Error message PP011E Thread to Db2 could not be established

Products

• Detector for DB2 for z/OS
• Plan Analyzer for DB2 for z/OS

Issue/Introduction

Trying to explain a SQL procedure from Detector for Db2 for z/OS (PDT) user received the following error message: 

PP011E: A thread to the specified Db2 subsystem could not be established through the Call Attach Facility (CAF) or
Resource Recovery Service Attachment Facility (RRSAF). Use the following information, provided by the CAF/RRSAF
component, to help you resolve the problem.  

Request=IDENTIFY   RTN=012,RCODE=0006,DB2 SYSTEM ID NAME ssid IS INVALID

Resolution

Problem caused by an invalid RULESSID = control card. Providing the correct RULESSID will resolve the problem.