SMGR135S error during Endevor unload

Products

• Endevor

Issue/Introduction

While performing a full unload on an Endevor environment, the job fails with the following message:
SMGR135S ELEMENT MUST ALREADY EXIST

 

Environment

All Supported Releases

Resolution

This error can be caused when the element name on the MCF record has become corrupted. There should be corresponding messages that show the location and element impacted. 
C1G0000I ELEMENT <element>
C1R5308I LOCATION: SYS: <sysmtem> SBS: <subsystem> TYPE: <type> (xx) STG: <stage>

Delete the existing element and perform a Restore for the element from the last successful unload.