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PI21480: DFHMQ0705E CKBR 00063 PARAMETER AT OFFSET 178 IN INPUT STRING IS INVALID. DFHMQ0784E MESSAGE IS NOT ISSUED.

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Customers have an MQ Process Definition that is created with
    the USRDATA parameter field containing blanks. But CICS is
    passing the USRDATA field like this:
    
    USRDATA('     ,       ')
    
    The comma is causing the problem and the CICS code adds the
    comma when (strlen(ptm->UserData) > 0) is true.This causes the
    follow message to be produced later on in execution:
    
    DFHMQ0705E CKBR 00063 Parameter at offset 178 in input string is
    invalid.
    
    We should also be getting a DFHMQ0784 message which should
    provide more details on the issue (bad parameter in USERDATA),
    but this message is not issued because there are no bad
    parameters.
    
    Customers are taking the defaults with no parameters. When the
    customer adds a parameter the problem goes away.
    
    
    Additional Symptom(s) Search Keyword(s): KIXREVSLY
    

Local fix

  • Specify at least one parameter in the MQ Process definition's
    USERDATA field, do not specify a blank USERDATA field.
    

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED: All                                          *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The CICS-WebSphere MQ bridge fails to   *
    *                      start when its MQ process definition is *
    *                      specified with blank USERDATA and       *
    *                      message DFHMQ0705E is written.          *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
    ****************************************************************
    When using the CICS-WebSphere MQ bridge, the bridge queue is
    defined to use an MQ Process definition with a blank USERDATA
    field.
    
    A message is sent to the bridge queue which should trigger the
    process to start the CICS-WebSphere MQ bridge, but instead
    message DFHMQ0705E is written and the CICS-WebSphere MQ bridge
    fails to start.
    
    DFHMQ0705 E mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss IYCKZCET CKBR ttttt Parameter at
    offset 178 in input string is invalid.
    

Problem conclusion

  • The procedure which gets the input parameters to create the
    bridge start data has been amended to correctly handle a blank
    USERDATA field.
    

Temporary fix

  • FIX AVAILABLE BY PTF ONLY
    

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PI21480

  • Reported component name

    CICS TS Z/OS V5

  • Reported component ID

    5655Y0400

  • Reported release

    800

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2014-07-07

  • Closed date

    2014-10-31

  • Last modified date

    2015-03-05

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

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

    UI22752 UI22753

Modules/Macros

  • DFHMQR0@
    

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    CICS TS Z/OS V5

  • Fixed component ID

    5655Y0400

Applicable component levels

  • R803 PSY UI22752

       UP14/11/13 P F411

  • R903 PSY UI22753

       UP14/11/13 P F411

Fix is available

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Document Information

Modified date:
05 March 2015