PT285E Message during Plan Analyzer Quick Explain

Products

• Plan Analyzer for DB2 for z/OS

Issue/Introduction

While running a Plan Analyzer for Db2 for z/OS (PPA) Quick Explain receive the following message
even though the library is APF authorized

PT285E: DATASETS ALLOCATED TO PTILIB MUST BE APF AUTHORIZED

Resolution

Ensure the three following points are in place:

1) PTLTSRB module must be in an APF authorized library. 

2) PTLTSRB module must be in the AUTHTSF list of the SYS1.PARMLIB member IKJTSO00. 

3)The Db2 tools CDBALOAD must either be in the linklist or the steplib of the TSO LOGON
proc (and all loadlibs in the steplib must also be APFauthorized.)