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IV46847: JOB SUBMISSION FAILED: IZE0820E REQUEST FAILED: ERROR PARSING JSON INPUT WITH CATEGORY 6, RETURN CODE 4 AND REASON CODE 32

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • You right click on a editor tab for a JCL member and choose
    menu action "Submit z/OS job" using a z/OSMF connection.  The
    status area contains message text:
    
    Job submission failed: IZE0820E Request failed: Error parsing
    JSON input with category 6, return code 4 and reason code 32
    
    The Explorer Service Data .cicsexplorer.trace.log.0 contains:
    
    2013/08/07 08:43:17.173 EDT [32] >
    com.ibm.cics.zosmf.comm.ErrorStreamHandler.parse()
    [{"rc":4,"reason":32,"message":"Error parsing JSON
    input","stack":"JesException: CATEGORY_SERVICE rc=4 reason=32
    cause=java.lang.RuntimeException: java.io.IOException:
    Unexpected character '\/' on line 1, column 1
    
    The error occurs due to the Content-Type being set to
    "application/json" instead of "text/plain".
    
    Additional Symptom(s) Search Keyword(s): KIXREVWJB
    zosmf zos sub submit putstream
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • Jobs submitted to z/OS over a z/OSMF connection fail with error:
    IZE0820E Request failed: Error parsing JSON input with category
    6, return code 4 and reason code 32
    This occurs after applying z/OSMF Core APARs PM74502 and
    PM89665.
    Additional Keywords: IZE0820 ZOSMF
    

Problem conclusion

  • IBM Explorer for z/OS has been corrected to set the FTP content
    type correctly for JCL submission.
    This fix will be made available in Version 2.1.0.2 of the IBM
    Explorer for z/OS, which will be included in Version 5.1.1.2 of
    the CICS Explorer.
    For installation instructions please see:
    Ordering maintenance for the IBM Explorer for z/OS, IBM CICS
    Explorer and CICS Explorer plug-ins
    http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21380083
    

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IV46847

  • Reported component name

    IBM EXPLORER FO

  • Reported component ID

    AIMSYSXPL

  • Reported release

    210

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2013-08-09

  • Closed date

    2013-09-18

  • Last modified date

    2013-09-18

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

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

Modules/Macros

  •    EXPLORER
    

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    IBM EXPLORER FO

  • Fixed component ID

    AIMSYSXPL

Applicable component levels

  • R210 PSY

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Document Information

Modified date:
18 September 2013