DBUTLTY MIGRATE returns INVALID - MISSING SPACE

Products

• Datacom
• Datacom/DB

Issue/Introduction

Running DBUTLTY MIGRATE to migrate the EXCP files for demo database DBID 1 to VSAM Linear datasets fails with : INVALID -  MISSING SPACE 

                     FUNCTION MIGRATE
  DBID  AREA  STATUS (IF NOT PROCESSED, NO JOB STEPS)

     1  IXX   INVALID - MISSING SPACE
     1  DEM   INVALID - MISSING SPACE
     1  PAY   INVALID - MISSING SPACE
     1  PMF   INVALID - MISSING SPACE

 REQUEST COMPLETE
                     DB10045E - ABNORMAL TERMINATION DUE TO ERROR(S)

Environment

z/OS

Datacom 15.1 

Cause

DBID 1 is in a disabled state ( = ACCESS OFF) in the Datacom Multi-User (MUF):

DB00501E - OPEN ERROR - RETURN CODE 88 (085) CXX=cxxname    (***00001)

Resolution

Run DBUTLTY ACCESS STATUS=WRITE,DBID=001 or execute MUF console command ACCESS WRITE,001 .

Additional Information

The data sets for the involved database must be successfully opened in the MUF for the MIGRATE to work successfully .

For documentation, see VSAM Linear Datasets with Media Manager and VSAM Migration Tool.