CAY6061E DSNAME "dataset_name" NOT FOUND IN CATALOG

Products

• JCLCheck Workload Automation

Issue/Introduction

Running JCLCHECK against an INCLUDE member as follows: 

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//*  INPUT AND OUTPUT DATASET ALLOCATION                             
//DATAIN1  DD DSN=&AB.&CD.TEXT,DISP=SHR               
//DATAOU1  DD DSN=&AB.&CD.TEXT.COPY,         
//            DISP=(,CATLG,DELETE),DCB=TEST.NUMBER.DSCB,  
//            UNIT=VTS,VOL=(,RETAIN,,10),                            
//            LABEL=(1,SL),EXPDT=1999/000,                           
//            RECFM=FS                                               
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JCLCheck returns error message CAY6061E DSNAME "TEST.NUMBER.DSCB" NOT FOUND IN CATALOG    

Data set TEST.NUMBER.DSCB is allocated and cataloged so why is message CAY6061E issued? 

Environment

Release : 12.0

Component: JCLCheck Workload Automation

Cause

The JCL member is not a valid job.  In other words, the above INCLUDE member is not an executable job; it does not have EXEC statement(s).

Resolution

Run JCLCheck against the job (JCL member) that will be executed. 

JCLCheck will resolve and validate PROCedures, and INCLUDE members.