IT34600: PCOM: SENSE 1005 PRINTING FROM CICS ON Z/OS

IBM Personal Communications 14.0.3
IBM Personal Communications 12.0.7

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• CICS Application sends several print pages, all of a sudden
  PCOM 12.0.2 sends Sense Code 1005 0000 to CICS. CICS continues
  to send Print after End Bracket is received, print from CICS
  stops, however, the Print Session is still ACTIVE.
  CICS
  continues more print pages and then sends Sense 1005 again,
  this stop/start continues.
  PCOM TCP/IP trace shows negative
  response Telnet packet from the Client
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All IBM Personal Communication users                         *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * Since printer SCS command (0x34) comes with invalid          *
  * arguments and (0x02) invalid command comes from the host,    *
  * PCOM does not process the remaining data stream.             *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  If host sends invalid SCS command or valid SCS command but
  invalid argument, the remaining data stream or printing data is
  not processed.
  

Problem conclusion

• User can set IgnoreInvidSCSCommand=Y keyword into the  LT
  section of the printer WS session file to ignore the below
  listed invalid SCS commands.
     0x34
     0x02
  Changes  have been made in PCSPREF.DLL and PCSPD.DLL to add the
  ignore command logic.
  
  Fix scheduled for PCOM 12.0.7, 13.0.5, 14.0.3(Both x32 & x64
  bit) Refresh Packs
  

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

• PCSPD    PCSPREF
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  PCOMM COMBO-ENG

• Fixed component ID

  5639I7000

Applicable component levels

• RC00 PSY

     UP

• RD00 PSY

     UP

• RE00 PSY

     UP