PH30613: IBM EXPLORER FOR Z/OS (ZEXPL) ATTEMPTS TO EXPAND THE JES MY JOBS FILTERS FAILS WITH JES3PLUS

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• IBM Explorer for z/OS - zExpl
  Attempts to expand the JES > My jobs on the z/OS Explorer
  client fails and the following entry it recorded in the .log
  file:
  ENTRY org.eclipse.ui 4 0 2020-10-14 15:40:46.615
  !MESSAGE Unhandled event loop exception
  !STACK 0
  java.lang.NumberFormatException: For input string: ""
  at java.lang.NumberFormatException.forInputString
  at java.lang.Integer.parseInt
  at java.lang.Integer.<init>(Unknown Source)
  at com.ibm.etools.zos.subsystem.jes.model.JESJob.getDatasets
  at com.ibm.etools.zos.subsystem.jes.model.JESJob.getDatasets
  at com.ibm.etools.zos.subsystem.jes.model.JESJobAdapter.
                                                    getChildren
  ...
  
  In the RSECOMM.log (with debug level set to 2) you will see
  the following:
  15:40:41:464 JMConnection: Issuing command:SEARCHPLUS *
                                         userid1 * * * * -N
  15:40:41:466 JMConnection: Received: 160-JOB03116
  15:40:41:467 JESCommandThread: End C_SEARCHPLUS in thread
  15:40:46:398 JESMiner: Start C_STAT
  15:40:46:399 JESMiner: handleCommand - C_STAT
  15:40:46:399 JESMiner: arg=JOB07481
  15:40:46:399 JMConnectionProcessor: Start - getJMConnection()
  15:40:46:399 JMConnectionProcessor: size of jmConnections 1
  15:40:46:399 JMConnectionProcessor: End - getJMConnection()
  15:40:46:399 JMConnection: Issuing command:STAT JOB07481 on
  Socket ...
  15:40:46:400 JMConnection: Received: 155-Job.Name=xyz
  15:40:46:401 JESMiner: End C_STAT
  15:40:46:501 JESMiner: Start C_SYSOUT
  15:40:46:501 JESMiner: handleCommand - C_SYSOUT
  15:40:46:501 JESMiner: arg=JOB07481
  15:40:46:502 JESMiner: End C_SYSOUT
  15:40:46:502 JESCommandThread: Start C_SYSOUT in thread
  15:40:46:503 JMConnectionProcessor: Start - getJMConnection()
  15:40:46:503 JMConnectionProcessor: size of jmConnections 1
  15:40:46:503 JMConnectionProcessor: End - getJMConnection()
  15:40:46:503 JMConnection: Issuing command:SYSOUT JOB07481 on
  Socket
  15:40:46:513 JMConnection: Received:
  145-userid1.xyz.JOB07481.D0000002.JESMSGLG
  DD=JESMSGLG STEP=         PROC=         DSID= LineCnt=14
  Date=2020/10/13 Time=09:57:45
  15:40:46:514 JESCommandThread: End C_SYSOUT in thread
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: JES3plus customers                           *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: JMON incorrectly identifies JES3plus as *
  *                       an old JES version                     *
  ****************************************************************
  z/OS Explorer JES Job Monitor incorrectly identifies Phoenix
  Software JES3plus as an old JES version
  

Problem conclusion

• JMON has been updated to correctly identify JES3plus
  

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

• FEJENF70 FEJJCNFG FEJJJCL  FEJJMON  FEJTSO   FEK1SMPE FEK2RCVE
  FEK3ALOC FEK4ZFS  FEK5MKD  FEK6DDEF FEK7APLY FEK8ACPT FEK@CERR
  FEK@CONE FEK@CONF FEK@CUST FEK@DEB  FEK@DESC FEK@FLOW FEK@GEN
  FEK@GENW FEK@ISPF FEK@IVP  FEK@IVPD FEK@IVPW FEK@JCN1 FEK@JCNE
  FEK@JESJ FEK@MAIN FEK@MIGO FEK@OPTE FEK@OPTG FEK@OPTN FEK@PRIM
  FEK@RSE1 FEK@RSEO FEK@STRT FEK@TAB1 FEK@TAB2 FEK@TAB3 FEK@WRK1
  FEK@WRK2 FEK@WRK3 FEK@WRK4 FEK@WRK5 FEKAPPCC FEKAPPCL FEKAPPCX
  FEKATTR  FEKDSI   FEKEESX0 FEKFASIZ FEKFATT1 FEKFBLD  FEKFCIPH
  FEKFCLIE FEKFCMOD FEKFCMPR FEKFCMSG FEKFCOMM FEKFCOPY FEKFCOR6
  FEKFCORE FEKFDBBF FEKFDBBP FEKFDBG  FEKFDBG6 FEKFDBGM FEKFDIR
  FEKFDIR6 FEKFDIVP FEKFDST0 FEKFDST1 FEKFDST2 FEKFENVF FEKFENVI
  FEKFENVP FEKFENVR FEKFENVS FEKFEPL  FEKFICUL FEKFISPF FEKFIVP0
  FEKFIVPA FEKFIVPD FEKFIVPI FEKFIVPJ FEKFIVPT FEKFJESM FEKFJESU
  FEKFJVM  FEKFLATR FEKFLDSI FEKFLDSL FEKFLEOP FEKFLOGS FEKFLPTH
  FEKFMAI6 FEKFMAIN FEKFMINE FEKFMINS FEKFMNTL FEKFNTCE FEKFOMVS
  FEKFPATT FEKFPRDS FEKFPTC  FEKFRIVP FEKFRMSG FEKFRSES FEKFRSRV
  FEKFSCMD FEKFSEND FEKFSSL  FEKFSTUP FEKFT000 FEKFT001 FEKFT002
  FEKFT003 FEKFT004 FEKFT005 FEKFT006 FEKFT007 FEKFT008 FEKFT009
  FEKFT010 FEKFT011 FEKFT012 FEKFT013 FEKFT014 FEKFT015 FEKFT016
  FEKFT017 FEKFT018 FEKFT019 FEKFT020 FEKFT021 FEKFT022 FEKFT023
  FEKFT024 FEKFT025 FEKFT026 FEKFTIVP FEKFTRKS FEKFTSO  FEKFUTIL
  FEKFVERS FEKFXITA FEKFXITL FEKFZME  FEKFZMF  FEKFZOS  FEKHCONF
  FEKHCUST FEKHDEB  FEKHDESC FEKHFLOW FEKHGEN  FEKHISPF FEKHIVP
  FEKHIVPD FEKHJESJ FEKHMAIN FEKHMIGO FEKHOPTE FEKHOPTN FEKHPRIM
  FEKHRSE1 FEKHRSEO FEKHSTRT FEKHTAB1 FEKHTAB2 FEKINIT  FEKKEYS
  FEKLOGR  FEKLOGS  FEKM00   FEKM01   FEKM02   FEKMKDIR FEKMOUNT
  FEKMSGC  FEKMSGS  FEKRACF  FEKRSED  FEKSAPF  FEKSAPPL FEKSBPX
  FEKSCLAS FEKSCLOG FEKSCMD  FEKSCPYM FEKSCPYU FEKSDSN  FEKSENV
  FEKSETUP FEKSISPF FEKSJCFG FEKSJCMD FEKSJMON FEKSLPA  FEKSPROG
  FEKSPTKT FEKSRSED FEKSSERV FEKSSTC  FEKSSU   FEKSUSER FEKXCFGE
  FEKXCFGI FEKXCFGM FEKXCFGT FEKXMAIN FEKXML
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  EXP FOR Z/OS HO

• Fixed component ID

  5655EXP23

Applicable component levels

• R310 PSY UI72788

     UP20/12/07 P F012

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