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Allocate Like function fails with ISPF data set error

This topic explains how to resolve a data set error that can occur when using the Allocate Like function.

Symptom

The Allocate Like function returns the following error:
ERROR MVSFileSystemMiner: FFS error: severity=12, msgNo=3001, opcode=42, rc=0, reason=0, message=RC=8 

 MSG: ISPZ0003 Following function has failed: 

 MSG: ISPF 

 MSG: ISPZ0012 Error in ISPF data set allocation: See error message below 

 MSG: ISPZ0013 Error in allocating the following DD and data set names: 

 MSG: DD=ISPMLIB 

 MSG: HLQ.DATASET.NAME 

 MSG: MSG: ISPZ0014 Verify that the ISPF configuration file ISPF.conf on the host is correct 

Cause

All data sets in ISPF.CONF must have read permission for all users.

Resolving the problem

Ensure that all data sets specified in ISPF.CONF have read permission for all users.

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