OA46788: DWO366E NUMERIC VALUE FFFFFFFF IS NOT VALID.

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Running a Rexx with PIPE CZR to retrieve messages from the
  Canzlog. The pipe does not find any messages for the filter, and
  fails with messages:
  DWO366E NUMERIC VALUE FFFFFFFF IS NOT VALID. IT IS NOT WITHIN
  THE RANGE REQUIRED BY THE COMMAND OR KEYWORD ON WHICH IT IS
  SPECIFIED.
  DWO362E PIPELINE TERMINATED. ERROR IN STAGE 1 IN PIPELINE
  'PIPE': CZR TIME FFFFFFFF 50
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All users of Tivoli NetView for z/OS V6R2    *
  *                 and above (including IBM Automation Control  *
  *                 for z/OS V1R1 and above) who use the CZR     *
  *                 pipe stage.                                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When a PIPE CZR is issued that results  *
  *                      in no message found, the entire pipe    *
  *                      fails, with the following messages:     *
  *                      DWO366E NUMERIC VALUE xxxxxxxx IS NOT   *
  *                       VALID. IT IS NOT WITHIN THE RANGE      *
  *                       REQUIRED BY THE COMMAND OR KEYWORD ON  *
  *                       WHICH IT IS SPECIFIED.                 *
  *                      DWO362E PIPELINE TERMINATED. ERROR IN   *
  *                       STAGE n IN PIPELINE 'name': CZR TIME   *
  *                       xxxxxxxx nn                            *
  *                      indicating that the TIME value is       *
  *                      invalid, even though it may be          *
  *                      perfectly fine.                         *
  *                      Also, the output from the LIST          *
  *                      STATUS=CANZLOG command contains a x'00' *
  *                      between the date and time values. This  *
  *                      prevents being able to parse the date   *
  *                      and time by word.                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  During the init phase of the CZR pipe stage, module DSIPICZR
  calls module DSI4LAPN to find a CzID to be used as a starting
  point for retrieving matching messages. Module DSI4LAPN uses the
  passed filter (defined on a previous CNMECZFS command
  invocation) as criteria. If it finds no matches, it returns a
  non-zero return code to DSIPICZR. When DSIPICZR sees this return
  code, it issues msgDWO366E and terminates the pipe. This logic
  had been valid when it called module DSI4LAPM to find a starting
  point, since that doesn't use a filter. When the code was
  changed to call DSI4LAPN instead, getting a non-zero return code
  should not necessarily be considered a pipe error.
  Also, when module DSI4LCME is processing a LIST STATUS=CANZLOG
  command, it is initializing a string to hex zeroes, causing
  the character between the date and time to be x'00'.
  

Problem conclusion

• Module DSI4LAPN is being changed to return a different return
  code to indicate that no messages were found because of the
  filter, as opposed to an invalid time frame used. Module
  DSIPICZR is being changed to recognize this new return code and
  to not fail the pipe when it's returned, but just to show no
  data. DSIPICZR is also being changed to default the FROM value
  to the current CZTOPDAT value, to give a valid starting point in
  case it's not specified.
  Modules DSI4LCMD and DSI4LSVC are being changed to also check
  for the new return code that can be returned from DSI4LAPN.
  Also, module DSI4LCME is being changed to initialize the
  string that will be returned for date and time for a LIST
  STATUS=CANZLOG to blanks instead of hexadecimal zeroes.
  

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:

  UA77403 UA77404

Modules/Macros

• DSIPICZR DSI4LAPN DSI4LCMD DSI4LCME DSI4LSVC
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  AUTO CNTL NETV

• Fixed component ID

  5698LSA01

Applicable component levels

• R11B PSY UA77403

     UP15/05/27 P F505

• R12B PSY UA77404

     UP15/05/27 P F505

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