SAP Note 338706 - DB2/390: RUNSTATS and BACKUP jobs fail with RC 8

Component : DB2 for z/OS -

Solution : https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/338706 (SAP Service marketplace login required)

Summary :
When executing RUNSTATS ALL and BACKUP ALL jobs in SAP environments with DB2 databases under MVS or OS390, return code 8 issues may occur if tablespaces are set up with DEFINE NO without an associated dataset. These tablespaces, while cataloged in DB2, lack physical datasets, leading to errors during the aforementioned jobs. To resolve these issues, ensure all relevant transports per SAP Note 101217 are correctly imported in the prescribed order. Regular updates to this Note may occur; thus, continuous review is recommended. Additionally, transport the solutions as per the specifications in Note 13719 for your particular R/3 Release version.

Key words :
transaction db13 'planning calendar', additional key words db2, additional statement 'define, current maintenance level, d6gk000041      collective transport, d6ak000047      collective transport, db2 catalog, single transport, symptom runstats, jobs receive

Related Notes :

191215DB2/390: Transports for 4.6B
166083DB2/390: Transports for 4.6A
13719Preliminary transports to customers (note for customers)