PH17729: IMPROVEMENTS TO BATCH JOB RELIABILITY AND REPORT OUTPUT

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Batch job CRITREMV failed with numerous BRNVRPTS error messages.
  Batch job BKUPALC failed with a member not found error message.
  Fixed title of MOVEJCL report to proper product name.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED: All Users.                                   *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Abend S806 using RT/SMF Dynamic         *
  *                      scheduling commands.                    *
  *                                                              *
  *                      'Report open error' is displayed after  *
  *                      EXPORT command in online INQUIRY        *
  *                      functions for INVENTORY, BKUPTBL and    *
  *                      History.                                *
  *                                                              *
  *                      Batch job BKUPALC fails due to missing  *
  *                      USERMAC member BRNVFPRM.                *
  *                                                              *
  *                      Message CKKEDR001I during IZBR ISPF     *
  *                      initialization.                         *
  *                                                              *
  *                      Error IRX0605E EXECIO "ddname"          *
  *                      positional parameter is not valid in    *
  *                      batch job DB2READ.                      *
  *                                                              *
  *                      Several TimeLiner modules were not      *
  *                      previously included and installed       *
  *                      properly.                               *
  *                                                              *
  *                      Message "ERROR ON                       *
  *                      'TECH.IZBR.V1R1M0.USERMAC(BRNINCDS)':   *
  *                       MEMBER NOT FOUND" running batch job    *
  *                       MOVEJCL.                               *
  *                                                              *
  *                      Batch job BKUPDUP is not producing any  *
  *                      reports for duplicate backups in        *
  *                      BKUPTBL.                                *
  *                                                              *
  *                      MOVEJCL report shows incorrect product  *
  *                      name in the title of the report.        *
  *                      Abend S806-04 in batch jobs SCHELIGR    *
  *                      SCHNELGR SCHPENDR and SCHSCHDR.         *
  *                      Abend S806 in batch job VRSMIROR.       *
  *                                                              *
  *                      Batch job CRITREMV fails with message   *
  *                       'COMMAND CRITREMV NOT FOUND'.          *
  *                                                              *
  *                      Batch job CRITREMV fails with message   *
  *                      'IRX0043I Error running BRNCTREM, line  *
  *                       128: Routine not found'.               *
  *                                                              *
  *                      Batch job CRITREMV fails with multiple  *
  *                       messages 'BRNVRPTS> UNKNOWN            *
  *                       PARM: xxxx'.                           *
  *                                                              *
  *                      Batch job VRSREPT produces no report.   *
  *                                                              *
  *                      ISPF Inquiry panel shows 'panel not     *
  *                      found' error message when selecting     *
  *                      (S) an entry.                           *
  *                                                              *
  *                      BKUPJCLS batch job fails with error     *
  *                      message: 'Error 43 running compiled ?,  *
  *                      line 230: Routine not found'.           *
  *                                                              *
  *                      Abend S806 using RT/SMF Dynamic         *
  *                      scheduling commands. Batch job BKUPALC  *
  *                      fails due to USERMAC member BRNVFPRM    *
  *                      not found.                              *
  *                                                              *
  *                      Batch job VRSUTIL gets S806 abend and   *
  *                      message REQUESTED MODULE VFIB012 NOT    *
  *                      FOUND.                                  *
  *                                                              *
  *                      ISPF Inquiry functions getting 'report  *
  *                      open error' message with EXPORT tool.   *
  *                                                              *
  *                      Batch job MOVEJCL gets errors           *
  *                      'EAGREX4000E Error 40 running compiled  *
  *                      ?, line 1089: Incorrect call to         *
  *                      routine' and 'EAGREX4026I External      *
  *                      routine returned with non-zero return   *
  *                      code'                                   *
  ****************************************************************
  .
  

Problem conclusion

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:

  UI67245

Modules/Macros

• BRNBKJCL BRNBKUDP BRNCTREM BRND2RED BRNDISTL BRNLACTR BRNLCL20
  BRNLCLUP BRNLCP2C BRNLCT00 BRNLCTRL BRNLCTST BRNLDS00 BRNLDSAL
  BRNLDSDD BRNLDSPR BRNLDSUF BRNLDSUN BRNLDYAS BRNLFAIL BRNLLCVR
  BRNLMIPR BRNLMK64 BRNLMSGF BRNLMSGM BRNLOJ22 BRNLOP19 BRNLPOOL
  BRNLRE64 BRNLSDMP BRNLSNAP BRNLSTAE BRNLSVCF BRNLTSPR BRNLUJ00
  BRNLUS00 BRNLUSSR BRNLVERS BRNLXOPT BRNOPMG1 BRNUSERM BRNVAPPL
  BRNVB011 BRNVB013 BRNVE610 BRNVMAIN BRNVMVJC BRNVPALC
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  IBM Z BATCH RES

• Fixed component ID

  5698BR100

Applicable component levels

• R110 PSY UI67245

     UP20/01/08 P F001

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