PK35055: OPC PROVIDES INCORRECT OUTPUT REPORTS

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• OPC shows incorrect output reports:
  1. FPX0073I message is always written with CC=1.
    2. OPC reports don't have a report header.
    3. OPC writes a garbage into SNAPPIT DD.
    4. There are a lot of FPX0115W messages.
  Keywords: MSGFPX0073I MSGFPX0115W
  

Local fix

• Apply Fix.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All Online Pointer Checker users of High     *
  *                 Performance Fast Path Utilities FP Online    *
  *                 Tools Version 2 Release 2 (FMID: H31A220).   *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: 1. Message FPX0037I printer control     *
  *                         code error.                          *
  *                      2. No OPC report header.                *
  *                      3. Garbage in the SNAP DUMP.            *
  *                      4. No checking for UOW# of IOVF MAP.    *
  *                      5. Too many message FPX0115Ws.          *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the maintenance for this APAR.         *
  ****************************************************************
  This APAR solves the following 5 problems.
  
  1. Message FPX0037I printer control code error.
  2. No OPC report header.
  3. Garbage in the SNAP DUMP.
  4. No checking for UOW# of IOVF MAP.
  5. Too many message FPX0115Ws.
  

Problem conclusion

• This APAR has been offered to modify OPC to:
  
  1. Issue message FPX0037I with correct printer control code.
  2. Output OPC report header.
  3. Clear the output field of the SNAP DUMP correctly.
  4. Check consistence of UOW# between IOVF SPACE MAP element and
     IOVF DATA CI, and when OPC detects the differences, OPC
     issues messages as following.
  
     FPX0061E  -> Serious Error:
     FPX0061E IOVF CI ownership error.
     FPX0061E RBA of IOVF Space Map CI: xxxxxxxx
     FPX0061E RBA of target IOVF CI: xxxxxxxx
     FPX0061E Space Map Element Offset: xxxxxxxx
     FPX0061E Space Map Element: xxxxxxxx
     FPX0061E CI Prefix : xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  
  5. Issue message FPX0115W only once per run.
  220Y
  FPXAERR1
  FPXAPRC0
  FPXAPRC7
  FPXAPRC8
  FPXAPRC9
  FPXARPT0
  FPXARPT7
  FPXARPT8
  FPXARPT9
  FPXASDP0
  FPXASNP1
  FPXAVSM0
  FPXCONS0
  FPXENTRY
  FPXEYES
  FPXMAC20
  

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:

  UK20673 PK36903

Modules/Macros

•    FPXAERR1 FPXAPRC0 FPXAPRC7 FPXAPRC8 FPXAPRC9
  FPXARPT0 FPXARPT7 FPXARPT8 FPXARPT9 FPXASDP0 FPXASNP1 FPXAVSM0
  FPXCONS0 FPXENTRY FPXEYES  FPXMAC20
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  IMS HP FP UTILI

• Fixed component ID

  5655K9400

Applicable component levels

• R220 PSY UK20673

     UP06/12/16 P F612