CRU303I   INVALID CATALOG RECORD TYPE FIELD - FROM EXPIN

Explanation

Each catalog record contains a type field (at offset 4): A=nonVSAM, B=GDG, C=cluster, E=VSAM extension, G=AIX, J=GDG extension, R=path, T=truename, U=catalog connector, X=alias. However, the value in the type field was none of these.

System action

The record is dumped, the condition code is set to 12 (if not already higher) and processing continues.

Operator response

This condition is very unlikely and very serious. Should it occur, you should re-execute this entire recovery using a different (older) catalog backup. Only if this is not possible, should you import the import the data set resulting from this job and then give special attention to subsequent diagnostic and synchronization checks. There will almost certainly be some errors in the recovered catalog.