IT37008: Message data conversion from CCSID 1390/1399 TO 943 fails with error AMQ6047: Conversion not supported

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• An attempt to join a 9.2 queue manager to a cluster reported the
  following errors:
  
  
  AMQ6047E: Conversion not supported.
  IBM MQ is unable to convert string data tagged in CCSID 1390 to
  data in CCSID 943.
  AMQ6174I: The dynamically loadable shared library
  '/var/mqm/exits64/MQADMIN_r' could not be loaded.
  AMQ9434E: Unrecognized message on SYSTEM.CLUSTER.COMMAND.QUEUE
  
  The conversion from 1390 to 943 was failed, even though it is
  supported officially.
  The same issue also occurs with message conversion of string
  data from 1399 to 943
  
  This issue has occurred since MQ v9 because the ccsid_part2.tbl
  file replaces the existing ccsid.tbl file.
  

Local fix

•  by manually adding the comment tag "#" to the start of the
  target entry in ccsid_part.tbl file
  For example:
  # 1390  1390    1390     1390     3    1     0    IBM-1390
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  USERS AFFECTED:
  Users on Linux using CCSID 943 to convert from a z/OS queue
  manager using CCSID 1390 or 1399
  
  
  Platforms affected:
  Linux on x86, Linux on x86-64
  
  ****************************************************************
  PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  An erroneous definition in the default ccsid_part2.tbl caused
  the conversion to return <span style="background-color:rgb(255,
  255, 255)">AMQ6047: CONVERSION NOT SUPPORTED</span>
  

Problem conclusion

• Updated the default ccsid_part2.tbl on linux to allow this
  conversion
  
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  The fix is targeted for delivery in the following PTFs:
  
  Version    Maintenance Level
  v9.1 LTS   9.1.0.11
  v9.2 LTS   9.2.0.5
  v9.x CD    9.3.0
  
  The latest available maintenance can be obtained from
  'WebSphere MQ Recommended Fixes'
  http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=171&uid=swg27006037
  
  If the maintenance level is not yet available information on
  its planned availability can be found in 'WebSphere MQ
  Planned Maintenance Release Dates'
  http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=171&uid=swg27006309
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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Fix information

• Fixed component name

  MQ BASE V9.2

• Fixed component ID

  5724H7281

Applicable component levels