Multiple choice technology mainframe

What abend is issued when the system cannot find the member in the indicated dataset in the JCL?

  1. SOC7

  2. S013-20

  3. S013-18

  4. SOC4
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Explanation

S013-18 is the specific system abend code issued when a member specified in the JCL cannot be located within the indicated dataset. SOC7 is a data exception error, while S013-20 indicates a dataset organization mismatch, and SOC4 is a protection exception.

AI explanation

When a JCL DD statement references a member that can't be found in the specified partitioned dataset, z/OS issues system completion code S013-18 — an OPEN failure specifically for a missing member. SOC7 is a data exception (bad numeric data), SOC4 is a protection exception (invalid memory addressing), and S013-20 is a different OPEN failure reason code, so none of those fit "member not found"; S013-18 is correct.

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