Endevor processor step gives an erroneous message that return code 0 is greater than the MAXRC

Products

• Endevor
• Endevor Natural Integration
• Endevor - ECLIPSE Plugin
• Endevor - Enterprise Workbench

Issue/Introduction

After upgrading Endevor, a processor that has worked for years now abends with the following message on the listlib:

   PROCESSOR STEP INFORMATION                                                 **         **                            ALLOCDS .......RC=0000                                                   **         **                            LNKINC
        .......RC=0004                                                   **         **                            LNKINC
        .......RC=0004                                                   **         **                
CONWRITE.......RC=0000                                                   **         **                            EXPANCPY.......RC=0000                                                   **         **                            COMPILE
        .......RC=0000                                                   **         **                            XPDITOR
        .......RC=0000                                                   **         **                            LINK  
        .......RC=0000                                                   **         **                          **DVL8COPY.......RC=0000  > MAXRC                                          **         **                          **DVL8COPA.......RC=0000  > MAXRC                                          **         **                            STORE
       .......RC=0000                                                   **         **                                                     

What is causing the problem and how do we fix it?              

Environment

Release:  V18.1 and higher 

Resolution

The problem was caused by the FOOTPRNT=CREATE  was specified on the INDD DD statement

The step was coded with:

//INDD    DD  DSN=&LOADSRC,DISP=SHR,MONITOR=&MONITOR,
//            FOOTPRNT=CREATE
//OUTDD   DD  DSN=&LOADTGT,DISP=SHR,MONITOR=&MONITOR

 

When the FOOTPRNT=CREATE is moved to the OUTDD, everything works correctly.

//INDD    DD  DSN=&LOADSRC,DISP=SHR,MONITOR=&MONITOR
//OUTDD   DD  DSN=&LOADTGT,DISP=SHR,MONITOR=&MONITOR,
//            FOOTPRNT=CREATE