CPA0205E

SORT Error – Permanent I/O Error, DDname=xxxxxxxx

Explanation

The sort module encountered a SYNAD error while attempting to perform an I/O operation on the data set referenced by data set xxxxxxxx.

System action

Control returns to the module that issued the sort request.

User response

Look for any system message that might be related to this error. Check the JCL and data set space allocation. The space requirements vary by application and by volume of input. The data set should be a temporary sequential data set. Do not specify the record format, logical record length, or block size in the JCL. Refer to the sample JCL specification in Figure 1 for the correct JCL specification of the sort work data sets.