Re: RNF7701 interpretation?

[Jon Paris <jon.paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Have you tried spewcifying *ALL ?  That was a requirment at one time and the message appears to confirm that.


Jon P.

> On Mar 28, 2024, at 6:35 PM, Alan (cfuture) Cassidy <cfuture@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> THe data structure KMT is defined thusly: 
> DCL-DS KMT EXTNAME('CS15L00105') QUALIFIED END-DS ;
>
> Thank you, Mark...
>
> --Alan 
>
>
> > On 03/28/2024 5:46 PM EDT Alan (cfuture) Cassidy <cfuture@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >
> > I got one here where the compiler thinks the external data structure has no subfields.
> > In context: 
> > NOTE:
> > KMT is an externally described data structure based on the same file that the MT data structure ia based on. 
> > CS15L00105 is a logical file based on that same PF, and its only record format is CS15R05K. I want 
> >
> > KMT = MT ;
> > CHAIN (<Key-field list>) CS15L00105
> > UPDATE CS15R05K KMT
> >
> >
> > The Update statement gets this diagnostic error: 
> >
> > Message . . . . :   The data structure KMT is not allowed for the operation.
> > Cause . . . . . :   For operation codes CHAIN, READ, READC, READE, READP,
> >   READPE, and UPDATE, the data structure does not consist of the input 
> > fields
> >   of the specified file or record format. For operation code WRITE, the 
> > data
> >   structure does not consist of the output fields of the specified record
> >   format. For operation code EXFMT, the data structure does not consist 
> > of all
> >   the fields fields of the specified record format. The data structure is
> > ignored.
> > Recovery  . . . :   For an input or update operation, define the data
> >   structure using *INPUT or *ALL for the usage parameter of LIKEREC or
> >   EXTNAME. For an WRITE operation, use *OUTPUT or *ALL for the usage
> >   parameter. For an EXFMT operation, use *ALL for the usage parameter. 
> > Compile again.
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