Error "DB01422E - VSAM ERROR - CXXMAINT ALTER NOT ALLOWED" running AXNEW01 job

Products

• Datacom/AD
• Datacom
• DATACOM - AD
• Datacom/DB

Issue/Introduction

Installing Datacom/AD 15.1. CXXINIT step of AXNEW01 job fails while changing CXX options via CXXMAINT function:

CXXMAINT OPTION=ALTER,OPTION2=Y_VSAM

The error is the following:

DB13001E - UNEXPECTED RETURN CODE 76 (5) VSAM ERROR WITH DB01422

while on JESMSGLG there are the following errors:

DB01422E - VSAM ERROR - CXXMAINT ALTER NOT ALLOWED
DB02405I - PXX START AXNEW01  0 76(005) XXCQA-0-    D-1 DBUTLTY CXXMAINT
DB02406I - PXX END - VSAM ERROR WITH DB01422

Environment

Datacom/AD 15.1

Cause

DBPCCPR not loaded 

Resolution

Per "DB01422E - VSAM ERROR - CXXMAINT ALTER NOT ALLOWED" message:

This error also occurs if the CXX is being altered to support VSAM Linear datasets with Media Manager if the current system does not have a Datacom PCC installed at date 2020 or later.

To check and resolve:

1. Execute a DBUTLTY REPORT MEMORY=MVS
2. Check in the report if the correct DBPCCPR is currently loaded.
3. If DBPCCPR is not loaded or if it has a date before 2020, execute the AXRIM01 job using the correct Datacom/AD load library (CAAXLOAD)