IBM Mainframe Forum

00E40018


Explanation: Either an error was detected during the execution of a restarted utility or a condition was detected that might have required restart of a utility. A message is issued prior to this abend code to indicate the type of error.
This abend reason code is issued by the following CSECT: DSNUGBAC

System Action: Utility processing is abended.

User Response: Notify the system programmer.

System Programmer Response: Check messages issued prior to this abend code to determine the cause of the error. Correct the error, and restart the job.

Problem Determination: This abend is forced to allow restart of the utility when

work datasets

are used and the disposition is (MOD,DELETE,CATLG)

Just want to know, what does this WORK DATESETs means here, does it mean to input datset??

No. Inut datasets are for input, output datasets are for output and work datasets are temporary datasets internal to the process. The most common example, perhaps, are the sort work datasets used by sort utilities.

Thanks NicC