CA Common Services - CAS9 start error, CAS9125E - INVALID DATA: * RIMPARM ERROR: SYNTAX ERROR * - PRODUCT(CAIRI M)

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Issue/Introduction

Starting CAS9 and the following error message is produced : 

CAS9125E - INVALID DATA: * RIMPARM ERROR: SYNTAX ERROR * - PRODUCT(CAIRIM) VER                                                                  

The CARIMPRM member has the following:
*                                                    
PRODUCT(CAIRIM) VERSION(CAS9) INIT(CAS9INIT) -       
                                                    

Environment

Release : 15.0

Component : CCS390 - CA COMMON SERVICES FOR Z/OS

Resolution

The dash "-" at the end of the PRODUCT statement in CARIMPRM caused the problem.

 Unless the control statement is being continued, the dash is not required. Just end the statement with (CAS9INIT).

Additional Information

The following link has more information on the CAS9INIT CAIRIM Initialization Routine including the required syntax :

https://techdocs.broadcom.com/content/broadcom/techdocs/us/en/ca-mainframe-software/traditional-management/ca-common-services-for-z-os/15-0/administrating/resource-initialization-manager-cairim/cas9init-cairim-initialization-routine.html