OA44757: AOF618I NO VALID ACF MEMBER FOUND FOR XX - ACF TOKEN MISMATCH

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Customer performs the following steps:
  1. created new ACF (via build) without doing a Refresh
  2. recycled SA/Netview  (or IPL, Manager start hot)
  3. Message AOF618I NO VALID ACF MEMBER FOUND FOR xx - ACF TOKEN
  MISMATCH
     occurs.
  4. F PAM,refresh,* or INGAMS REFRESH CFG=*  resolves that issue
  5. adding a new APL into the Policy and run Build and refresh.
  Refresh complains about the new member with message
    AOF784I AUTOMATION CONTROL FILE MEMBER Z9RJAAPL IS EMPTY OR
  DOES NOT EXIST.
  yet the member is ok.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All SA z/OS V3R3 and V3R4 customers.         *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When msgAOF618I has been issued to      *
  *                      indicate an ACF load failure, it is     *
  *                      possible that while wtor msgAOF602D is  *
  *                      waiting for a reply an attempt to       *
  *                      refresh the ACF will leave the ACF      *
  *                      allocated as a DSIPARM OPER-DS dataset. *
  *                      When this occurs then any new members   *
  *                      added to the ACF cannot be identified   *
  *                      and is normally followed by msgAOF784I  *
  *                      indicating which member.                *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  The ACF should not be left in the DSIPARM concatenation as an
  OPER-DS dataset following a load failure.
  

Problem conclusion

• Rexx routine AOFRANT3 has been changed to ensure the ACF is
  removed as an OPER-DS dataset from the DSIPARM concatenation
  following a load failure.
  

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:

  UA72945 UA72946

Modules/Macros

• AOFRANT3
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  SYSTEM AUTO Z/O

• Fixed component ID

  5698SA300

Applicable component levels

• R330 PSY UA72945

     UP14/03/27 P F403

• R340 PSY UA72946

     UP14/03/27 P F403

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