IT17798: PCOM: PROG753 OCCURS ON SOME CICS HOST SCREENS

IBM Personal Communications 12.0.2
Personal Communications 6.0.19

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• PROG753 or PROG752 when using Personal Communications v12 with
  CICS host application and TPX session manager when a particular
  field has data.
  
  IgnoreProgError=Y keyword in the .WS profile does not help
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Users of IgnoreProgError keyword                             *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * Personal Communications returned a PROG Error in the OIA for *
  * certain errors in the 3270 data stream even when             *
  * IgnoreProgError=Y keyword had been set.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  The PROG error is caused by PCOMM's handling of modify field
  order (0x2C).  PCOMM did not check for IgnoreProgError and
  returned an error when it saw a null value set in the buffer for
  Field Attribute and Extended Field Attribute.
  

Problem conclusion

• PCSLT.DLL has been changed to check the setting of
  IgnoreProgError keyword when detecting an invalid 3270 Modify
  Field Order. If the keyword is set to Y, no PROG error is set in
  the OIA.
  
  Fix scheduled for PCOM 6.0.19 Refresh Pack
  Fix scheduled for PCOM 12.0.2 Refresh Pack
  

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:

Modules/Macros

• PCSLT
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  PCOMM COMBO-ENC

• Fixed component ID

  5639I7000

Applicable component levels

• R60G PSN

     UP

• RC00 PSN

     UP