statement failed at or near the specified position.

Action:

Correct the control statement(s) and resubmit the job.

INVALID TMC KEYWORD TABLE

Reason:

The CA 1 keyword table, module TMSKEYAB, is invalid. This may be due to link list or STEPLIB contamination.

Action:

Contact the systems programmer responsible for maintaining CA 1

INVALID VOLUME SERIAL NUMBER

Reason:

The VOLSER specified is not assigned to the TMC.

Action:

Correct the control statement(s) and resubmit the job.

KEYWORD MUST BEGIN BY COL 72

Reason:

Control statement keywords must begin before column 72.

Action:

Correct the control statement(s) and resubmit the job. RECORDS EXCEEDED

Reason:

More than 30 VER or REP statements were processed for a single update request.

Action:

Correct the control statement(s) and resubmit the job.

NOCHAIN REQUIRED FOR RANGE REQUEST

Reason:

When processing a range of VOLSERs, TMSUPDTE requires the use of the NOCHAIN option on the VOL statement.

Action:

Correct the control statement(s) and resubmit the job.

TEST FOR 'FLAGx ' FAILED, TMC CONTAINS - 00 USE VER FLAGx=HEXZEROS

Reason:

A value of zero in a FLAG value cannot be tested.

Action:

Use VER FLAGx=HEXZEROS

TMC VSN INVALID ADDR

Reason:

The next VOLSER in the multivolume chain to be updated is not in the TMC.

Action:

Execute TMSPTRS, correct the VOLSER field and resubmit the job.

UPDATE OF xxxxxxx VALID ONLY FOR WORM TAPE

Reason:

The specified TMC field pertains to 3592 WORM tapes, but the volume being updated is not a WORM.

Action:

Remove the invalid keyword from the control statement. If the TMC record does not reflect the correct media type, update DEN / TRTCH / FLAG5 accordingly.

UPDATE OF xxxxxxx NOT VALID FOR WORM TAPE

Reason:

The specified TMC field is not applicable to 3592WORM tapes, but the volume being updated is a WORM.

Action:

Remove the invalid keyword from the control statement. If the TMC record does not reflect the correct media type, update DEN / TRTCH / FLAG5 accordingly.

UNKNOWN RECORD TYPE

Reason:

A control statement was encountered that did not begin with VOL,VER or REP.

Action:

Correct the control statement(s) and resubmit the job.

VERIFY FOR 'DSN' IS MISSING

Reason:

The NODSN option was not invoked, and an attempt was made to update a record without data set name verification.

Action:

Correct the control statement(s) and resubmit the job.

VERIFY FOR 'xxxxxxx' FAILED, TMC CONTAINS - yyyyyyyy

Reason:

The verify operation for the keyword xxxxxxxx failed. The current contents of the TMC are displayed.

Action:

If the VOLSER was correctly specified and no attempt to update the field was involved, this can be considered an informative message. If you were attempting to update the record, verify that the VOLSER is correct.

VOLUME SERIAL NUMBER IS INVALID

Reason:

The volume serial number stored in the accessed TMC record is incorrect.

Action:

Update the record with the correct VOLSER using TMSUPDTE and resubmit the job.

xxxxxx IS A MULTI-VOLUME DATA SET, UPDATES SHOULD BE FOR yyyyyy

Reason:

A request to update a multivolume field was performed on VOLSER xxxxxx, which is not the first volume of the set. The correct Volume record for the update request is yyyyyy.

Action:

Correct the control statement(s) and resubmit the job.

xxxxxx IS NOT SCRATCH AND SCRATCH KEYWORD IS SPECIFIED

Reason:

The SCRATCH keyword was specified on the VOL statement, and the volume was not in scratch status in the TMC.

Action:

If the VOLSER is correct, remove the SCRATCH operand. Otherwise, determine the correct VOLSER, correct the VOL statement and resubmit the job.

xxxxxx IS PASSWORD PROTECTED AND INCORRECT PASSWORD IS SPECIFIED

Reason:

The password provided for a volume protected by the CA 1 Data Set Security facility is not correct.

Action:

Correct the control statement(s) and resubmit the job.

xxxxxx IS PASSWORD PROTECTED AND PASSWORD KEYWORD IS NOT SPECIFIED

Reason:

The Volume record has been assigned a password with the CA 1 DataSet Security facility and the PASSWORD keyword identifying the correct password was not specified.

Action:

Correct the control statement(s) and resubmit the job.

xxxxxx NOT UPDATED - TEST MODE

Reason:

Volume xxxxxx was not updated due to the use of the TEST parameter on the JCL EXEC statement.

Action:

None. This is an informative message.

xxxxxx UPDATED.

Reason:

Volume xxxxxx was successfully updated.

Action:

None. This is an informational message.

xxxxxxx INVALID FOR BOOLEAN KEYWORD

Reason:

Only FLAG1, FLAG2, FLAG3 or FLAG4 can be specified for the boolean control statements TM, N1, and OI.

Action:

Correct the control statement(s) and resubmit the job.

xxxxxxx IS NOT A HEX KEYWORD

Reason:

The specified keyword for VER or REP is not a hexadecimal format keyword.

Action:

Correct the control statement(s) and resubmit the job.

xxxxxxxx CHANGED FROM - yyyyyyyy TO - zzzzzzzz

Reason:

The value of field xxxxxxxx has been changed from yyyyyyyy to zzzzzzzz due to the presence of PARM=AUDIT on the JCL EXEC statement.

Action:

None. This is an informational message.

xxxxxxxx IS NOT A KEYWORD

Reason:

A TM, OI or NI operation has been requested against a field that is not a hexadecimal field. A FLAGx field must be specified.

Action:

Correct the control statement(s) and resubmit the job.

'xxxxxx' INVALID STATUS CHANGE, MUST BE ADDED USINGTMSDELET/ISPF/TIQ 'xxxxxx' INVALID STATUS CHANGE, MUST BE DELETED USING TMSDELET/ISPF/TIQ

Reason:

The TMC record status cannot be changed using this utility.

Action:

Change the status of the TMC record using one of the methods listed. Correct the control statement(s) and resubmit the job.

'xxxxxxx' CONTAINS ILLEGAL CHARACTER

Reason:

The value for the specified keyword contains an illegal character oris not properly delimited.

Action:

Correct the control statement(s) and resubmit the job.

'xxxxxxx' EXCEEDS yy CHARACTERS

Reason:

The value for the keyword xxxxxxx exceeds yy, the maximum size for that keyword.

Action:

Correct the control statement(s) and resubmit the job.

'xxxxxxx' HAS INVALID DATE

Reason:

The date value specified for keyword xxxxxxx is invalid.

Action:

Correct the control statement(s) and resubmit the job.

'xxxxxxx' HAS INVALID HEX CHARACTERS

Reason:

The value for the specified keyword contains invalid hexadecimal characters.

Action:

Correct the control statement(s) and resubmit the job.

'xxxxxxx' IS NOT A VALID TMC KEYWORD

Reason:

The keyword specified is not a valid TMC Volume record keyword.

Action:

Correct the control statement(s) and resubmit the job.

'xxxxxxx' MUST BE NUMERIC

Reason:

The value for the specified keyword must be numeric.

Action:

Correct the control statement(s) and resubmit the job.

'xxxxxxx' MUST BE yy CHARACTERS

Reason:

The value for the specified keyword must be a fixed number of characters in size.

Action:

Correct the control statement(s) and resubmit the job.

1ST CTL CARD MUST BE 'VOL' RECORD

Reason:

The first control statement was not a VOL control statement.

Action:

Correct the control statement(s) and resubmit the job.

'1STDSNB' EXCEEDS MAXIMUM OF xxxxxxx:XPL. The 1STDSNB exceeds the maximum number of DSNBs allocated. :URESP. Update the 1STDSNB field with a valid unused DSNB number. :MSG.'LSTDSNB' EXCEEDS MAXIMUM OF xxxxxxx

Reason:

The LSTDSNB exceeds the maximum number of DSNBs allocated.

Action:

Update the LSTDSNB field with a valid unused DSNB number.