Ideal Batch job failing with IDADCMDP02E Command invalid

Products

• Ideal

Issue/Introduction

An Ideal batch job gets the following error:

IDADCMDP02E - Command invalid or incomplete starting at "SIGNON"

Environment

Batch Ideal jobs

Cause

This error is usually returned when Ideal is running with External Security activated for signon (SECRTY=Y in SC00OPTS) 
To determine the current setting for SC00OPTS in the CUSLIB, run DBCGSPR to generate the source from the SC00OPTS load module.

Resolution

If SECRTY parameter is set to Y in SC00OPTS, then the SIGNON card is no longer required, so it must be removed. 

Additional Information

Enabling External Security section of Ideal documentation states:

The Ideal for Datacom SIGNON statement no longer determines the identity of a batch user since the user ID is passed to the external security package in the JCL.