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PH66854: IMS PA FIELD TOTALTM (TOTAL IMS TIME) CAN DISPLAY AN INCORRECT EXPONENTIAL VALUE

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • The IMS PA field TOTALTM (Total IMS Time) can have an incorrect
    exponential value such as:
    TotalTm.... FFFFFFFFFFFFFF69
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED: Users of IMS Performance Analyzer V4.5       *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Incorrect and Exponential Total         *
    *                      IMS Time on Summary and List Reports.   *
    ****************************************************************
    IMS PA Field Total IMS Time TOTALTM field incorrect.
    Summary and List reports can show exponential times, for
    example 7.21E+16
    This can occur when processing IMS Logs and CA01 Transaction
    Summary Records.
    

Problem conclusion

  • Sometimes internal time calculations resulted in negative
    numbers, resulting in the appearance of exponential vales.
    Calculations are corrected.
    

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PH66854

  • Reported component name

    IMS PERF ANALYZ

  • Reported component ID

    5655E1500

  • Reported release

    450

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2025-06-04

  • Closed date

    2025-06-18

  • Last modified date

    2025-07-02

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

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

    UO03700

Modules/Macros

  • IPI4PROC IPISAPAR
    

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    IMS PERF ANALYZ

  • Fixed component ID

    5655E1500

Applicable component levels

  • R450 PSY UO03700

       UP25/07/02 P F506

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Document Information

Modified date:
02 July 2025