Why am I receiving a temporary dataset allocation error message C1A0010E from CA Endevor Software Change Manager during processor execution?

Products

• Endevor
• Endevor Natural Integration
• Endevor - ECLIPSE Plugin
• Endevor - Enterprise Workbench

Issue/Introduction

Question:

During the execution of my processor, Endevor fails to allocate any temporary dataset with a DISP=(MOD,PASS). 
We use the same commented ENCOPTBL parameter (* ENHOPT DS_INTERNAL_TEMP=ON) in both v16 and v17.
However, the same temporary dataset was previously allocated successfully. .

The Joblog displays the following RACF error message: 

ICH408I USER(userid  ) GROUP(groupid  ) NAME(user name      )  017
    017               SYSyyqqq.Thhmmss.RA0.jobname.tempfile CL(DATASET ) VOL(volser)
    017               DEFINE - RESOURCE NOT PROTECTED

Endevor issues messages from C1MSGS1;

C1A0010E  ALLOCATION ERROR RC=970C-4274, DDNAME=                                                                
C1A0011E  IKJ56894I DATA SET SYSyyqqq.Thhmmss.RA0.jobname.tempfile NOT ALLOCATED+                                   
C1A0012E  IKJ56894I STORAGE MANAGEMENT SUBSYSTEM DETECTED AN ERROR, EITHER MESSAGES WERE NOT REQUESTED OR A SYST

Answer: 

You have to check this situation with your SAF Security product administrator and check the RACF OPTION PROTECTALL.
The issue comes from the DISP=(MOD,PASS) coded to allocate temporary file &&tempfile in a step. The RACF OPTION PROTECTALL requires temporary files to be ra000 but Endevor create them as ra0.
Since DISP=MOD is not supported for a SVC99 allocation, Endevor will allocate those datasets as a permanent file.
 
A possible workaround is to enable the optional feature (ENHOPT DS_INTERNAL_TEMP=ON) in the ENCOPTBL table.
Additional options are to either avoid using a DISP=MOD or setting the C1DEFLTS parm MODHLI to specify a HLQ that can be allocated.

 

Additional Information:

Please see technical document TEC494236  "Naming rules for Temporary Datasets within Endevor processors." for further information.

You can also refer to the RACF OPTION PROTECTALL in your IBM documentation.

Environment

Release: ENDAE.00200-12-Endevor-Software Change Manager
Component: