DB347005 symbolic SM-01 not found in DMCL

Products

• IDMS
• IDMS - Database
• IDMS - ADS

Issue/Introduction

After adding new SYMBOLICs to the database definition, a program abends with:
DB347005 symbolic SM-01 not found in DMCL

Environment

CA IDMS, all supported releases.

Cause

The SYMBOLIC has not been added in the SEGMENT to *all* entities which require it.
For example, assuming the following SCHEMA information:-

     ADD
     RECORD NAME IS REC-01
         SHARE STRUCTURE OF RECORD REC-01 VERSION 1
         RECORD ID IS 1001
         LOCATION MODE IS CALC USING ( REC-01-KEY )
             DUPLICATES ARE NOT ALLOWED
         WITHIN AREA AREA-01 SUBAREA SM-01
         .
     ADD
     RECORD NAME IS REC-02
         SHARE STRUCTURE OF RECORD REC-02 VERSION 1
         RECORD ID IS 1002
         LOCATION MODE IS VIA SET-01-02 SET
         WITHIN AREA AREA-02 SUBAREA SM-01
         .

Note that records defined to both AREA-01 and AREA-02 have a SYMBOLIC SM-01.
Next, assume the following PHYSICAL AREA definitions:-

     CREATE
     PHYSICAL AREA SEG.AREA-01
         PRIMARY SPACE 5000 PAGES  FROM PAGE 100001
         MAXIMUM SPACE 5000 PAGES
         PAGE SIZE 8904  CHARACTERS
         INCLUDE SUBAREA SM-01
             OFFSET 5 PERCENT FOR  95 PERCENT
         WITHIN FILE FILE01
             FROM 1 FOR ALL BLOCKS
         ;
     CREATE
     PHYSICAL AREA SEG.AREA-02
         PRIMARY SPACE 5000 PAGES  FROM PAGE 200001
         MAXIMUM SPACE 5000 PAGES
         PAGE SIZE 8904  CHARACTERS
         WITHIN FILE FILE02
             FROM 1 FOR ALL BLOCKS
         ;

PHYSICAL AREA AREA-02 also requires a SYMBOLIC called SM-01.
It is not the same SYMBOLIC (because it's attached to a different area) but it is a different SYMBOLIC with the same name.

The error message is slightly misleading because the SYMBOLIC SM-01 is not missing from the DMCL, it's missing from the PHYSICAL AREA within the DMCL.

Resolution

Add a SYMBOLIC called SM-01 to all entities which require ut.
For example:

     CREATE
     PHYSICAL AREA SEG.AREA-02
         PRIMARY SPACE 5000 PAGES FROM PAGE 200001
         MAXIMUM SPACE 5000
         PAGES PAGE SIZE 8904 CHARACTERS
         INCLUDE SUBAREA SM-01
             OFFSET 5 PERCENT FOR 95 PERCENT
         WITHIN FILE FILE02
             FROM 1 FOR ALL BLOCKS
         ;

 

Additional Information

AREA Statements