PI66388: MFT transfer of a non-existent GDG dataset being completed as successful

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• We did a transfer with a non existent GDG dataset
  and received this result:
  BFGRP0036I: The transfer request has successfully completed,
  although no files existed  / were transferred.
  

Local fix

• na
  

Problem summary

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  USERS AFFECTED:
  The APAR affects user of:
  
  - WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition V7.0.4.5 onwards
  - IBM MQ Managed File Transfer V8.0.0.2 onwards
  - IBM MQ Managed File Transfer V9.0
  
  who have agents running on z/OS that process managed transfer
  requests to process Generation Data Group (GDG) datasets.
  
  
  Platforms affected:
  z/OS
  
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  PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  When a user attempted to transfer a Generation Data Group (GDG)
  dataset which did not exist, the transfer completed returning a
  "Successful, with no files transferred" message. As the GDG
  dataset does not exist, the transfer was expected to fail with a
  failure return message.
  

Problem conclusion

• The WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition product, and the MQ MQ
  Managed File Transfer component, have been modified so that when
  a Generation Data Group (GDG) dataset which does not exist is
  attempted to be transferred, the transfer request now fails with
  the following return message:
  
  "Failed - BFGIO0001E: File "//<GDG_Member>" does not exist."
  
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  The fix is targeted for delivery in the following PTFs:
  
  Version    Maintenance Level
  v8.0       8.0.0.6
  v9.0 CD    9.0.2
  v9.0 LTS   9.0.0.1
  
  The latest available FTE maintenance can be obtained from
  'Fix List for WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition 7.0'
  http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27015313
  
  The latest available MQ 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

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  WMQ MFT Z/OS

• Fixed component ID

  5655MFT00

Applicable component levels

• R800 PSY

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