PM67785: EXTERNAL SUBSYSTEM IMS DC MONITOR RECORDS DO NOT SHOW THE REAL EXIT RETURN CODES.

APAR status

• Closed as fixed if next.

Error description

• IMS DC Monitor records for some External Subsystem (ESS) trace
  records always have Return Code zero instead of the actual
  return code.  These are the return codes for the Commit Abort
  Exit, the Termination Exit, the Commit Prepare Exit, the Commit
  Continue Exit and the Commit Verify Exit.
  

Local fix

• There is no local fix.  The IMS subsystem table trace
  /TRA SET ON TABLE SUBS
  can be used to see the correct return codes.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: IMS V11 Customers using the IMS MONITOR and  *
  *                 ESAF.                                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: RC=0 always shows up in the IMS MONITOR *
  *                      when tracing External Subsystem calls   *
  *                      (Type4E48 and Type4E49). This occurs    *
  *                      even when the call fails with non-zero  *
  *                      return codes.                           *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  The return code from an ESS related call is stored in the field
  PSTWRKT3 and later traced in the DFSSLOG TYPE4E48/TYPE4E49
  record. The actual RC is in the 4th byte of this word, but the
  trace moves only the 1st byte of PSTWRKT3 to the RC field of the
  IMS MONITOR record, which is inaccurate.
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• This apar is closed as "FIN".  The problem reported in this apar
  will be fixed in a future release/version of IMS, tracked by PTM
  KFN0548 .
  
       FIN: Fixed IF next. There is a deficiency that we
            currently plan to fix if there is another release.
            This is not a commitment, but expresses our
            intention. 'Next Release' is not defined.
  

APAR Information

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

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

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  IMS V11

• Fixed component ID

  5635A0200

Applicable component levels

• R100 PSN

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