PK61909: PROBLEMS FORMATTING THE MVS APPC SYSTEM SEGMENT FOR OTMA

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• I am using IMSPI V210 to format log records and got the
  following problem :
  It has to do with the MVS APPC System Segment for OTMA;
  Item ID = 87.
  If, in the TMAMCTL IMS XCF Message Control and Header
  Definitions, the message type is not set (TMAMCMGT=x'00'),
  then the TMAMHDR State Data Common Section only shows the
  length :
  +0148  TMAMHDR.... State Data Common Section
  +0148  TMAMHLEN... 0048                          <=====
  +0190  TMAMSEC.... Security Data
   I understand this section cannot be formatted according to the
   message type in such case, but those state data should be
   given in dump format for a length of x'0048'. There are
   important flags in the state data we need to analyse.
   At least the following log records type are impacted.
     03    Output Message
     35    Output Message Enqueue
     37    Syncpoint message transfer
     31    Communications GU
     36   Output Message Dequeue
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All users of IMS Problem Investigator V2.1.  *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: MVS APPC System Segment for OTMA        *
  *                      missing data.                           *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  If the TMAMCTL (IMS XCF Message Control and Header
  Definitions) message type is not set (TMAMCMGT=x'00'),
  the TMAMHDR State Data Common Section only shows the
  length and not the data.
  

Problem conclusion

• IMSPI Knowledge modules have been corrected to format the
  TMAMHORG segment based upon the value of TMAMCMGT.
  This applies to the following codes 01, 03, 31, 32, 35, 36,
  37 and 38.
  

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:

  UK35499

Modules/Macros

• ALZ0A08A ALZ0A087 ALZ0A088 ALZ0A089 ALZ0B01S
  ALZ01A   ALZ017   ALZ018   ALZ019   ALZ0701S ALZ0702S ALZ31A
  ALZ317   ALZ318   ALZ319   ALZ32A   ALZ327   ALZ328   ALZ329
  ALZ35A   ALZ357   ALZ358   ALZ359   ALZ36A   ALZ367   ALZ368
  ALZ369   ALZ37A   ALZ377   ALZ378   ALZ379   ALZ38A   ALZ387
  ALZ388   ALZ389
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  PRBLEM INVESTIG

• Fixed component ID

  5655K5000

Applicable component levels

• R210 PSY UK35499

     UP08/04/16 P F804

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