PK00220: NEW PARAMETER OVFLHLQ ADDED BY UQ96947 ALLOWS ONLY 8 CHARACTERS FOR THE HLQ. IF MORE ARE USED THE JOB ENDS CC=08.

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• PQ97787 (UQ96947) added a new parameter OVFLHLQ.  This parameter
  is currently restricted to an eight character HLQ.  If a longer
  HLQ is used the job ends with a condition code 8.  This APAR
  will increase the amount of characters that can be used for the
  high level qualifier.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: The APAR fixes several problems:             *
  *                 1.Increase size of user high level           *
  *                 qualifiers for committed and not             *
  *                 committed overflow protection files          *
  *                 up to 25 bytes.                              *
  *                 2.Issue error messages if the TSO user       *
  *                 detectes that the IQC subsystem is not       *
  *                 started or not initialized.( prevents        *
  *                 abend 0C2 if subsystem is not installed      *
  *                 or the PC is zero).                          *
  *                 3.IQCSELCT ends with RC=12 if no end         *
  *                 of checkpoint is found.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: 1.OVFLHLQ=... accepts  only 8 character *
  *                      If a longer string is used, the TSO     *
  *                      user ends  with RC=8. The 8 characters  *
  *                      are not enough for users to identify    *
  *                      that the files belong to QCF tool.      *
  *                      (OVFLHLQ= is a parameter in starting    *
  *                      IQC exec. It is passed to other execs   *
  *                      and to client's programs to point to    *
  *                      the overflow protection member's files) *
  *                      2.TSO user abends with 0C2 if the IQC   *
  *                      subsystem is started but the PC is      *
  *                      zero.This happens when there is no      *
  *                      parameter INITRTN=IQCESSI entered with  *
  *                      SETSSI ADD,SUB=IQC command,             *
  *                      or the IQCESSI routine is               *
  *                      not in the LPA library when a system    *
  *                      IPL is done.                            *
  *                      3. IQCSELCT ends with message:          *
  *                      'IQC3054T Checkpoint nnnnn              *
  *                      -No End of CheckPoint found.Terminating *
  *                      but the RC=0 is set at the end of the   *
  *                      step. The RC should be 12.              *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  1.Size of parameter OVFLHLQ= is increased to accept up to 25
  characters.
  
  2.New messages are issued when the subsystem is not
  started or not propery initialized. "Subsystem failure"
  'The IQC subsystem was not found. Start the subsystem.'
  'The IQC subsystem is found.The IQC subsystem is not initialised
  
  3.IQCSELCT ends with RC=12
  after the message IQC3054T is issued.
  

Problem conclusion

• The programs are changed to perform as described.
  1. Accept up to 25 characters in OVFLHLQ= parameter of
  starting scriprt.
  2. Issue correct messages when the IQC subsystem is not
  installed.
  3. End IQCSELCT step with RC=12 if IQC3054T message is
  issued.
  

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:

  UK00807

Modules/Macros

•    IQC      IQCCREAD IQCC010  IQCESSI  IQCI02
  IQCP0000 IQCSELCT IQCY0000
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  IMS QUEUE CNTL

• Fixed component ID

  5697E9900

Applicable component levels

• R210 PSY UK00807

     UP05/02/23 P F502

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