PI48109: ONLINE CLONING GENERATES AN EXTRA STEP AFTER THE IMSUPDATE PROCEDURE.

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Online cloning generates an extra step after the IMSUPDATE
  procedure. This step is designed so as the target subsystem will
  not have issues due to open logs that were cloned. This is
  achieved by running DBRC, after the IMSUPDATE step, with:
  CHANGE.SUBSYS SSID(ssid) ABNORMAL
  GENJCL.CLOSE SSID(ssid)
  This step is not generated for ISPF if online cloning is not
  chosen. However if the source system was not actually running at
  the time then the above step will end with RC=12.
  The flower box description for this step is confusing for the
  customer.
  //**************************************************************
  //* CLOSE ONLINE LOG FOR TARGET IMS
  //* THIS STEP IS NOT NEEDED IF IMS WAS NORMALLY SHUTDOWN PRIOR
  TO
  //* THE COPY STEP. IF THE ONLINE LOG WAS ALREADY CLOSED THEN
  DBRC
  //* WILL END WITH RC=12.
  //**************************************************************
  This also ends the job with RC=12 which can impact dependent job
  processing.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All users of online system cloning.          *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Improvements for the LOG CLOSE          *
  *                      functionality                           *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Install maintenance for this APAR/PTF.       *
  ****************************************************************
  Online cloning generates an extra step after the IMSUPDATE
  procedure. This step is designed so as the target subsystem will
  not have issues due to open logs that were cloned. This is
  achieved by running DBRC, after the IMSUPDATE step, with:
  
  CHANGE.SUBSYS SSID(ssid) ABNORMAL
  GENJCL.CLOSE SSID(ssid)
  
  This step is not generated for ISPF if online cloning is not
  chosen. However if the source system was not actually running
  at the time then the above step will end with RC=12. The flower
  box description for this step is confusing for the users.
  
  //* CLOSE ONLINE LOG FOR TARGET IMS
  //* THIS STEP IS NOT NEEDED IF IMS WAS NORMALLY SHUTDOWN PRIOR
  //* THE COPY STEP. IF THE ONLINE LOG WAS ALREADY CLOSED THEN
  //* WILL END WITH RC=12.
  
  This also ends the job with RC=12 which can impact dependent job
  processing.
  

Problem conclusion

• Extra step after IMSUPDATE is removed, LOG CLOSE processing is
  Initiated automatically by the IMSUPDATE step if necessary.
  

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:

  UI51409

Modules/Macros

•    GCLDYNAL GCLIUPDT GCLIUPD2 GCLLITS  GCLONEJB
  GCL00320 GCL00329 GCL2DOUT GCL2GNJC GCL2MAIN HAEQ120J
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  IMS CLONING TOO

• Fixed component ID

  5655U9100

Applicable component levels

• R120 PSY UI51409

     UP17/10/31 P F710

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