A fix is available
APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
HD Pointer Checker prints the wrong total number of segment occurrences in the Database Statistics report when the number exceeds 999,999,999.
Local fix
N/A
Problem summary
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: IBM IMS High Performance Pointer Checker for * * z/OS Version 3 Release 1 (FMID=HPC2310) * * users who run HD Pointer Checker (HDPC). * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The wrong total number of segment * * occurrences is printed in the Database * * Statistics report. * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the maintenance for this APAR. * **************************************************************** HD Pointer Checker (HDPC) prints wrong values such as total number of segment occurrences in Database Statistics report or Partition Statistics reports when the number exceeds the maximum value that a report field can display. To resolve this problem, a new keyword GROUPDIGITS= is added to the PROC statement. GROUPDIGITS=YES is the default value. This keyword is also available for HDPC site default. For more information on this keyword, see the following documentation changes. To print large values when the number exceeds the maximum value that a report field can display, specify GROUPDIGITS=(NO,DBSTAT) for the PROC statement in the PROCCTL data set. This option disables digit grouping and allows to print values that are greater than the maximum value a report field can display when digit grouping is enabled. After this PTF has been applied, and when HPPC is run with GROUPDIGITS=YES and numeric values exceed maximum values that report fields can display, those values are printed as "*OVERFLOW" in the corresponding report fields.
Problem conclusion
Documentation Changes: Note: The Part, Chapter, and Table numbers are those of the PDF file. The documentation is modified as follows: ================================================================ IMS High Performance Pointer Checker for z/OS, V3R1, User's Guide (SC19240104) ================================================================ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Part 2. HD Pointer Checker utility >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 4. Using the HD Pointer Checker processor - Input - FABPMAIN PROCCTL data set - PROC statement ---------------------------------------------------------------- << A new keyword GROUPDIGITS has been added >> GROUPDIGITS= Specifies whether to enable or disable digit grouping for the numeric values printed in Database Statistics reports and Partition Statistics reports. This option can be specified when TYPE=ALL or TYPE=SCAN is specified. YES Enables digit grouping and uses comma (,) as the digit grouping symbol. For example, a value of 1,000,000 is printed as 1,000,000. GROUPDIGITS=YES is the default value. (NO,DBSTAT) Disables digit grouping. For example, a value of 1,000,000 is printed as 1000000. This option allows to print numeric values that are greater than the maximum value a report field can display when digit grouping is enabled. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 6. HD Pointer Checker Site Default Generation utility - FABPTGEN PROCCTL data set - PROC statement ---------------------------------------------------------------- << New keyword GROUPDIGITS has been added to Table 30 >> Table 30. Keywords available for the site default in the PROC statement ------------------------------------------------------------ Keyword System default value Can specify of HD Pointer Checker site default value? ----------- ----------------------- -------------------- GROUPDIGITS YES Yes ----------- ----------------------- -------------------- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Part 8. Troubleshooting >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 37. Messages and codes - HD Pointer Checker messages and codes - HD Pointer Checker messages ---------------------------------------------------------------- << The following new message had been added >> FABP2165W '*OVERFLOW' INDICATES THAT THE VALUE EXCEEDED THE MAXIMUM VALUE THAT CAN BE DISPLAYED. Explanation: One or more numeric values in HD Pointer Checker reports exceeded the maximum value that can be displayed in the report fields. Those values are not printed in the report but instead printed as "*OVERFLOW" in the corresponding report fields. System action: Processing continues. User response: To print large values, specify GROUPDIGITS=(NO,DBSTAT) for the PROC statement in the PROCCTL data set and rerun the job. This option disables digit grouping and allows to print values that are greater than the maximum value a report field can display when digit grouping is enabled.
Temporary fix
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APAR Information
APAR number
PH07469
Reported component name
IMS POINTER CHE
Reported component ID
5655E0900
Reported release
310
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2019-01-21
Closed date
2019-02-18
Last modified date
2019-03-01
APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
UI61335
Modules/Macros
FABPADEF FABPAPRS FABPHINI FABPLINK FABPMSGT FABPRDEF FABPUDB1 FABPUDB2 FABPUDBR FABPURTO FABPUSDF
Fix information
Fixed component name
IMS POINTER CHE
Fixed component ID
5655E0900
Applicable component levels
R310 PSY UI61335
UP19/02/19 P F902
Fix is available
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Document Information
Modified date:
01 March 2019