# ERROR-076, Mandatory parameter  SORTSIZE  missing

**URL:** <https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/error-076-mandatory-parameter-sortsize-missing/100465>\
**Category:** Forum\
**Tags:** Adabas-Natural, Adabas, Adabas-on-Mainframes, Adabas-Basics-on-Mainframes\
**Created:** [April 27, 2012, 1:55am UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/error-076-mandatory-parameter-sortsize-missing/100465 "2012-04-27T01:55:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![DN1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/41988e/32.png) [@DN1](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/DN1)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2012, 1:55am UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/error-076-mandatory-parameter-sortsize-missing/100465/1 "2012-04-27T01:55:59Z")

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//PROCS JCLLIB ORDER=(ADABAST.TEMP.PROCLIB)  
//\*  
//STEP01 EXEC ADAUTILT,UTIL=CMP,DBID=220,MODE=S,ADADBID=ADA220  
//DDFEHL DD SYSOUT=_,DCB=(RECFM=VB,LRECL=23472,BLKSIZE=23476)  
//DDEBAND DD DUMMY  
//DDAUSBA DD DSN=&&AUS,DISP=(,PASS),UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(TRK,(1,1)),  
// DCB=(LRECL=9996,BLKSIZE=10000,RECFM=VB)  
//DDKARTE DD \*  
ADACMP COMPRESS  
ADACMP FILE=136  
ADACMP MINISN=1  
ADACMP FNDEF=‘01,AA,8,B’  
ADACMP FNDEF=‘01,AB,8,A’  
ADACMP FNDEF=‘01,AC,8,A’  
ADACMP FNDEF=‘01,AD,13,A,DE,NU’  
//_  
//STEP02 EXEC ADAUTILT,UTIL=LOD,DBID=220,MODE=S,ADADBID=ADA220  
//DDEBAND DD DSN=&&AUS,DISP=(OLD,DELETE)  
//DDKARTE DD \*  
ADALOD LOAD FILE=136  
ADALOD NAME=‘TEST\_NTST’  
ADALOD MAXISN=500  
ADALOD UISIZE=1B  
ADALOD NISIZE=2B  
ADALOD DSSIZE=1  
ADALOD ASSOPFAC=5  
ADALOD DATAPFAC=10  
ADALOD ISNREUSE=YES  
ADALOD TEMPSIZE=2  
ADALOD SORTSIZE=4   
//\*

I have submitted the job get following in SDSF output file

ERROR-076, Mandatory parameter SORTSIZE missing

But this parameter is there.

thanks

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/original/3X/c/d/cd19967bb605d28a72d77eb83a1cae22f3df2eb8.svg) [@system](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2012, 7:57am UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/error-076-mandatory-parameter-sortsize-missing/100465/2 "2012-04-27T07:57:45Z")

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very strange - I did try some combinations and did not get such an error. Either the SORTSIZE parameter is really missing and then the message was correct or there is a different message.

Maybe you should check again in the output at the top if the utlitiy did really read the card, maybe there are some unhidden special characters in the input of the cards?  
If you cannot find the error you need to contact support and pass all (original) information to them. In the worst case a dump is needed to check why the utility ignores this parameter card.

Ursula Noll  
Adabas R&D Consultant

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**Post date:** [April 2, 2021, 3:01pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/error-076-mandatory-parameter-sortsize-missing/100465/3 "2021-04-02T15:01:55Z")

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