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PH67800: COM.IBM.CICS.WLP.CORE.KERNEL-10.0.MF INCORRECTLY TAGGED AND REQUIRES MANUAL UTF-8 SPECIFICATION TO VIEW

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • When attempting to open com.ibm.cics.wlp.core.kernel-10.0.mf,
the file will not format its code page correctly as it is
incorrectly tagged. To view this file, you will need to specify
UTF-8.

Local fix

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Problem summary


    

  • ****************************************************************
* USERS AFFECTED: All CICS users                               *
****************************************************************
* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The tag for                             *
*                      com.ibm.cics.wlp.core.kernel-10.0.mf    *
*                      has been omitted, leading to problems   *
*                      when reading it through a browser or an *
*                      editor. It will then require you to     *
*                      manually specify UTF-8 to view its      *
*                      contents in CICS Explorer.              *
****************************************************************
com.ibm.cics.wlp.core.kernel-10.0.mf has been incorrectly tagged
which leads to it incorrectly being written in UTF-8. It will
then require you to manually specify UTF-8 to view its contents
in CICS Explorer.

    



Problem conclusion


    

  • CICS has been updated to ensure that
com.ibm.cics.wlp.core.kernel-10.0.mf is correctly tagged as
ISO8859-1.

    



Temporary fix


    

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Comments


    

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APAR Information




    

  • APAR number
    PH67800
    • 

  • Reported component name
    CICS TS Z/OS V6
    • 

  • Reported component ID
    5655YA100
    • 

  • Reported release
    500
    • 

  • Status
    CLOSED  PER
    • 

  • PE
    NoPE
    • 

  • HIPER
    NoHIPER
    • 

  • Special Attention
    NoSpecatt / Xsystem
    • 

  • Submitted date
    2025-08-19
    • 

  • Closed date
    2025-11-04
    • 

  • Last modified date
    2025-11-30
    • 





    

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

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

    
UO05656 UO05657
    

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Modules/Macros


    

  • DFJ@H673

    



Fix information


    

  • Fixed component name
    CICS TS Z/OS V6
    • 

  • Fixed component ID
    5655YA100
    • 



Applicable component levels


    

  • R500  PSY  UO05657
       UP25/11/06  P  F511
    • 

  • R600  PSY  UO05656
       UP25/11/06  P  F511
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            Modified date:
            

            30 November 2025
            

            
                      

        


        

        


      

    

  



    

  

  
    
            

          
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