Symptoms (messages) from a broken data set

The most common messages associated with broken data sets events are:

  • IDC3302I ACTION ERROR ON dsname

    Explanation: An error was detected while attempting to access the data set. See the associated message in the program listing for explanation.

  • IDC3308I ** DUPLICATE RECORD xxx

    Explanation: The output data set of a Repro command already contains a record with the same key or record number. In the message text:

    - xxx For an indexed data set, the first five bytes of the duplicate key, in hexadecimal format. For a relative record data set, the relative record number (in decimal) of the duplicate record.

    - System Action: The system does not write the record. The system continues processing with the next record, ...

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