JR58164: EXECUTE COMMAND ACTIVITY CANNOT DETECT CORRECT EXIT CODE OF KILLED COMMAND.

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• If the Unix command of an Execute Command Activity died
  unexpectedly receiving signal, downstream activity is triggered
  with the trigger set to
  
  Expression Type: OK - (Conditional)
  Expression: "Executed OK"
  

Local fix

• Wrap the command in a shell script which traps the signal.
  

Problem summary

• In a sequence job, there is no detection that an Execute Command
  Activity script has been killed unless the script has a trap
  command to alter the return code.
  

Problem conclusion

• To allow detection that an Execute Command Activity script
  without a trap command has been killed, the
  DSE_CHILD_RETCODE_BEHAVIOR environment variable can be set to 1.
   This will cause a return code to be assigned a value of 128 +
  signal used (as is done at the UNIX level).
  

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:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  WIS DATASTAGE

• Fixed component ID

  5724Q36DS

Applicable component levels

• RB50 PSY

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