PK47312: ABENDU3003 WHEN FPA UNIT= PARM OF THE FILECTL COMMAND DOESN'T ALLOW AN EIGHT CHARACTER ESOTERIC AS SUPPORTED BY Z/OS

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• An ABENDU3003 and the following error message can occur when
  the UNIT= PARM of the FILECTL command with FPA doesn't allow an
  eight character esoteric as supported by z/OS. Here is the
  associated message:
  HFPM3003E COMMAND ANALYZE TASK ENDED ABNORMALLY.
  .
  Currently UNIT=3490 must be used to get the UNLOAD to work.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All users of High Performance Fast Path      *
  *                 Advanced Tool Version 3 Release 1.           *
  *                 (FMID: H31A310)                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: An ABENDU3003 can occur when an eight   *
  *                      character esoteric name supported by    *
  *                      z/OS is specified as the device name of *
  *                      the UNIT keyword with the FILECTL       *
  *                      subcommand.                             *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the maintenance for this APAR.         *
  ****************************************************************
  An ABENDU3003 can occur when an eight character esoteric name
  supported by z/OS is specified as the device name of the UNIT
  keyword with the FILECTL subcommand.
  

Problem conclusion

• FPA has been changed to accept an eight character esoteric name
  for the UNIT keyword with the FILECTL subcommand.
  
  ========================
  = DOCUMENTATION CHANGE =
  ========================
  The IMS High Performance Fast Path Utilities for z/OS User's
  Guide Volume 1: Fast Path Advanced Tool Version 3 Release 1
  (SC18-9869-00) should be changed as follows:
  
  Appendix A. Command Reference:
  
   UNIT
  
   Use this keyword to specify the physical device type to be used
   for a data set that is accessed by dynamic allocation.
   Use this keyword also to specify the number of physical devices
   to be allocated.
  
   UNIT is an optional keyword for the FILECTL subcommand.
  
   Related keyword: DSNAME
   Format:
  
  UNIT=(name ,count )
  
         name
  |      Specify a 1- to 8-character alphanumeric name of the
  |      device type to be used for a data set that is accessed by
  |      dynamic allocation.
  
  count
         Specify the number of devices.
         Valid values are 1 to 59. The default value is 1.
  
  Default: None.
  310Y
  HFPCCDT0
  

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:

  UK26595

Modules/Macros

•    HFPCCDT0
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  IMS HP FP UTILI

• Fixed component ID

  5655K9400

Applicable component levels

• R310 PSY UK26595

     UP07/06/29 P F706