PK93926: WEBSERVICES GLUE FAILS INTERMITTENTLY

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Running the web services GLUE programs can result in failures
  occurring when the GLUE appears to run properly. The GLUE can
  return with a return code 0 and CICS then reacts as though the
  return code was 4, resulting in incorrect responses to a client.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED: All CICS users.                              *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: A Webservices GLUE is executed and      *
  *                      returns with a return code 0. CICS      *
  *                      then acts as though the return code     *
  *                      was 4 and issues a SOAP fault.          *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  A Webservices GLUE is executed and returns with a return code
  of 0. CICS responds as though the return code was 4. This
  problem occurs when multiple GLUE calls are executed as part
  of one task.
  Code in DFHPIIS to initialize the return code is only run
  once per task. There was no code in DFHPIIS to reset the return
  code to zero for a clean GLUE execution. Once a GLUE fails
  and sets a return code 4, all subsequent GLUE invocations in
  the same task will be handled as though the return code was
  4 even if it was actually 0.
  Additional keywords: pi_response pi_reason web services service
  

Problem conclusion

• DFHPIIS has been changed so that when the return code received
  from a GLUE is 0, it correctly sets its own internal response
  and reason variables to 0.
  

Temporary fix

• FIX AVAILABLE BY PTF ONLY
  

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

  UK50399

Modules/Macros

• DESPIIS  DESPIPM  DFHPIISC DFHPIISI DFHPIPM
  DFHPIPM2
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CICS TS Z/OS V4

• Fixed component ID

  5655S9700

Applicable component levels

• R600 PSY UK50399

     UP09/09/29 P F909

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