Allocate did not prevent x37 abend

Products

• Allocate DASD Space and Placement

Issue/Introduction

A job x37 abended.  Allocate is supposed to prevent such abend.

Resolution

To determine what caused the x37 abend, the job has to be rerun to get diagnostics. Please do the following:

Check that these Vkgparms specify these values:

 	PLSOPT98 (Y) - Diagnostic msgs issued only to JESYSMSG DD.
        PLSOPT99 (Y) - Extended additional diagnostics generated.

 

After making any changes in VKGPARMS, issue the console command:

 	F vam,PARMREF 

 

Next, prepare to run your job again...

• Enter the console command: F vam,DIAGS=jobname to activate the diags.
  
  Notice that with the ptf RO53726 Pattern masking is supported in DIAGS= command.
  
  
• Submit your job.
  
  
• When the job ends/abends, then enter command: F vam,DIAGS=
  ..then hit enter. This turns off the diagnostic area.

Send in the complete job output to Broadcom Support  for analysis. 

Do not use the //VDSDIAGS DD DUMMY statement. This is no longer valid.