OA40997: BPXBATCH BPXMBATC ABEND0C4 STDPARM DD

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• BPXBATCH randomly fails with an ABEND0C4 when using the STDPARM
  DD card instead of the PARM= JCL option.
  
  At the time of the abend, the PSW points to BPXMBATC + x'0512'.
  The failing instruction is a CLC instruction that uses R6 to
  compare the contents of a buffer. At the time of the 0C4, R6
  points to storag not available. In reality, the buffer has a
  length of zero due to the fact that the PARM= JCL option was not
  used.
  

Local fix

• Use the PARM= option instead.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All users of z/OS UNIX System Services for   *
  *                 HBB7770 and HBB7780                          *
  *                 using BPXBATCH                               *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: ABENDS0C4 RSN11 in BPXMBATC can occur   *
  *                      when PARM= statement is not used in JCL *
  *                      to invoke BPXBATCH.                     *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  When BATCH processing is invoked from JCL, the input parameter
  pointer points to a halfword length field followed by the parms.
  When PARM= is not specified, the parm pointer passed to BPXMBATC
  points to a halfword length field which has a value of 0.
  .
  BPXBATCH processing checks to see if PARM=SH was specified
  without checking to see if the parmlen is at least 2 characters.
  When no PARM= is coded, and the length field is at the end of a
  page, and the next page (where the parms would be mapped) is not
  available, an ABEND0C4 will occur when trying to reference the
  parms.
  

Problem conclusion

• Before referencing the parms, a check will be made to ensure
  there are parms.
  

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:

  UA68749 UA68750

Modules/Macros

• BPXMBATC
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  OPENMVS SYS SRV

• Fixed component ID

  5695SCPX1

Applicable component levels

• R770 PSY UA68749

     UP13/04/24 P F304

• R780 PSY UA68750

     UP13/04/24 P F304

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