IZ61881: tacmd editsit causes reset of DISPLAY ITEM and SIT PERSISTENCE

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Expand on the APAR abstract since abstract length is limited.
  Indicate expected results and actual observed results.
    Provide as much detail as needed rather than referencing the
  PMR.
    Explain what activity was taken that caused the observed
  action
    (ie: change in a variable, entry in log or trace files,
  pop-up, etc.)
  Detailed Recreation Procedure:
    1. tacmd editsit and modified the event destination
    2. view the sit after saving and you will see -
       the display name and persistent field gets cleared out
  
  Specifically, it is via the TEP view in Situation Editor that
  one will see that Display Item and Situation Persistence values
  are reset to their respective default values.
  

Local fix

• Client requesting backport of defect.
  

Problem summary

• Given a situation for which user has previously defined values
  for any of SITFINFO Name/Value pairs, these prior Name/Value
  pairs will be reset to default values when issuing tacmd
  editsit.  The Name of the SITINFO Name/Value pairs at risk are
  DISPLAY ITEM, SIT PERSISTENCE, TEC Severity, TEC Forward and TEC
  Destination.
  
  For example, if TSITDESC table's SITINFO column contains:
  
    COUNT=3;ATOM=KDYDYST.TARGETMSN;SEV=Critical;TFWD=N
  
  and user enters per tacmd editsit:
  
   -p SITINFO="SEV=Warning;TFWD=Y;TDST=100"
  
  then resultant value stored in SITNFO columns of TSITDESC table
  will be
  
       SEV=Warning;TFWD=Y;TDST=100
  
  resulting in loss of COUNT and ATOM values, which correspond to
  SIT PERSISTNENCE and DISPLAY ITEM.
  

Problem conclusion

• Problem Conclusion: Logic was implemented so that Name/Value
  pairs enter per CLI are used to update, rather than replace,
  SITINFO in TSITDESC, preserving existing Name/Value pairs that
  are not same Name(s) as those entered per CLI.
  
  So for the above example, the corrected results stored in
  SITINFO will be
  
   COUNT=3;ATOM=KDYDYST.TARGETMSN;SEV=Warning;TFWD=Y;TDST=100
  
  The fix for this APAR is included in the following maintenance
  vehicle:
      | fix pack | 6.2.1-TIV-ITM-FP0002
      | fix pack | 6.2.2-TIV-ITM-FP0002
  
  Note: Search the IBM Technical support web site for maintenance
  package availability
  

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

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Fix information

• Fixed component name

  TEMS

• Fixed component ID

  5724C04MS

Applicable component levels

• R621 PSY

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