JR34107: WHEN RUNNING THE JOB, WARNING MESSAGE "ABNORMAL TERMINATION OF .. STAGE DETECTED" HAPPENED.

APAR status

• Closed as fixed if next.

Error description

• When passing @NULL to compare() on Transformer stage,
  warning message "Abnormal termination of
  .....    stage detected" happened. And at this time, core file
  is output.
  

Local fix

• if passing @NULL.STR instead of @NULL, it's possible to avoid
  the error.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  USERS AFFECTED:
  Users using the string COMPARE function in transformer on UNIX
  based platforms see an error "Abnormal termination of
  .....stage detected".
  ****************************************************************
  PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  The compare function of string in transformer cannot handle
  @NULL comparison on AIX,HP-UX and other UNIX based
  platforms.The @NULL values when compared with NULL or Strings
  throws an error and a core dump.
  ****************************************************************
  RECOMMENDATION:
  Will be fixed in next release.
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

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

• SERVER
  

Fix information

Applicable component levels

• R753 PSN

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