Syntax error, PARSE COMMAND FAILED, RC=18 on OPSVIEW 4.11.2 panel

Products

• OPS/MVS Event Management & Automation

Issue/Introduction

When entering into OPSVIEW ISPF Menu 4.11.2 (SSM Status), the following error can happen:  

System State Manager---------- ZZZZ -- O P S V I E W ---------- Subsystem OPSS 
Option ===> 2 
Date/Time: 2016/03/09 13:08 

   1  Control       - Set/Display SSM parameters and resource tables       
   2  Status        - Set/Display states of SSM controlled local resources 
   3  Snapshot      - Create/Modify a local SSM started task resource table
   4  Scheduler     - Set/Display schedules for SSM controlled resources   
   5  Group Manager - Create/Manage groups of SSM resources                
   A  Action Editor - Create and maintain SSM action tables                
   G  Global Status - Set/Display states of SSM controlled global resources
   G2 SSMGAV2       - Set/Display states of SSMGAV2 moveable resources     
   R  Resource Edit - Create and maintain SSM resource tables              
   W  WTOR Reply    - Respond to outstanding SSMGA WTORs  
                 
Press END to return 
Syntax error in keyword: WS 
--- Value of Y is not valid: 
PARSE OF COMMAND FAILED, RC=18 
***

 

Cause

AOF REXX WorkSpace is too low or invalid.

Resolution

To correct this error take the following steps:

1. Go in the OPSVIEW ISPF ‘General Settings’ panel, show below, by either entering the below command or by entering 0.1 from the OPSVIEW main panel.

                  TSO OPSV 0.1 

General Settings ---- ZZZZ --- O P S V I E W ---------------------------------- 

Command ===> 

 

 OPSCMD Max Lines     ===> 1000  ( 1 to 5000 )                            
 OPSCMD Wait Time     ===>       ( blank for default, or 1 to 60 )        
 OPSCMD Echo          ===> N     ( Y or N )                               
 OPSCMD Subsystem     ===> OPSP                                           
 Action Verification  ===> Y     ( Y or N )                               
 AOF Test Action Ver  ===> Y     ( Y or N )                               
 Max Test Globals     ===>        ( blank for default, or 1 to 999999 )   
 Max Test Temp GLVs   ===>        ( blank for default, or 1 to 99999 )    
 AOF Alloc Subsys     ===>       ( blank for default, or subsystem name ) 
 AOF REXX WorkSpace   ===>           ( blank for default, or             
                                      40960 to 2000000000 )               
 SSM Monitor Display  ===> E     ( B/V/E )                                
 SSM Verify mode      ===> M     ( A/M/N )                                
 Clear OPSLOG profile ===> N     ( Y or N )                               
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
Enter CANCEL to abort.                                                    
Enter END to confirm settings.                                                                              

2. Check if ‘AOF REXX WorkSpace’ field is blank or reports a garbage value
   
   
3. If it is either, set it to the default which should be 40960 and save with PF3.

AOF REXX WorkSpace

This overrides the default size of the AOF REXX WorkSpace size (default is 1.5m).  Setting of this value should only be done under the guidance of OPS/MVS technical support. This value also determines the work space size used by the AutoMate/MVS to OPS/MVS conversion and rule management utilities.