How to unlock a PDS member that is locked ESP Workload Automation Workstation.

Products

• ESP Workload Automation

Issue/Introduction

Message WSS4639E 'File xxx in use' when trying to download an application to the ESP Workload Automation Workstation.  This message indicates that the application member is in use by another task.

 

Environment

Release: 11.3
Component: ESP Workload Automation Workstation

Cause

A user downloaded an application to ESP Workload Automation Workstation but did not upload it back to the mainframe or close their session.

Note: The data set could be locked because a user is actually doing a valid update.

 

Resolution

• Determine if ESP Workload Automation Workstation is holding the member.         

Try editing the member using ISPF Edit. If it shows that the member is in use, hit PF1 two times to see if it is ESP Workload Automation Workstation              holding it.  It is also possible to look in ESP Workload Automation Workstation log for message WSS4638I indicating the member was locked, but there was no message WSS4640I indicating that the member was unlocked.

• Identify the user who is holding the member

To determine where the lock is, issue z/OS modify command "F espwss,LISTLOCK"

Sample displays:

ESPWSS4654I Operator command received: LISTLOCK  

ESPWSS4647I List of Currently Locked Files  

ESPWSS4648I User ID Task Date-Time File  

ESPWSS4649I TSOUSER 2 01A170 20090902-155124 PROD.PROCLIB(TEST)  

ESPWSS4650I Locks currently held = 1 

•  To unlock the data set, issue z/OS modify command  

Unlock the member: In the Sample display above it is TSOUSER 2

"F espwss,UNDOLOCK ID(2)" 

Messages similar to the ones below will be displayed: 

 ESPWSS4654I Operator command received: UNDOLOCK ID(2)  

 ESPWSS4644I 'UNDOLOCK ID(2)' submitted by operator at 20090902-155555  

 ESPWSS4645I File PROD.PROCLIB(TEST) unlocked at 20090902-155555; owner was TSOUSER  

 ESPWSS4646I Locks released = 1