ERROR: "SARDBI08 - Missing high-level index name of database" SARINIT job

Products

• View

Issue/Introduction

You're attempting to run a SARINIT job and it fails with a RC=16 and issues the following error messages:

SARDBI08 - Missing high-level index name of database
SARINI20 - Processing terminated due to previous errors

Environment

• Output Management View® for z/OS
• View®
• OM View for z

Cause

When the SARDBI08 error is received, chances are that you neglected to include the 'NAME=' parameter specification in your SARINIT jobs JCL.

Resolution

The 'NAME=' parameter specifies the high-level name of the VIEW database that will be updated by the execution of the SARINIT job.

1. The 'NAME=' parameter must be specified either as part of the jobs 'PARM=(dbname)' setting coded on the jobs EXEC SARINIT JCL statement.
2. Or, as one of the parameter values that are coded following the jobs //SYSIN DD  * statement.  

Keep in mind that the 'NAME=' parameter value is limited to a MAXIMUM of 17 characters.