PH68425: ABEND 0C4 IN BBOATRUE WITH LIBERTY AND CICS TS 6.3

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• CICS 6.3 using WOLA load libraries from Liberty for z/OS causes
  ASRA abend when BBOC START_SRVR command issued to register CICS
  as a client to WOLA.
  
  The CICS  logs will show messages like this:
  
  DFHAP0707 IY3SZCNS An abend (code 0C4/AKEA) has occurred in task
  related user exit program BBOATRUE.
  
  DFHAP0001 IY3SZCNS An abend (code 0C4/AKEA) has occurred at
  offset X'FFFFFFFF' in module BBOATRUE.
  
  
  Other messages are
  
  TC03BBOC 20250930140919 Querying the size of the  transient
  data queue (TDQ) failed.  The response codes are: eibresp 44
  eibresp2
  
  TC03BBOC 20250930140919  1The  extra partition transient queue
  cannot log messages. The EIBRESP value is 44, and the EIBRESP2
  val
  
  TC03BBOC 20250930140919 ue is 0.0000048 WOLA TRACE 0: The
  current CICS level 0603 is not supported
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
  *                  Server Liberty Core using WebSphere         *
  *                  Optimized Local Adapters and CICS 6.3.      *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: 0c4 abend in bboatrue when using        *
  *                      WebSphere Optimized Local Adapters      *
  *                      with CICS 6.3.                          *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  User receives the message
  The current CICS level 0603 is not supported
  when connecting to CICS 6.3 using
  WebSphere Optimized local adapters.
  There is also an ABEND0C4/ABENDS0C4 in bboatrue.
  

Problem conclusion

• Added support for CICS 6.3 to WebSphere Optimized Local
  Adapters
  
  The fix for this APAR is targeted for inclusion in fix pack
  25.0.0.11. For more information, see 'Recommended Updates for
  WebSphere Application Server':
  https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/715553
  

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:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  WAS LIBERTY COR

• Fixed component ID

  5725L2900

Applicable component levels