PI44173: REPORTING OF BMP TO MPP PROGRAM-SWITCH TRANSACTIONS MAY CONTAIN INCORRECT TRANSIT TIMES AND RETROFIT OF BMPSYNC(YES)

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Two issues addresssed:
  1. COLDSTART report requires Transit Option BMPSYNC(YES).
     Retro-fit a change from IMS PA V4.4 which sets BMPSYNC(YES)
     when the COLDSTART report is requested.
     Add message IPI0355W (Note: this is a "W"arning message and
     will result in RC=4) to indicate that the BMPSYNC option has
     been changed if it is set to BMPSYNC(NO), the default.
  2. Reporting of BMP to MPP program-switch transactions may
     contain incorrect Transit times.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of IMS Performance Analyzer V4.3       *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Reporting of BMP to MPP program-switch  *
  *                      transactions may contain incorrect      *
  *                      Transit times and retrofit of           *
  *                      BMPSYNC(YES)                            *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  This APAR addresses the following issues:
  1. COLDSTART report requires Transit Option BMPSYNC(YES).
  2. Reporting of BMP to MPP program-switch transactions may
     contain incorrect Transit times.
  

Problem conclusion

• The following changes have been made for the above issues:
  1. Retro-fit change from IMS PA V4.4 which sets BMPSYNC(YES)
     when the COLDSTART report is requested.
  2. Add message IPI0355W (Note: this is a "W"arning message and
     will result in RC=4) to indicate that the BMPSYNC option has
     been changed if it is set to BMPSYNC(NO), the default.
  3. Address an issue in BMP to MPP program-switch reporting
     where, if the Region type for a transaction is not known at
     the time of reporting, resulted in some Transit times being
     incorrectly calculated.
  4. Other improvements in BMP to MPP program-switch reporting
     regarding parent/originating transaction handling.
  

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:

  UI30112

Modules/Macros

• IPI#RSCS IPI#TRBM IPIIPROC IPIMSGT  IPIRSCS
  IPISAPAR IPISCOMD IPI4DMGR IPI4PROC IPI4QMGR
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  IMS PERF ANALYZ

• Fixed component ID

  5655E1500

Applicable component levels

• R430 PSY UI30112

     UP15/08/14 P F508

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