PK46608: FABCUR6 RECEIVES ABENDU3793 WITH EMPTY=YES WHEN NO AREA WAS SPECIFIED IN THE FILECTL STATEMENT

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• FABCUR6 received ABENDU3793 with EMPTY=YES when some areas for
  the reloading of empty ones were not specified in the FILECTL
  control statement.
  The abend should be avoided as users do not care about reloading
  an empty area when the area is not specified in the FILECTL
  statement.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All users of High Performance Fast Path      *
  *                 Utilities FP Basic Tools Version 3           *
  *                 Release 1 (FMID: H31A310).                   *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: FABCUR6 received ABENDU3793 with        *
  *                      EMPTY=YES when some areas for the       *
  *                      reloading of empty ones were not        *
  *                      specified in the FILECTL control        *
  *                      statement. The abend should be avoided  *
  *                      as users do not care about reloading    *
  *                      an empty area when the area is not      *
  *                      specified in the FILECTL statement.     *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the maintenance for this APAR.         *
  ****************************************************************
  FABCUR6 received ABENDU3793 with EMPTY=YES when some areas for
  the reloading of empty ones were not specified in the FILECTL
  control statement.
  The abend should be avoided as users do not care about reloading
  an empty area when the area is not specified in the FILECTL
  statement.
  

Problem conclusion

• FABCUR6 has been modified or added the following functions.
  1.Avoiding ABENDU3793
  FABCUR6 has been modified not to abend U3793 if area number for
  an empty area is not specified in the FILECTL statement when
  EMPTY=YES option is specified.
  An area information record for the area is not written.
  
  2.A new message FABC0605W
  When EMPTY=YES is specified with Area_information_record=NO,
  EMPTY=YES is overridden by EMPTY=NO in current logic.
  FABCUR6 will issue a new message FABC0605W in this situation.
  
   FABC0605W - EMPTY=NO IS FORCED BECAUSE
               AREA_INFORMATION_RECORD=NO IS SPECIFIED.
  
  3.New sub-texts of FABC0603W
  FABCUR6 will add one of three sub-texts on the FABC0603W
  message. The sub-text is decided by the conditions below.
  
  If EMPTY=NO is specified, the following sub-text is added.
  
   - EMPTY AREA WILL NOT BE RELOADED BECAUSE EMPTY=NO IS
     SPECIFIED.
  
  Else above and if FILECTL control statement is not specified,
  the following sub-text is added.
  
   - EMPTY AREA WILL NOT BE RELOADED BECAUSE FILECTL STATEMENT
     IS NOT SPECIFIED FOR THIS AREA.
  
  If an area information record was created, the following
  sub-text is added.
  
   - EMPTY AREA WILL BE RELOADED.
  
  FABC6EOF has been modified to avoid ABENDU3793.
  FABC6MGT has been modified to add a new message FABC0605W and
  3 new sub-texts of the FABC0603W.
  FABC6AUD has been modified to issue new sub-texts of the
  FABC0603W message.
  FABC6INI has been modified to issue a new message FABC0605W.
  
  ========================
  = DOCUMENTATION CHANGE =
  ========================
  The IMS High Performance Fast Path Utilities for z/OS User's
  Guide Volume 2: Fast Path Fast Path Basic Tools Version 3
  Release 1 (SC18-9870-00) should be changed as follows:
  
  Appendix O. FPB-Messages and Codes:
  
  Three sub-texts are added to the message FABC0603W.
  
   FABC0603W NO SEGMENTS WILL BE RELOADED TO AREA zzzzz
             (AREANAME: yyyyyyyy)
  |          - EMPTY AREA WILL NOT BE RELOADED BECAUSE EMPTY=NO
  |                  IS SPECIFIED
  |          - EMPTY AREA WILL NOT BE RELOADED BECAUSE FILECTL
  |                  STATEMENT IS NOT SPECIFIED FOR THIS AREA
  |          - EMPTY AREA WILL BE RELOADED
  
   Explanation:
  |There is no segment record written for the indicated area.
  |One of three sub-texts follows the FABC0603W message which
  |indicates that an empty area for the indicated area will or
  |will not be reloaded by the succeeding reload (FABCUR3)
  |process.
  
   System action: Program FABCUR6 continues processing.
  
   Programmer response: Attempt to determine if there
   should have been any segment data records written to
   the specified output file. Verify that the DD statement
   ACBLIB/IMSACBA/IMSACBB correctly identifies the
   proper data set, and that the DBDGEN and ACBGEN
   for the database being processed were performed
   correctly. Check that the randomizer module is specified
   correctly. Review the FILECTL specifications, if any.
  |If the condition described by the sub-text for the empty
  |area is not an expected result, then check that EMPTY=
  |option and FILECTL statement(s) are specified correctly.
   Correct the problem and rerun the job, or continue with
   reload processing, as desired.
  
  The new message FABC0605W is added.
  
  |FABC0605W  EMPTY=NO IS FORCED BECAUSE
  |           AREA_INFORMATION_RECORD=NO IS SPECIFIED zzzzz
  |
  |Explanation: Self-explanatory.
  |
  |System action: Program FABCUR6 continues processing.
  |
  |Programmer response: When AREA_INFORMATION_RECORD=NO is
  |specified, EMPTY=YES is overridden by EMPTY=NO unless both
  |FORMAT=TFMT and LRECL=SEGTFMT are specified with EMPTY=YES.
  |Check that the EMPTY option and AREA_INFORMATION_RECORD option
  |are specified correctly.
  |Correct the problem and rerun the job, or continue with
  |reload processing, as desired.
  310Y
  FABC6AUD
  FABC6EOF
  FABC6INI
  FABC6MGT
  

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:

  UK26342

Modules/Macros

•    FABC6AUD FABC6EOF FABC6INI FABC6MGT
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  IMS HP FP UTILI

• Fixed component ID

  5655K9400

Applicable component levels

• R310 PSY UK26342

     UP07/06/22 P F706