OA60733: HACPEE 2.0 FREEZES WHEN SESSION NAME HAS PARENTHESIS

IBM HACP Extended Edition 2.0

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• In HACPEE 2.0 screen freezes when the session name has an
  opening and closing parenthesis. Example "MVSPROD (hodtest)"
  

Local fix

• Remove parenthesis in the session name
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All HACP EE users where Session name contains any special    *
  * character                                                    *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * In HACP EE 1.10 the Session will freeze if the session name  *
  * contains a parenthesis.                                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  Special characters in the session name cause the session to
  hang. When user starts the session and hits the enter key to
  login, the session becomes frozen.
  

Problem conclusion

• Code changes have been made to fix the problem. Now it allows
  the session name to contain special characters.
  
  Fix scheduled for HACP EE 2.0.
  

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

• HACPEE
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  HOD MVS

• Fixed component ID

  5733A5900

Applicable component levels

• RE00 PSN

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