PI40455: IPI0424E WHEN SUBMITTING AN IMS CONNECT REPORT WHEN PREFERRED DATE FORMAT US OR EUROPEAN IS SELECTED

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• MSGIPI0424E error message in submitting an IMS Connect
  Report when Preferred Date Format US or European is selected
  in the dialog.
  
  Error received was displayed as:
  IPI0424E  Command error *****   START DATE field has invalid
            format, Digit, or Value    FROM(05/03/2015,
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of IMS Performance Analyzer V4.4       *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Error IPI0424E when submitting an IMS   *
  *                      Connect Report when Preferred Date      *
  *                      Format US or European is selected in    *
  *                      the dialog.                             *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  Error IPI0424E when submitting an IMS Connect Report when
  Preferred Date Format US or European is selected in the dialog.
  

Problem conclusion

• The IMS PA batch processor expects all Dates to be in the
  default Sorting format (i.e. YYYY/MM/DD), the dialog allows for
  a Preferred Date Format other than Sorting of either US or
  European During JCL creation for an IMS Connect Report any
  From/To dates specified in the Report Set should be re-
  formatted if either the US or European Date Formats have been
  selected. The specified Date Format was not being checked, and
  all dates assumed to be in the default Sorting format resulting
  in an invalid date being passed to the batch processor and
  receiving the IPI0424E error.
  This change ensures that the specified Date Format is checked
  and dates are converted to the Sorting format as required
  by the batch processor.
  

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:

Modules/Macros

•    IPISAPAR IPIZDCXG IPIZSCEX IPIZXDRV
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  IMS PERF ANALYZ

• Fixed component ID

  5655E1500

Applicable component levels

• R440 PSY UI27576

     UP15/05/15 P F505

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