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2216

THE FOLLOWING DATA SET NAME IS INVALID: DSN (ddd), CHARACTER AT POSITION (nn) IS IN ERROR: (variable text explaining the error)

Reason:

The character at position (nn) within data set (ddd) cannot be used. The variable text indicates one of the following:

• Each data set qualifier (node or index) as well as the simple name of the data set must begin with an alphabetic or national character.
• Each qualifier or simple name must be from one to eight characters in length.
• The second through eighth characters must consist of alphabetics, numerics, nationals, hyphens, or plus-zeros (12-0 card punches).
• A data set name cannot end with a period.
• A data set name cannot contain embedded blanks.
• The relative GDG number must start in or after position 2, and in or before position 36. All generation groups require at least a single- character GDG index, hence the position 2 requirement. The absolute generation number with its preceding period occupies nine characters, hence the position 36 requirement in order to fit the absolute name into the maximum 44 characters for a data set name.
• The relative GDG number (the value between the two parentheses) must be numeric.
• The closing parenthesis around a relative GDG number is missing.
• If restoring a non-IBM-standard data set name, you may need to bypass some of the data set name validation.