PH39563: CEMT SET CONN(*) FAILS FOR LOCAL CONNECTION

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Post CICS TS 5.5 Upgrade, Customer's batch job fails while
  trying to execute the modify command F XXXXXXX,CEMT S CONN(*)
  NOTPENDING
  
  F XXXXXXX,CEMT S CONN(*) NOTPENDING
  
  The command encounters a RC4 thus not allowing the jobs to
  complete.
  
  Additional Symptom(s) Search Keyword(s): KIXREVACC
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All CICS Users.                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Generic CEMT SET CONNECTION(*) commands *
  *                      containing options that are not valid   *
  *                      for the local system entry result in    *
  *                      INVREQ RESP2 (47).                      *
  *                      If the command is issued as part of a   *
  *                      batch job, the job completes RC4.       *
  ****************************************************************
  CICS TS 5.5 introduced changes to the INQUIRE and SET CONNECTION
  commands to include the local system entry. This was to allow
  AIDs to be cancelled. The only SET CONNECTION parameters allowed
  for the local system entry are CANCEL and FORCECANCEL, all other
  options are invalid. Issuing a SET CONNECTION request with an
  invalid option against the local system entry results in INVREQ
  RESP2(47).
  This means that generic set commands using the wildcard (*) will
  return INVREQ RESP2(47) against the local system entry.
  Customers issuing SET CONNECTION requests from batch jobs will
  see the batch job completes RC4.
  

Problem conclusion

• CICS TS 5.5 and above has been changed to allow generic SET
  CONNECTION commands specifying options that are not valid for
  the local system entry. In these cases the local system entry
  will be ignored but the valid ones will be honoured.
  Note: A SET CONNECTION request specifically specifying the local
  system entry and containing invalid options will still return
  INVREQ RESP2(47).
  

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:

  UI76975 UI76976

Modules/Macros

• DFHEIQSC
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CICS TS Z/OS V5

• Fixed component ID

  5655Y0400

Applicable component levels

• R200 PSY UI76976

     UP21/09/02 P F109

• R300 PSY UI76975

     UP21/09/02 P F109

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