IC69783: ON WINDOWS, ALARMPROGRAM DOESN'T WORK CORRECTLY WITH COUNTRY SPECIFIC DATE AND TIME DELIMITERS

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Within the section /* Keep track of last 5 minuts alarm log */
  we interpret lines from the existing alarm file,
  and based upon the contained values, we include these lines in
  the new alarm file or not.
  
  This doesn't work correctly if, for example, german delimiters
  for %DATE% and %TIME% are used on a machine,
  because in the script we expect only specific delimiters for
  %DATE% and %TIME%.
  
  But for germany the delimiters are different (and there might
  still be other delimiters to consider):
  echo %DATE%
  30.06.2010
  while we only consider delims=/ "
  
  echo %TIME%
  14:51:07,46
  while we only consider delims=:."
  
  One consequence of this issue is that the alarm file will not
  have a valid date stamp but just an 'x' instead, for example:
  x 1:41:27,06 "Log Backup completed: 9224."
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All windows users with non US date and time format.          *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * The time and date format for various international settings  *
  * was not considered. The time and date strings in alarm       *
  * program output for windows will show up wrong.               *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Upgrade to IDS 11.50.UC9.                                    *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The fix is in IDS 11.50.UC9.
  

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

  IBM IDS ENTRP E

• Fixed component ID

  5724L2304

Applicable component levels

• RB15 PSN

     UP

• RB15 PSY

     UP