SMP/E GIM20311E on RECEIVE of Database Management for Db2 for z/OS tools PTFs

Products

• Database Management for DB2 for z/OS - Administration Suite
• Database Management for DB2 for z/OS - Performance Suite
• Database Management for DB2 for z/OS - Recovery Suite
• Database Management for DB2 for z/OS - SQL Performance Suite
• Database Management for DB2 for z/OS - Utilities Suite
• DATABASE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS FOR DB2 FOR Z/OS

Issue/Introduction

When executing a SMP/E Receive of Database Management for Db2 for z/OS tools PTFs,
the following messages are repeated in the output. What is the cause?

GIM20311E ** THERE IS A SYNTAX ERROR IN THE CONTROL STATEMENT AT COLUMN 03. 
GIM56704E ** THERE IS AN ERROR IN AN UNKNOWN MCS IN SMPHOLD. 

The JCL had the following DD allocations:
//SMPPTFIN DD DISP=SHR,hlq.PTF.BUCKET
//SMPHOLD  DD DISP=SHR,hlq.PTF.BUCKET

Resolution

The SMPHOLD DD should point to the dataset created from downloading the Error HOLDDATA, not the PTF file.
The hlq.SAMPJCL contains jobs that need to run prior to receiving PTFs:

  DBM1HOLD:  Downloads the Error Holddata
  DBM7RCH: Receives the Error Holddata

After running the above jobs and correcting the SMPHOLD dataset, the RECEIVE of the PTFs will succeed.