PI67240: FPA ANALYZE TO CHECK THE SDEP CI FREESPACE OFFSET AS DOES OPC

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The FPO Online Pointer Checker (OPC) utility checks whether the
  SDEP CI freespace offset points to an address after the last
  segment in CI. However, FPA Analyze function does not check
  the value of the SDEP CI freespace offset.
  By this modification, FPA Analyze will check the SDEP CI
  freespace offset as does OPC, so MSGFPX0183E can be detected
  by FPA.                                                FPX0183E
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All users of HPFPU Fast Path Advanced Tool   *
  *                 and Fast Path Basic Tools in Fast Path       *
  *                 Solution Pack Version 1 Release 3 (FMID:     *
  *                 HAHQ130).                                    *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: FPA Analyze function and FPB DEDB       *
  *                      pointer checker utility do not detect   *
  *                      the error of SDEP CI freespace offset.  *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  FPO Online Pointer Checker (OPC) detects a pointer error when
  SDEP CI freespace offset (DBLKFSOF) does not point to an
  address after the last SDEP segment. However, FPA Analyze
  function and FPB DEDB Pointer Checker utility do not detect the
  SDEP CI freespace offset error.
  
  Some FPO modules for IMS V13 and IMS V14 do not use correct
  version of DBFUTPA. It does not cause problems at this time but
  needs to be fixed for the future.
  

Problem conclusion

• The FPA Analyze function and the FPB DEDB Pointer Checker
  utility are modified to add the SDEP CI freespace offset
  check. If the SDEP CI freespace offset error is detected, the
  FPA Analyze function issues new 0125 message in the Resolve
  Pointers report or the Pointer Checksum report, and the FPB
  DEDB Pointer Checker utility issues new FABA0169E message in
  the Scan DEDB Area-Messages.
  
  Modules FPXDDRVD, FPXDDRVE, FPXDRIVD, FPXDRIVE, FPXU2CID and
  FPXU2CIE have been reassembled to use correct version of
  DBFUTPA.
  
  ========================
  = DOCUMENTATION CHANGE =
  ========================
  The IMS Fast Path Solution Pack for z/OS Version 1 Release 3
  IMS High Performance Fast Path Utilities User's Guide
  (SC19-4010-02).
  
  For the documentation changes made by this APAR, see
  http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27047491
  

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:

  UI40579

Modules/Macros

• FABASDEP FPXACIA0 FPXDDRVD FPXDDRVE FPXDRIVD FPXDRIVE FPXU2CIB
  FPXU2CIC FPXU2CID FPXU2CIE HFPA1SD0
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  IMS FP SOLUTION

• Fixed component ID

  5655W1400

Applicable component levels

• R130 PSY UI40579

     UP16/09/21 P F609

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