OA40946: INSTREAM DATA CAN BE LOST FROM AN INSTREAM PROC WHEN AN INCLUDE IS USED IN THAT PROC.

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The Converter can get confused and loses track of instream
  data when that data exists in an instream proc, and that
  proc utilizes an Include statement.
  For example, given the following JCL, and if the INC1
  INCLUDE member contains simply a comment statement,the
  resulting SYSUT2 DD would not receive any data.
  
    //PROC1    PROC
    //         INCLUDE MEMBER=INC1
    //PSTEP1   EXEC PGM=IEBGENER
    //SYSUT1   DD *
    --- instream data rec 1
    --- instream data rec 2
    --- instream data rec 3
    /*
    //SYSUT2   DD SYSOUT=*
    //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
    //SYSIN    DD DUMMY
    //PROC1    PEND
    //JSTEP1   EXEC PROC1
  .
  Additional Symptoms:  Other instream procedure issues have
  been seen fixed by this APAR, so this fix is highly
  recommended.
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Installations running HBB7780                *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Instream data can be lost when it       *
  *                      resides in an instream procedure that   *
  *                      also has an INCLUDE statement           *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  When an instream procedure contains instream (SYSIN type)
  data, and the instream procstep also has an INCLUDE statement
  in it, the instream data may not become known to the job step.
  This is because in this case, the JCL Converter builds the
  internal text unit for the SYSIN type DD statement with an
  incorrect Data Set Identifier (DSID) sequence number.
  
  See the Submitter Text for this APAR for an example of the
  JCL that can lead to this problem.
  

Problem conclusion

• JCL Converter processing will be changed to provide a correct
  DSID sequence number when building text units for SYSIN type
  statements that reside in instream procedures that also
  contain INCLUDE statements.
  

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:

  UA67642

Modules/Macros

• IEFCNEXP IEFCNINC
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CONVERTER/INTER

• Fixed component ID

  5752SC1B9

Applicable component levels

• R780 PSY UA67642

     UP13/01/23 P F301

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