PH63794: SUPPORT ALIAS DATA SET NAME IN PRODUCT ADMINISTRATION UTILITY

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APAR status

• Closed as new function.

Error description

• The product administration utility, HKTAPRA0, supports the
  registration of alias data set name as IMS Tool products
  library.
  When an alias data set name is specified in the utility as IMS
  Tools product library, the utility resolves it to the actual
  data set name and registers it, therefore the alias data set
  name cannot be registered. This APAR allows the utility to
  register the alias data set name.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All users of IBM IMS Tools Base for z/OS                     *
  * Version 1 Release 7 (FMID: HAHN170) who use                  *
  * IMS Tools Knowledge Base and IMS Tools Setup.                *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * The Product administration utility                           *
  * supports product registration with                           *
  * alias data set name using the new DD                         *
  * statement DSNDEF.                                            *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Apply the maintenance for this APAR.                         *
  ****************************************************************
  The product administration utility (HKTAPRA0) is enhanced to
  support the DSNDEF DD statement.
  Use the DSNDEF DD statement to register IMS Tools product
  libraries and sample libraries to the IMS Tools information
  management environment. By using the DSNDEF DD statement, the
  product library data sets can be registered by their names or by
  their alias names.
  
  IMS Tools Setup generates the JCL to run the product
  administration utility in CUSTJCL(#B2ITKB1).
  To accommodate this utility change, CUSTJCL(#B2ITKB1) is
  modified so that the product library data sets can be registered
  by their alias names.
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• The following modules have been modified:
  HKTXXPR0  HKTQSETV
  

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

  UO02117

Modules/Macros

• HKTQSETV HKTXXPR0
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  IMS TOOLS BASE

• Fixed component ID

  5655V9300

Applicable component levels

• R170 PSY UO02117

     UP25/02/21 P F502  

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