PH45697: CICSPA TOTAL_EVENTS_CAPTURED VALUE IS ALWAYS 0

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The following fields have wrong attribute defined in CICS PA
  
  Event Capture:
  ECG_EB_EVENT_FILTER_OPS - Total event filtering operations
  ECG_EB_EVENTS_CAPTURED - Total events captured
  ECG_SYS_EVENTS_CAPTURED - Total system events captured
  CAPTURESPEC Resources:
  
  ECC_EVENTS_CAPTURED - Total events captured
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All users of CICS PA V5.4                    *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The Total events captured field at      *
  *                      Event Capture is always 0.              *
  ****************************************************************
  Currently, the Total events captured field attribute,
  ECG_EB_EVENTS_CAPTURED, in CICS PA is treated as a 4 byte
  integer, causing the field value to appear as 0. It should be an
  8 byte long integer. The following fields are also affected:-
  Event Capture:
  ECG_EB_EVENT_FILTER_OPS - Total event filtering operations
  ECG_SYS_EVENTS_CAPTURED - Total system events captured
  CAPTURESPEC Resources:
  ECC_EVENTS_CAPTURED - Total events captured
  

Problem conclusion

• The following fields have been corrected to be 8 byte long
  integers:-
  Event Capture:
  ECG_EB_EVENT_FILTER_OPS - Total event filtering operations
  ECG_EB_EVENTS_CAPTURED - Total events captured
  ECG_SYS_EVENTS_CAPTURED - Total system events captured
  CAPTURESPEC Resources:
  ECC_EVENTS_CAPTURED - Total events captured
  

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:

  UI80472

Modules/Macros

• CPAHSCT1 CPAHSCT2 CPAHSCT3 CPAHSCT4 CPAHSCT5 CPAHSCT6 CPAHSCT7
  CPAHSCT8 CPAHSCT9 CPAHSCTA CPAHSCTB CPAHSCTC CPASMAP2 CPASMAP3
  CPASMAP4 CPASMAP5 CPASMAP6 CPASMAP9 CPASMAPA CPASMAPB
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CICS PERF ANALY

• Fixed component ID

  5655Y2300

Applicable component levels