Receiving a B37-04 error abend for ddname PRUWF2 when running the Prefix Resolution and Update Utility (PRU) with Logical Related Databases

Products

• Database Analyzer (IMS Tools)
• Mainframe Configuration Manager for IMS for z/OS
• IMS TOOLS - MISC
• Compress Data Compression (IMS Tools)
• Database Analyzer for IMS for z/OS
• Database Copier for IMS for z/OS
• Database Organizer for IMS for z/OS
• Mainframe Extended Terminal Manager (IMS Tools)
• High Performance Recovery for IMS for z/OS
• Database Organizer (IMS Tools)
• Mainframe Program Restart Manager for IMS for z/OS
• Secondary Index Builder for IMS for z/OS
• Secondary Index for IMS for z/OS
• DATABASE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS FOR IMS FOR Z/OS

Issue/Introduction

When executing PRU a B37-04 abend is being issued for DDNAME PRUWF2:
IEC030I B37-04,IFG0554A,jobname,stepname,PRUWF2,VIO , ,dsname

What is DD PRUWF2 and how do we resolve this B37 failure?

Resolution

The PRUWF2 file is a temporary work file allocated by PRU when we are not using a Dataspace.
The file space allocation is based on the size of the SORTIN/DFSURWF1 input file.

In the job control cards SMDSPACE=NO is specified.

To resolve this error you have two options:

1. Use a Dataspace by either specifying SMDSPACE=YES or by allowing PRU to default to SMDSPACE=YES by removing SMDSPACE=NO.
   
   
2. Hard-code a PRUWF2 DD in the JCL (see sample JCL member JCLPRU5).

Sample PRU JCL is provided in the highlevel.CIMTSAMP library. Members JCLPRU1-5 provide examples of using a DATASPACE and
alternatively using a PRUWF2 DD; either by hard-coding in the JCL or through dynamic allocation.