Hello, I am undergoing the below error while restoring dataset from a z/os 2.1 system to 1.13
the JCL used is : //STEPT03 EXEC PGM=ADRDSSU //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //SOURCE DD UNIT=3390,DISP=OLD,DSN=JAKE.BACKUP, // VOL=SER=TCHN008 //SYSIN DD * RESTORE INDDNAME(SOURCE) - STORCLAS(xxxx) - DATASET(INCLUDE(*.**)) - RECATALOG(ICF.XXX.USERCAT4) - REPLACE - RENAMEU(ZZ) ADR101I (R/I)-RI01 (01), TASKID 001 HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO COMMAND 'RESTORE ' ADR109I (R/I)-RI01 (01), 2015.051 04:51:57 INITIAL SCAN OF USER CONTROL STATEMEN ADR016I (001)-PRIME(01), RACF LOGGING OPTION IN EFFECT FOR THIS TASK ADR006I (001)-STEND(01), 2015.051 04:51:57 EXECUTION BEGINS ADR780I (001)-TDDS (01), THE INPUT DUMP DATA SET BEING PROCESSED IS IN LOGICAL D 2 RELEASE 1 MODIFICATION LEVEL 0 ON 2015.051 04:12:59 ADR497E (001)-CATLG(09), A CATALOG ERROR OCCURRED WHILE OBTAINING INFORMATION FOR DATA SET ICF.XXX.USERCAT. RETURN CODE IS 004, REASON CODE IS AH-108 ADR711I (001)-NEWDS(01), DATA SET xxxxxx.xxxxxxx.xxx.xxxxxxxxxx HAS BEEN ALLOCATE STORCLAS XXXX, DATACLAS DEFAULT, AND MGMTCLAS XXXX ADR474I (001)-TDNVS(01), DATA SET xx.xxxxxx.xxx.xxxxxxxx CONSISTS OF 00032266 ADR489I (001)-TDLOG(01), DATA SET XX.XXXXXXX.XXXX.XXXXXXX WAS RESTORED ADR454I (001)-TDLOG(01), THE FOLLOWING DATA SETS WERE SUCCESSFULLY PROCESSED XXXXX.XXXXXX.XXX.XXXXXX ADR006I (001)-STEND(02), 2015.051 04:52:20 EXECUTION ENDS ADR013I (001)-CLTSK(01), 2015.051 04:52:20 TASK COMPLETED WITH RETURN CODE 0008 ADR012I (SCH)-DSSU (01), 2015.051 04:52:20 DFSMSDSS PROCESSING COMPLETE. HIGHEST TASK 001 the explanation for AH-108 : 108 Explanation: A necessary catalog could not be dynamically allocated in the catalog address space, and the catalog parameter list indicated dynamic allocation in the callers address space was not allowed. Not sure why I am receiving AH-108 with return code -08 even after specifying the correct usercat ? Any suggestions or pointer ? Jake ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN