Required DDNAME CBKPRINT is missing. File maintenance utility terminating.
The CBKPRINT DDNAME is missing from the file maintenance utility JCL. The file maintenance utility cannot run without the CBKPRINT data set.
The file maintenance utility job step terminates with return code 12.
Add the CBKPRINT DD statement to the file maintenance utility job step and resubmit the job.
Job log.
Open failed for the CBKPRINT DDNAME. File maintenance utility terminating.
The file maintenance utility has failed to open the CBKPRINT DDNAME data set, which is a required data set for the file maintenance utility.
The file maintenance utility job step terminates with return code 12.
Check the job log for additional MVS messages relating to this error, take the corrective action recommended by those messages, and resubmit the job.
Job log.
Required DDNAME CBKIN is missing. File maintenance utility terminating.
The CBKIN DDNAME is missing from the file maintenance utility JCL. The file maintenance utility cannot run without the CBKIN data set.
The file maintenance utility job step terminates with return code 12.
Add the CBKIN DD statement to the file maintenance utility job step and resubmit the job.
Message log.
Open failed for the CBKIN DDNAME. File maintenance utility terminating.
The file maintenance utility has failed to open the CBKIN DDNAME data set, which is a required data set for the file maintenance utility.
The file maintenance utility job step terminates with return code 12.
Check the job log for additional MVS messages relating to this error, take the corrective action recommended by those messages, and resubmit the job.
Message log.
Insufficient storage exists to process request. File maintenance utility terminating.
The file maintenance utility is unable to obtain the virtual storage it needs to process its input requests.
The file maintenance utility job step terminates with return code 12.
Check the REGION parameter for the file maintenance utility job step. If possible, increase the region size to make additional virtual storage available to the file maintenance utility. If it is not possible to increase this value, examine the input statements to the file maintenance utility to determine the best way to break up the current job step into multiple job steps.
Message log.
No input cards provided in the CBKIN data set. File maintenance utility terminating.
The file maintenance utility has not found any input data in the CBKIN data set.
The file maintenance utility job step terminates with return code 8.
Provide some valid input to the file maintenance utility and resubmit the job.
Message log.
No commands provided the CBKIN data set. File maintenance utility terminating.
The file maintenance utility has not found any commands in the CBKIN data set. Possibly all the input statements are comments or blank lines.
The file maintenance utility job step terminates with return code 8.
Provide some valid commands to the file maintenance utility and resubmit the job.
Message log.
CBKCNTL DD card is missing and APPLID was not specified on the parm. File maintenance utility terminating.
The file maintenance utility cannot identify the CICS region for which the input commands are intended. The file maintenance utility uses a combination of the control file table and one of either the CBKCNTL DD statement or the named applid from the PARM string on the JCL EXEC statement. These are both missing.
The file maintenance utility job step terminates with return code 12.
Provide either a CBKCNTL DD statement pointing to a CICS BAC VSAM control file, or specify the CICS APPLID on the PARM string of the EXEC statement in the JCL. For information about identifying a CICS region, see CICS BAC file maintenance utility
Message log.
Requests will be serviced in mode mode. CICS applid is applid.
The file maintenance utility services commands either in CICS mode or NATIVE mode. In CICS mode, the requests are shipped to the CICS region identified by applid and the VSAM control file is updated in that CICS region.
In NATIVE mode the requests are processed directly in the file maintenance utility batch job's region.
Processing continues.
None.
Message log.
Both the parameter APPLID(...) and the CBKCNTL DD card are present. File maintenance utility terminating.
The file maintenance utility needs to know the identity of the target CICS region and the data set name of the CICS region control file. The file maintenance utility uses a combination of the control file table and one of the following to identify the target CICS region and the control file data set name:
With one of these pieces of information, the utility can look up either the CICS region applid or the CICS region control file. The utility has found that both items are present, which is an error. For more information about the use of the APPLID runtime option and the CBKCNTL DD statement, see File maintenance utility runtime parameters
The file maintenance utility job step terminates with return code 12.
Message log.
Unable to load CICS EXCI module. CICS SDFHEXCI load library may not be available: code1(retcode) code2(rsncode)
During its initialization, the CICS BAC file maintenance utility has attempted to load the CICS EXCI module DFHXCPRX to check that the CICS SDFHEXCI load library is available. The load request has failed with the errors indicated by retcode and rsncode, which give the return code and reason code from the failed load attempt.
The file maintenance utility job step terminates with return code 12.
Ensure that the CICS SDFHEXCI load library is available to the batch request utility by adding it to the MVS linklist, the JOBLIB, or the STEPLIB concatenation in the file maintenance utility JCL.
Message log.
Error detected in input parameter from parmloc. Processing terminating.
The file maintenance utility job step terminates with return code 12.
Correct the parameter error and resubmit the job.
Message log.
jobname Empty or no control file table located. Processing terminated.
The file maintenance utility can't find the name of the control file data set because it cannot locate a control file table, or the control file table it located is empty. The file maintenance utility needs to know which CICS region is to service requests and to do this it needs to reference the control file table.
The file maintenance utility job step terminates with return code 12.
The file maintenance utility requires a control file table containing an entry for the target CICS region to find the data set name for the target region control file. For more information about the control file table, see The control file table. Ensure that a control file table that contains an entry for the target CICS region is available to the file maintenance utility job step, and retry the job step.
Message log
jobname. File maintenance utility initialization complete: MAB=mab.
File maintenance utility initialization is complete and the control card input is now being processed. The name of the batch job running the file maintenance utility is jobname, and mab is the address of an internal control block used in diagnosing problems.
Processing continues.
None.
Message log.
Function function failed. RC=retcode RS=rsncode.
An unexpected internal error has occurred while processing. function is the name of the function in which the failure occurred. The return code and reason code from the function invoked are retcode and rsncode respectively.
The file maintenance utility job step terminates with return code 16. By default, a return code of 16 or higher produces an abend U3502.
Contact technical support if you cannot diagnose and correct the problem.
Message log.
objtype objname already imbedded in control record.
While processing a command that is adding an object to a list of objects, the file maintenance utility has found that the object already exists. objtype and objname
The current command processing is terminated with return code 8.
Correct the input to obtain the desired result.
Message log.
objtype objname request failed due to bad internal type objtypeshort.
The file maintenance utility is processing a command, but an internal error has occurred.
The current command processing is terminated with return code 16.
Contact technical support.
Message log.
objtype objname has too many imbedded objects. Object count=objmax.
The current command processing is terminated with command return code 8.
Correct the input and resubmit the job.
Message log.
More objects in remove list than exist in objtype objname on Control file. objcnt imbedded objects exist.
The file maintenance utility is attempting to update the object named objname to remove one or more objects from its object list. However, the utility but has found that there are more objects listed for removal in the update command than actually exist in the object record on the CICS region control file. objcnt is the count of objects that actually exist in the object list.
The current command processing is terminated with command return code 8.
Correct the input and resubmit the job.
Message log.
No objtype objects removed from objname. Update not done.
The file maintenance utility is attempting to update the object named objname to remove one or more objects from its object list, but has found that the requested objects of objtype are not present in the object list.
The current command processing is terminated with command return code 8.
Correct the input and resubmit the job.
Message log.
objtype objname already exists on control file. Object not added.
The object type objtype named objname already exists on the control file, therefore this object cannot be added.
The current command processing is terminated with command return code 8.
Use the REPLACE(YES) option on the command if you want the object replaced instead of added.
Message log.
objtype objtype does not exist on control file.
The file maintenance utility cannot find the object type objtype named objname on the control file.
The current command processing is terminated with command return code 8.
Correct the input and resubmit the command.
Message log.
objtype objname has been added to the control file.
The file maintenance utility has added object type objtype named objname to the control file.
Processing continues with command return code 0.
None.
Message log.
objtype objname has been replaced on the control file.
The file maintenance utility has replaced object type objtype named objname on the control file.
Processing continues with command return code 0.
None.
Message log.
objtype objname has been updated on the control file.
The file maintenance utility has updated object type objtype named objname on the control file.
Processing continues with command return code 0.
None.
Message log.
Deletion of the objname $Default record is not permitted.
The file maintenance utility does not permit $Default record of object name objname to be deleted because it is required by CICS BAC. You cannot delete any $Default records.
The current command processing terminates with command return code 8.
Remove the DELETE statement and resubmit the job.
Message log.
objtype objname has been deleted from the control file.
The file maintenance utility has deleted object objname of object type objtype from the control file.
Processing continues with command return code 0.
None.
Message log.
objcnt objtype objects deleted.
The file maintenance utility has deleted multiple objects of type objtype. The number of objects deleted is objcnt
Processing continues with command return code 0.
None.
Message log.
setvar has been set to setvalue.
The file maintenance utility has processed a SET command for the condition code setvar and has set the requested value to setvalue.
Processing continues with command return code 0.
None.
Message log.
The following control statements not processed due to errtype errors above.
The file maintenance utility has found errors of type errtype and has flushed subsequent commands. CBKxx7214W precedes a list of all command input that has not been processed because of the error.
Command processing is terminated.
Review the messages associated with the command in error, take corrective action, and resubmit the job.
Message log.
The parm1 parameter requires the parm2 parameter to be set to value1.
The file maintenance utility has found that parameter parm1 is present in the command, but the parameter parm2 is not present, or is present with an incorrect value. Parameter parm2 is required with value1 on this command.
Command processing is terminated with command return code 8.
Correct the input and resubmit the job.
Message log.
The parm1(value1) parameter requires the parm2. parameter to be specified.
The file maintenance utility has found that parameter parm1, with a value of value1 is present in the command. However, parameter parm2 is not present and is required.
Command processing is terminated with command return code 8.
Correct the input and resubmit the job.
Message log.
The parm1(value1) is mutually exclusive with the parm2 parameter.
The file maintenance utility has found that parameter parm1, with a value of value1 is present in the command, together with parameter parm2. However, these two parameters are mutually exclusive and you cannot specify them both on the same command.
Command processing is terminated with command return code 8.
Correct the input and resubmit the job.
Message log.
objcnt objtype objects not listed due to security.
The file maintenance utility is processing a LIST command but has found that access to objects of type objtype is denied by RACF. This is because the file maintenance utility user ID does not have sufficient authority for this command and object type. The number of objects not listed is objcnt.
The current command processing terminates with command return code 4.
Consult your security administrator to obtain the required access authority to the objects for which permission has been refused.
Message log.
objcnt objtype objects deleted, objdel objtype objects not deleted due to security.
The file maintenance utility is processing a DELETE command but has found that access to some objects of type objtype is denied by RACF. This is because the file maintenance utility user ID does not have sufficient authority for all the objects of this object type.
The number of objects successfully deleted is objcnt; objdel is the number of objects of objtype not deleted.
The current command processing terminates with command return code 4.
Consult your security administrator to obtain the required access authority to the objects for which permission has been refused.
Message log.
Access to the control file is denied. File maintenance utility terminating.
Before shipping a command to the CICS region for processing, the file maintenance utility has called the MVS external security manager (ESM) to check that the user ID running the file maintenance utility batch job has the required access to the CICS region control file. The user ID on the batch job for this run of the file maintenance utility does not have the required update authority for the region control file.
Command processing is terminated with command return code 12.
Review access restrictions to the VSAM region control file for the user ID under which the batch job is executing, and if appropriate grant update authority to the user ID and resubmit the job.
Message log.
Requested objtype objname not found on control file.
The file maintenance utility, during command processing, cannot find the requested objtype named objname, because it does not exist the CICS region VSAM KSDS control file.
The file maintenance utility terminates with return code 8, unless you have used a SET xxxxCC command for the failing command to vary the default condition code to a value that permits processing to continue. For more information, see the SET command on page SET.
Correct the input and, if the job has terminated, resubmit the job.
Message log.
Internal error on funcname call. Control block ID is not CRH.
During command processing in the file maintenance utility, an internal error has occurred when invoking the funcname function.
Command processing is terminated with command return code 16.
Contact technical support if you cannot diagnose and correct the problem.
Message log.
Internal error on funcname call. Product name is invalid.
During command processing in the file maintenance utility, an internal error has occurred when invoking the funcname function.
Command processing is terminated with command return code 16.
Contact technical support if you cannot diagnose and correct the problem.
Message log.
Control file does not exist.
The file maintenance utility is attempting to process a command but cannot find the CICS BAC VSAM CICS region control file.
Command processing is terminated with command return code 12.
Contact technical support if you cannot diagnose and correct the problem.
Message log.
Request version is not valid.
The file maintenance utility is attempting to process a command but has found that the internal version ID is incorrect.
Command processing is terminated with command return code 12.
Contact technical support if you cannot diagnose and correct the problem.
Message log.
Download buffer is too small.
The file maintenance utility is processing a command but has found that the amount of data to be transferred is too large for the specified download buffer size.
Command processing is terminated with command return code 4.
Either refine your selection criteria or increase the download buffer size using the MAXDOWNLOADPAGES runtime parameter. If your corrective actions still do not solve the problem, contact technical support.
Message log.
Too many browse inquiry entries requested.
The file maintenance utility is processing a command but has found that the number of requested records is too large.
Command processing is terminated with command return code 12.
Contact technical support if you cannot diagnose and correct the problem.
Message log.
CICS is not active for this request.
The file maintenance utility is processing a command but has found that the CICS region has became inactive or unavailable for some reason.
Command processing is terminated with command return code 12.
Review the logs from the target CICS region for any additional information. Contact technical support if you cannot diagnose and correct the problem.
Message log.
Control file is invalid.
The file maintenance utility is attempting to process a command but has found that the control file is invalid.
Command processing is terminated with command return code 12.
Contact technical support if you cannot diagnose and correct the problem.
Message log.
CICS region is not defined.
The target CICS region is undefined.
Command processing is terminated with command return code 12.
Contact technical support if you cannot diagnose and correct the problem.
Message log.
objtype objname is invalid. Object skipped.
The file maintenance utility is processing a command but has found that the object objname of object type objtype is internally invalid.
Command processing is terminated with command return code 12.
Contact technical support if you cannot diagnose and correct the problem.
Message log.
CICS region applid did not go through normal CICS BAC shutdown processing.
The CICS BAC component did not go through normal shutdown processing the last time it was active in CICS region applid.
Command processing continues.
None.
Message log.
Unknown EXCI error. Review applid CICS log for more information.
CICS is processing a file maintenance utility command, but an error has occurred in the EXCI protocol.
Command processing is terminated with command return code 12.
Review any logs from the target CICS region for additional information. Contact technical support if you cannot diagnose and correct the problem.
Message log.
objtype objname is protected. Requested operation was not performed.
The file maintenance utility is processing a command that references a resource to which access is denied by RACF because the file maintenance utility user ID does not have sufficient access authority for the resource identified by objtype and objname.
The current command processing terminates with command return code 8.
Consult your security administrator to obtain the required access authority to the objects for which permission has been refused.
Message log.
Internal error on funcname call. Unknown return code: rc=retcode rs=rsncode
The file maintenance utility is processing a command but the function funcname has returned an unexpected return code retcode and reason code rsncode.
Command processing terminates with command return code 12.
Contact technical support if you cannot diagnose and correct the problem.
Message log.
Unknown command command on line cmdlineno column cmdcolumn.
The file maintenance utility is processing an input statement beginning on line cmdlineno, but has found that the word starting in column cmdcolumn is not a valid file maintenance utility command.
Command processing terminates with command return code 8.
Correct the input and resubmit the job.
Message log.
Unknown parameter parameter on line prmlineno column prmcolumn.
The file maintenance utility is processing an input statement beginning on lineprmlineno, but the word starting in column prmcolumn is not a valid parameter for the command.
Command processing terminates with command return code 8.
Correct the input and resubmit the job.
Message log.
parameter does not take any values: Line prmlineno column prmcolumn.
The file maintenance utility is processing an input statement beginning on lineprmlineno, but the parameter parameter, starting in column prmcolumn, has a value specified where no value is allowed.
Command processing terminates with command return code 8.
Correct the input and resubmit the job.
Message log.
parameter requires values: Line prmlineno column prmcolumn.
The file maintenance utility is processing an input statement beginning on lineprmlineno, but the parameter parameter, starting in column prmcolumn, has no value specified where a value is required.
Command processing terminates with command return code 8.
Correct the input and resubmit the job.
Message log.
parameter has too many values: Line prmlineno column prmcolumn.
The file maintenance utility is processing an input statement beginning on lineprmlineno, but the parameter parameter, starting in column prmcolumn, has more values specified than are allowable.
Command processing terminates with command return code 8.
Correct the input and resubmit the job.
Message log.
Value can only be YES or NO: parameter(value) line vallineno column valcolumn.
The file maintenance utility is processing an input statement beginning on linevallineno, the parameter parameter has a value of value specified, but you can specify only YES or NO on this parameter.
Command processing terminates with command return code 8.
Correct the input and resubmit the job.
Message log.
Value is too long: parameter(value) line vallineno column valcolumn.
The file maintenance utility is processing an input statement beginning on linevallineno, but the parameter parameter has a value of value specified and this value is too long for the parameter.
Command processing terminates with command return code 8.
Correct the input and resubmit the job.
Message log.
Value has an invalid character: parameter(value) line vallineno column valcolumn.
The file maintenance utility is processing an input statement beginning on linevallineno, but the parameter parameter has a value of value specified, where at least one of the characters is invalid for this parameter.
Command processing terminates with command return code 8.
Correct the input and resubmit the job.
Message log.
First character is invalid: parameter(value) line vallineno column valcolumn.
The file maintenance utility is processing an input statement beginning on linevallineno, but the parameter parameter has a value of value specified and the first character is invalid for this parameter.
Command processing terminates with command return code 8.
Correct the input and resubmit the job.
Message log.
Null data set level: parameter(value) line vallineno column valcolumn.
The file maintenance utility is processing an input statement beginning on linevallineno, but the parameter parameter has a value of value specified. Parameter parameter refers to a DSN but the data set name specified has a null data set qualifier.
Command processing terminates with command return code 8.
Correct the input and resubmit the job.
Message log.
Long data set level: parameter(value) line vallineno column valcolumn.
The file maintenance utility is processing an input statement beginning on linevallineno, but the parameter parameter has a value of value specified. Parameter parameter refers to a DSN but the data set name specified has a data set qualifier longer than 8 characters.
Command processing terminates with command return code 8.
Correct the input and resubmit the job.
Message log.
No data set levels: parameter(value) line vallineno column valcolumn.
The file maintenance utility is processing an input statement beginning on linevallineno, the parameter parameter has a value of value specified. Parameter parameter refers to a DSN but the data set name specified only has one data set qualifier.
Command processing terminates with command return code 8.
Correct the input and resubmit the job.
Message log.
Trailing period is invalid: parameter(value) line vallineno column valcolumn.
The file maintenance utility is processing an input statement beginning on linevallineno, but the parameter parameter has a value of value specified. Parameter parameter refers to a DSN but the data set name specified ends with a period.
Command processing terminates with command return code 8.
Correct the input and resubmit the job.
Message log.
Invalid value: parameter(value) line vallineno column valcolumn.
The file maintenance utility is processing an input statement beginning on linevallineno, but the parameter parameter has a value of value specified. The value specified is not valid for this parameter.
Command processing terminates with command return code 8.
Correct the input and resubmit the job.
Message log.
Too deep of a nesting level: parameter(value) line vallineno column valcolumn.
The file maintenance utility is processing an input statement beginning on linevallineno, but the parameter parameter has a value of value specified. However, the value specified is enclosed in too many parenthetical pairs.
Command processing terminates with command return code 8.
Correct the input and resubmit the job.
Message log.
Extraneous parenthesis: line lineno column column.
The file maintenance utility is processing an input statement beginning on linelineno, but has found extraneous parenthesis or parentheses within the command.
Command processing terminates with command return code 8.
Correct the input and resubmit the job.
Message log.
Quote characters are not allowed in input: lineno column column.
The file maintenance utility is processing an input statement beginning on linelineno and has found invalid quote characters in the command.
Command processing terminates with command return code 8.
Correct the input and resubmit the job.
Message log.
Command command has no parameters specified.
The file maintenance utility has received a command with no parameters but on this command parameters are required.
Command processing terminates with command return code 8.
Correct the input and resubmit the job.
Message log.
Parameter parameter value value is out of range.
The file maintenance utility is processing command but the parameter parameter value value is outside of the permitted range.
Command processing terminates with command return code 8.
Correct the input and resubmit the job.
Message log.