PM77537: ONLINE COMPARE ISSUES MESSAGE ALLOC RC=12 ALLOC STMT: ALLOC REU OLD DD(SRCVERI) DA('') AND/OR IEC212I 414-08 SYSPRINT

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The DB2 Object Comparison Tool for z/OS' 'Generate online'
  feature on panel GOC5 'Generate Compare Jobs' can end with a
  message:
  
  ALLOC RC=12 from line 494
  ALLOC stmt: ALLOC REU OLD DD(SRCVERI) DA('')
  ***
  or:
  IEC212I 414-08,IGG0201B,XXXXXXX,TSOUSER,SYSPRINT,nnnn,nannnn,
  XXXXXXX.XXXXXXX.SYSPRINT
  IEA995I SYMPTOM DUMP OUTPUT
  SYSTEM COMPLETION CODE=414  REASON CODE=00000008
  resulting in a message 'Online run incomplete' being displayed
  on panel GOCMENU 'DB2 Object Comparison Tool Menu'.
  

Local fix

• Run the comparison in batch by specifying 'Generate online' NO
  on panel GOC5 'Generate Compare Jobs'.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of the DB2 Object Comparison Tool for  *
  *                 z/OS who run Compare online by setting       *
  *                 option 'Generate online' to 'YES' on panel   *
  *                 GOC5 'Generate Compare Jobs'.                *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The DB2 Object Comparison Tool for      *
  *                      z/OS 'Generate online' feature on       *
  *                      panel GOC5 ends with a RC=12 / Return   *
  *                      Code 12:                                *
  *                                                              *
  *                      ALLOC RC=12 from line 494               *
  *                      ALLOC stmt: ALLOC REU OLD               *
  *                      DD(SRCVERI) DA('')                      *
  *                                                              *
  *                      resulting in a message 'Online run      *
  *                      incomplete' being displayed on          *
  *                      panel GOCMENU 'DB2 Object               *
  *                      Comparison Tool Menu'.                  *
  *                                                              *
  *                      The problem will occur when the         *
  *                      SMS configuration has VIO defined for   *
  *                      temporal data sets and 'VIO Maxsize'    *
  *                      is set to a large value (i.e. 400000    *
  *                      KB).  When running Compare online,      *
  *                      several temporal data sets are          *
  *                      allocated and used during Compare       *
  *                      execution.  When the temporal data      *
  *                      set is allocated to VIO, the            *
  *                      allocation error occurs.                *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  The DB2 Object Comparison Tool for z/OS 'Generate online'
  feature on panel GOC5 ends with a RC=12 / Return Code 12:
  
  ALLOC RC=12 from line 494
  ALLOC stmt: ALLOC REU OLD
  DD(SRCVERI) DA('')
  
  resulting in a message 'Online run incomplete' being displayed
  on panel GOCMENU 'DB2 Object Comparison Tool Menu'.
  
  The problem will occur when the SMS configuration has VIO
  defined for temporal data sets and 'VIO Maxsize' is set to a
  large value (i.e. 400000 KB).  When running Compare online,
  several temporal data sets are allocated and used during the
  Compare execution.  When the temporal data set is allocated to
  VIO, the allocation error occurs.
  

Problem conclusion

• Problem has been resolved.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

  UK96129 UK96130

Modules/Macros

• ADBJCLIP
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DB2 ADMIN TOOL

• Fixed component ID

  568851500

Applicable component levels

• RA10 PSY UK96129

     UP13/07/26 P F307

• RA20 PSY UK96130

     UP13/07/26 P F307

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