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System Completion Code S213

What does System Completion Code S213 mean in Assembly / HLASM?

Raised during OPEN when the system cannot locate or read the Format-1 DSCB for the dataset named on the DD statement — the dataset is missing from the volume, the DD's VOLSER doesn't match the volume actually mounted, the dataset was cataloged but physically deleted, or (for password-protected datasets) the password dataset itself can't be found.

System Completion Code S213z/OS · HLASM

Condition

Raised during OPEN when the system cannot locate or read the Format-1 DSCB for the dataset named on the DD statement — the dataset is missing from the volume, the DD's VOLSER doesn't match the volume actually mounted, the dataset was cataloged but physically deleted, or (for password-protected datasets) the password dataset itself can't be found.

Fix

Confirm the dataset is still cataloged and physically present with LISTCAT or an ISPF dataset list, check that any hardcoded VOLSER on the DD statement matches what's really mounted, and restore or reallocate the dataset if it was deleted out from under the job.

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