A large Sort is ending abnormally with CASD205E SORT CAP. EXCEEDED.

Products

• CA-Sort VSE

Issue/Introduction

Problem:

A large Sort is ending abnormally with CASD205E SORT CAP. EXCEEDED.

Cause:

The sort required more than the number of WKXTNTS defined in the Sort Macro

WKXTNTS= The maximum number of extents that may be allocated for SORT work files.

Resolution:

Change WKXTNTS in the SORT macro from the default of 25 to a greater value.

The range is 1 to 255.

Environment

Release:
Component: CM-M1