PI68088: CBAC BATCH REQUEST UTILITY (CBKBMAIN) START TRANSID COMMAND NOT ALLOWING QUESTION MARK

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• You run a CICS Batch Application Control request utility job
  with command START TRANSID(D4W?) where the transaction name
  contains a question mark character "?". The CBKBMAIN job
  fails with the following error messages in the CBKPRINT dataset.
  
  CBKBW5013I CICS(<applid>)
  START TRANSID(D4W?)
  CBKBV2807E Invalid character in parameter value at offset 14.
  CBKBW5012I Keyword values in effect for the START command:
  CBKBA5006E Request(s) not processed due to error(s) with one or
  more statements.
  
  Additional Symptom(s) Search Keyword(s): KIXREVWJB
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All users of CICS BAC V1.1.1                 *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: CBAC batch request utility (CBKBMAIN)   *
  *                      start transid command is not allowing   *
  *                      question mark.                          *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the PTF.                               *
  ****************************************************************
  Made changes to allow use of question mark.
  

Problem conclusion

• Applying the PTF should resolve the problem.
  111Y
  CBKAPARS
  CBKBPVAL
  

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:

  UI44339

Modules/Macros

• CBKAPARS CBKBPVAL
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CICS BATCH CONT

• Fixed component ID

  5697I9400

Applicable component levels

• R111 PSY UI44339

     UP17/02/01 P F701

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