PH45479: DYNAMIC SYSTEM SYMBOLS (I.E &SYSUID) ARE NOT RESOLVED CORRECTLY IN IDZ HOST FOR ZUNIT RECORDING JCL

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• In IBM Developer for z/OS (IDz) v15.0.3, while generating a
  zUnit recording JCL, dynamic system symbols such as SYSUID are
  not
  resolved during the recording JCL creation.
  For example with the following in the JCL:
  // STEPLIB DD DISP=SHR,DSN=&SYSUID..TEST.LOAD
  
  there is no expansion for the SYSUID in the recording JCL:
  
  //    DD DISP=SHR,DSN=.TEST.LOAD
  

Local fix

• Add a SET statement in the original JCL to define the dynamic
  system
  symbol (ex: SET SYSUID=&SYSUID.).
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: 01.zUnit users who develop or test CICS      *
  *                    applications.                             *
  *                 02.zUnit users who develop or test batch     *
  *                    applications.                             *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: 01.Filtering of CICS recording by       *
  *                         transaction names may not work       *
  *                         correctly.                           *
  *                      02.While generating a zUnit recording   *
  *                         JCL, dynamic system symbols such as  *
  *                         SYSUID are not resolved during the   *
  *                         recording JCL creation.              *
  ****************************************************************
  01.When multiple ZUnit clients request recording of the behavior
     of different CICS programs, each ZUnit client may get all
     results instead of just the expected result.
     Dynamic Test Runner (FMID HAL6100) APAR fix PH46624 is also
     required to resolve this issue.
  02.IBM Developer for z/OS (IDz) ZUnit cannot resolve system
     symbols as they can on actual JCL submission. For example,
     with the following in the JCL:
     //STEPLIB  DD DISP=SHR,DSN=&SYSUID..TEST.LOAD
     there is no expansion for the &SYSUID in the recording JCL:
     //STEPLIB  DD DISP=SHR,DSN=.TEST.LOAD
     ZUnit is updated to keep dynamic symbol references and other
     unresolvable symbol references as is in a generated recording
     JCL. For example:
     //STEPLIB  DD DISP=SHR,DSN=&SYSUID..TEST.LOAD
     This host side APAR fix enables reporting unresolvable symbol
     references. To fully resolve the issue, the client side APAR
     fix PH45543 (v15.0.5) is also required.
  

Problem conclusion

• 01.ZUnit is updated to handle filtering on concurrent CICS
     recording with the new DTR module.
  02.zUnit's host module, azujclanalyze, has been updated to
     report unresolvable symbol references.
  

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

• AZUALLOC AZUCREST AZUCSD   AZUFJCLA AZUFJCLC CRA0VCAD CRANDVRA
  FELFENVF FELFENVR FELFLOGS FELFT001 FELFT002 FELFT003 FELFT004
  FELFT005 FELFZUNI FELIF
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  Z/OS EXPLORER E

• Fixed component ID

  5724T0723

Applicable component levels